Title: Seismic Damage of School Buildings in Yunyang County Under "5·12" Wenchuan Earthquake
Abstract: Investigation on seismic damage of school buildings in Yunyang county,Chongqing city was carried out to evaluate the structural conditions of the damaged buildings,which were mostly masonry structures,through on-site detection and identification of the severe structural defect on the main structural members such as walls and beams,after Wenchuan earthquake on May 12th,2008.Investigation data were summarized and analyzed in this paper,and the results show that over 30 percent of the buildings were damaged at the moderate or serious grade.And then the damage features and reasons were primarily analyzed,and some suggestions for retrofit and renovation were proposed.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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