Análisis de vulnerabilidad sísmica de la unidad educativa colegio de bachillerato Machala en la Ciudad de Machala

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to establish the seismic vulnerability of the blocks of the Colegio de bachillerato Machala of the city of Machala through the regulations provided by the NEC in the Guía para evaluación sísmica y rehabilitación de estructuras this is based on the Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards raised by the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA P-154. The applied methodology is qualitative therefore to qualify the structure it is necessary to carry out a visual inspection where its general characteristics are taken into account such as appearance of the building, number of floors, presence of pathologies, irregularity of plan and elevation, effect of short columns, type of soil, year of construction and other aspects that are observed in the field inspection. Once the inspection is carried out, the points are added and a score is obtained that determines the degree of seismic vulnerability S. If this value is less than or equal to 2, we consider the structure of high seismic vulnerability, therefore a special evaluation is necessary.