Resumen

MARINILLI, Angelo; FERNANDEZ, Norberto; LOPEZ, Oscar Andrés  y  CORONEL D, Gustavo. Inspection of school buildings in seismic prone Areas of Venezuela. Rev. Fac. Ing. UCV [online]. 2015, vol.30, n.1, pp.81-92. ISSN 0798-4065.

The goal of this paper is to present the methodology and the results of seismic inspections performed in 346 school buildings in Venezuela. First of all a data collection form was designed to gather structural and non-structural information for each school building. Then a risk index was defined as a function of a hazard index, a vulnerability index, a prioritization index was defined as a function of the risk index and an occupation index. The prioritization index proposed will support technical and administrative decisions, such as establishing priorities to perform detailed structural evaluations or seismic rehabilitation of school buildings in Venezuela.

Palabras clave : seismic inspections; school buildings; risk; prioritization; Venezuela.

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