seismic vulnerability of the public school buildings of
... life and money in schools. If the recommended 80% percent of schools were retrofit and the remaining 20% of the school buildings reconstructed, more than 29,000 lives could be saved, 43,000 serious injuries could be avoided, and 7 million US$ worth of direct loss due to building damage averted, even ...
... life and money in schools. If the recommended 80% percent of schools were retrofit and the remaining 20% of the school buildings reconstructed, more than 29,000 lives could be saved, 43,000 serious injuries could be avoided, and 7 million US$ worth of direct loss due to building damage averted, even ...
Seismic Hazard, Building Codes and Mitigation Options for
... Recent earthquakes in Northridge, California (1994); Kobe, Japan (1995); Turkey (1999); and JiJi, Taiwan (1999) have revealed that an earthquake does not necessarily have to be the “big one” to cause widespread destruction, especially among the older buildings. Past earthquakes have also demonstrate ...
... Recent earthquakes in Northridge, California (1994); Kobe, Japan (1995); Turkey (1999); and JiJi, Taiwan (1999) have revealed that an earthquake does not necessarily have to be the “big one” to cause widespread destruction, especially among the older buildings. Past earthquakes have also demonstrate ...
San Francisco`s Earthquake Risk - Department of Building Inspection
... immediately after the earthquake. Commercial buildings may get repaired more quickly than residential buildings when owners have an income source to finance repairs and are motivated to get rent paying tenants back in place but, again, it is highly dependent on market conditions at the time of the e ...
... immediately after the earthquake. Commercial buildings may get repaired more quickly than residential buildings when owners have an income source to finance repairs and are motivated to get rent paying tenants back in place but, again, it is highly dependent on market conditions at the time of the e ...
