Seismic Retrofit Prioritisation for School Buildings: Ranking Under Budget and Disruption Constraints

Authors

  • Vaclav Kubelka Department of Earthquake Engineering, Krusnohori Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Most, Czech Republic Author
  • Leif Hovdenak Department of Structural Engineering, Namdalen Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Namsos, Norway Author
  • Jozef Bartosik Department of Operations Research, Sarish Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Presov, Slovakia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22662091

Keywords:

Seismic Retrofit Prioritisation for School Buildings; Smart infrastructure; Evidence synthesis; Asset management; Structural health monitoring

Abstract

Seismic Retrofit Prioritisation for School Buildings is an area of active development in smart and resilient infrastructure
engineering, with evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current evidence base
for seismic retrofit prioritisation for school buildings, spanning methodological, implementation, governance, and cost
dimensions, focusing on where practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the practical considerations
relevant to an agency considering its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best supported by the evidence
currently available, rather than uniform adoption or avoidance.

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2022-04-13