Investigation on Seismic Structural Damages in Anchang County in Wenchuan Earthquake

Abstract:

The seismic damage investigation on 488 buildings in Anchang County during Wenchuan earthquake was performed and the investigation data were analyzed, especially for the school buildings. The results indicate that the seismic damages of buildings with seismic design are obviously lower than those of buildings without seismic design, and the damages of the Type-A buildings are most severe, those of the Type-B buildings are second while those of the Type-C buildings are the slightest. Moreover, the damages of Type-B and Type-C school buildings are a little higher than the average level of Type-B and C buildings in Anchang County.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 671-674)
• Pages: 1351-1355
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.671-674.1351
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: Wei Li, Shan You Li, Zhen Zhao
• Keywords: Anchang County, Seismic Damage Index, Seismic Damage of Building, Wenchuan Earthquake

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