RESUMO
India due to its geographical location, has 5,700 kms long coastal line in the southern hemisphere of the earth. It faces four to five cyclones every year. Out of which one or two are very severe. Cyclones impact 50 per cent of population of the country. Due to complexities of cyclonic winds and their dynamic nature, behavior of buildings and their response can not be predicted on theoretical analysis only. In fact, this needs to be studied historically to improve design of buildings. SERC, Chennai has pioneered in the same and have arrived at specific guidelines and findings for structural improvements in residential as well as other buildings preventing devastating impacts. Some extracts of such findings and guidelines have been brought out on this paper. (AU)
