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A Study on Earthquke Damage Estimation of Non Precede Designed Reinforced Concrete Apartment in Korea  

Kwon, Ki-Hyuk (서울시립대학교 건축공학과)
Ko, Yong-Bum ((주)정일구조기술사사무소)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation / v.5, no.4, 2005 , pp. 95-105 More about this Journal
Abstract
Korea is located away from plate boundaries which are not safe from earthquakes. However, having witnessed the large-scale earthquake in the Tangshan region in 1976 deemed as a safe plate, it should not be assured that Korea is absolutely safe from earthquakes. In addition, many seismologists have claimed that there indeed is a high possibility of earthquakes above mid scale that would occur in Korea. Because it is impossible to prevent earthquake, studies on seismic design and earthquake disaster control system are widely being conducted. However, studies on early response to earthquakes or recovery process are still very limited, and only a few studies for establishing earthquake damage evaluation system are being conducted. Thus, this study aimed to present essential data for establishing earthquake damage evaluation system that takes into account the real situation of structures in Korea. In this study, a nonseimically reinforced concrete apartment structure in Gangnamgu was selected as an standard type of such structures and its earthquake damage was estimated. The result of damage evaluation based on the derivation of vulnerability function and realtive story displacement was compared to that abtained using HAZUS Program Vulnerability Function.
Keywords
earthquake damage estimation; earthquake damage evaluation system; HAZUS program;
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