Promoting Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Checklist in Buildings

Naghavi, Sara; S.Moghadam, Abdolreza; Seyri, Hamed; Yekrangnia, Mohammad

doi:10.22111/jneh.2024.47223.2000

Promoting Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Checklist in Buildings

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ M.Sc. Graduate, Department of Civil Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Structural Engineering Research Center, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Tehran, Iran.

³ Head of Retrofit Unit, Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools of I.R.Iran.

⁴ Associate Professor, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22111/jneh.2024.47223.2000

Abstract

It is critical to determine a building's vulnerability by understanding structural weaknesses and consumable materials to prioritize retrofit projects. If these assessments are not done well; there can be great financial damage. Surveys have shown that some of the criteria used to make decisions about building priorities in Iran are ineffective. Given the importance of this issue, the present study aimed to identify the weaknesses of seismic vulnerability assessment checklists in existing buildings across Iran, especially the seismic assessment checklists of school buildings, to provide more effective criteria for prioritizing school projects. To this aim, a review of existing building vulnerability assessment guidelines and resources, as well as a survey of professors and experienced structural engineers, led to the presentation of more effective criteria for assessing the vulnerability of school buildings. These criteria were evaluated. Over 100 schools were evaluated to determine the accuracy of the scored criteria. The results concluded that the designed checklists eliminated the shortcomings of existing school checklists

Keywords

Main Subjects

Crisis-management

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