Verification of Detailed Seismic Evaluation Method Using 921 Seismic Damage Records of School Buildings

Verification of Detailed Seismic Evaluation Method Using 921 Seismic Damage Records of School Buildings

Earthquakes are very common in Taiwan. In the past few large earthquakes, serious damages in school buildings were observed. Because of that, the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering(NCREE) has developed a detailed seismic evaluation method based on the nonlinear pushover analysis in selecting school buildings that need to be retrofitted. From 2005 to 2007, a series of in situ tests of school buildings has been performed by NCREE. The test results can be used to verify the accuracy of the nonlinear pushover analyses conducted. The 921 Earthquake’s seismic damage database of school buildings in Nantou County has been established also at the research center. These damage data can be used to verify the detailed seismic evaluation method. In this report, the detailed seismic evaluation method for school buildings developed by NCREE will be discussed and verified using the real seismic damage data of school buildings in the 921 Earthquake.