Development of a rapid post-earthquake functionality assessment system for tall buildings : a case study of the Mae Fah Luang university hospital | |
| Author | Surapol Bootsripoom |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ST-25-18 |
| Subject(s) | Tall buildings--Earthquake effects--Case studies Earthquakes--Technology assessment--Case studies |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters that cause substantial damage to the buildings. But it is quite rare for these buildings to be subjected to large magnitude earthquakes that make the buildings totally collapse because of the long recurrence interval of such extreme events. In contrast , it is far more common for them to be subjected to earthquakes of low to moderate intensity during their service life. These less severe earthquake events substantially damage non-structural components, which are often not explicitly designed to resist seismic forces , while structural components are still intact because these components are well designed to resist earthquake forces. The non-structural component failure can cause functionality loss in the buildings. The functionality loss can post severe affects to the buildings especially for the hospital building that need continued operation to provide care for patients. Knowing the functionality state fast helps about rapid decision as to whether the hospital building can continue its operation or not. Consequently , the duration of the unknown state of the building should not be too long because it will effect to ability to provide care for patients of the building.Accordingly, this study aims to develop a system to rapidly assess the post-earthquake functionality state of the hospital building, the case study building is the Mae fah luang university hospital located at Chiang Rai province and assessing functionality loss when partially functional state is triggered. This study also needs to identify the most critical non structural components and systems that cause major functionality loss to the building.In conclusion, the system to rapidly assess the functionality state and functionality loss of non structural system has successfully been made. The most vulnerable components and systems that cause major functionality loss have been clearly identified.The guidance for seismic performance improvement to the critical system have been given. The improvement is significantly effective by reducing functionality loss of the building from major loss to only minor loss. |
| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pennung Warnitchai; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Thanakorn Pheeraphan;Krishna, Chaitanya; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | His Majesty the King’s Scholarships (Thailand); |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2025 |