Performance of Template School Buildings during Earthquakes in Turkey and Peru
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 23, Issue 1
Abstract
Most of the public school buildings in Turkey and Peru are built according to a small number of template plans. Over the years, these template plans are kept the same while the structural designs are varied with the seismic design codes in force. During recent strong earthquakes in Turkey and Peru, the design concepts and construction styles for these template school buildings have been put to test. In this paper, observed earthquake performances of template reinforced concrete school buildings with moment-frames or moment-frames and shear walls are compared. The comparison reveals choices in design that were successful as well as those that were not. The disastrous results of “captive columns” are demonstrated in illustrations from what has been observed in recent earthquakes in these seismically active countries. It is shown that since 1997 the Peruvian practice has been producing school buildings that perform well during strong earthquakes.
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Acknowledgments
The writer expresses gratitude to the National Science Foundation (NSFAward No. CMS 0334950) for financial support for the reconnaissance trip to the May 1, 2003 Bingöl, Turkey earthquake, and to Julio A. Ramirez, Mete A. Sozen, and Polat Gülkan for guidance. The writer also thanks Türel Gür, Cihan Pay, and Eduardo A. Fierro for sharing information and photographs.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 23 • Issue 1 • February 2009
Pages: 5 - 14
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© 2009 ASCE.
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Received: Sep 5, 2007
Accepted: Nov 20, 2007
Published online: Feb 1, 2009
Published in print: Feb 2009
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