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Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Abstract- Disaster mitigation is an important issue that must be addressed. School buildings have two significant functions in post-disaster scenario, namely: educational and emergency. The failure of structures disrupted the operation particularly on the postdisaster functions of school buildings. A two-level prioritization matrix is used to rank the importance of each building inside the Pangasinan State University-Urdaneta City Campus in the Philippines. Seismic risk scores are plotted against the Post-disaster Functional Asset Value (PDV) in x and y axis, respectively to identify the most vulnerable and important buildings. In this method, the uses of space of the structure and its structural vulnerability using rapid visual screening are the main factors in categorizing the eleven (11) buildings in the study. The two target structures, namely: Engineering Building 2 and four-story Administration Building are old and newly constructed buildings, respectively. These structures are essential in post-disaster activities. Seismic performance evaluation of these two buildings is conducted by following the concept of Japan Building Disaster Prevention Association (JBDPA) Standard. The JBDPA Standard for seismic evaluation of existing reinforced concrete buildings is a detailed inspection method where the actual capacity of the structures to resist the seismic force can be determined. It focuses on the reinforced concrete structures with the concrete wall. Therefore, the strength index of masonry infill walls especially those with openings were determined from the equations of various experts. The proposed Usage index was used in calculating the seismic demand index of structure, Iso. The result of the second level screening specified that only the first floor of the old and new buildings’ longitudinal axis need to be strengthened. The behaviors of the structures before and after retrofitting were analyzed in Structural Earthquake Response Analysis (STERA) 3D. Retrofitting the two vulnerable buildings by installing concrete shear walls resulted into an upgraded structural strength and denotes an earthquakeresistant structure. JBDPA Standard was found useful in the Philippines since many existing reinforced concrete school buildings with masonry infill wall need further evaluation