Seismic Performance Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Moment Framed Low-story School buildings

Abstract

Many school buildings are not applied seismic code because of small size structures. But it must be designed to show enough structural performance when subject to earthquake due to the fact that most of school buildings are generally used as public shelters when the natural disasters. In this study, the seismic risk of the reinforced concrete school building structure which is the most common types of school structures was evaluated by using the seismic performance evaluation methods. As a result, model structures don't have enough seismic performance.

Strengthening Methods of the Existing Reinforced Concrete School Buildings in Medina, Saudi Arabia

“…Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has experienced many earthquakes during the recent history confirming many previous studies demonstrating that the kingdom is not free from earthquakes [2], so fortifying essential buildings became an urgent requirement considering the choice of the fortifying plan, which is affected by the significance of the building, the fortifying cost as well as accessible innovation [3].…”

“…Schools play vital roles in community; they represent places for students to learn social gatherings, theatre and, sports, also school buildings play an important role in responding to and recovering from natural disasters like earthquake, hurricane or flood, schools can serve as emergency shelters and, as such, can be used to house, feed and care for the local population [1][2][3].…”