Seismic Loss Estimation and Reduction after Structural Rehabilitation in Chiang Rai City

Koraphon SAICHEUR; Chayanon HANSAPINYO

Authors

Koraphon SAICHEUR Center of Excellence for Natural Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200
Chayanon HANSAPINYO Center of Excellence for Natural Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200

Keywords:

Loss estimation, earthquake, rehabilitation, Chiang Rai, building damage

Abstract

Chiang Rai is located in the North of Thailand. The city is in a seismic risk region in which many buildings have inadequate building code enforcement. This paper presents a spatial study of the seismic performance of buildings in Chiang Rai city to establish an earthquake scenario with an assumed magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale. The results of the building damage show that areas that suffer the most occur in a high density building zone. The extent of building damage in the area was about 400,000 m² in every 1 km², or 24.79 % of the entire area. The number of human losses was calculated for 2 different times; there were about 712 deaths during the nighttime (at 2:00 AM), and 1,027 during the daytime (at 2:00 PM). Finally, the earthquake risk mitigation team was able to initiate the rehabilitation of some important existing structures to improve their seismic performance, which was carried out under moderate-seismic activity. The important buildings considered here were hospital/emergency services buildings, schools, and government offices, which resulted in the highest consequences. The reduction of the complete damage of those buildings was more than 49 %, and human losses were reduced 75 % during the nighttime and 70.85 % during the daytime. As a result, this information is a good source for government officers to use as a tool to initiate preparation plans against a repeat of this kind of disaster.

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Author Biographies

Koraphon SAICHEUR, Center of Excellence for Natural Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200

Dorctoral student, Faculty of Engineering

Chayanon HANSAPINYO, Center of Excellence for Natural Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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