Building Inventory
For each building, information was collected such as facility code, year of construction, type of construction, and replacement value. A computerized data base using ARC/INFO, a Geographic Information System (GIS) program was established (ESRI 1991).
Reinforced concrete construction is used in about half of the University's buildings (44%), and load-bearing masonary construction is used in 20% of the structures. In general, these two types of buildings are more vulnerable to earthquakes.
Results of Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation
Buildings with High Seismic Vulnerability Fifteen buildings are classified into the catagory of high seismic vulnerability. (red) Three buildings are reinforced concrete construction, and the remaining were constructed using load-bearing masonry walls, which are vulnerable to damage by earthquakes.
Buildings with Moderate Seismic Vulnerability Among the buildings with moderate vulnerability, the newly constructed parking garage is of interest. It has been designed to resist earthquakes using the "zone 3" criteria.
Buildings with Low Seismic Vulnerability All steel buildings on the campus are classified into the category of low seismic vulnerability, because such buildings usually perform well during an earthquake. All wood frame buildings are also classified into this category. Many reinforced concrete buildings are classified into this category, because most are low rise and have some seismic resistant capacity provided by shear walls and/or frames in both principal axes of the building.
