A Brief Method for Rapid Seismic Damage Prediction of Buildings Based on Structural Strength

Rapid prediction of the post-earthquake structural damage to a region is great importance community relief and rescue. Detailed information on buildings in earthquake disaster areas commonly inaccessible aftermath an earthquake. Accurately assessing seismic urban using limited significant. This study proposes design-strength-based method for regional based strength. Only few basic attributes are required, including building plan size, height, construction time, type. Theoretically, very brief, can be applied all types structures, irregular ones, compared with other used methods. The proposed validated acceptable accuracy efficiency refined finite element (FE) model analysis simplified analysis. was university campus, which serve as simple reference resistance evaluation improvement.