Earthquake damage investigation and analysis of rural primary and middle school buildings in Wenchuan Earthquake
Men Jin-jie · Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology · 2008
Seismic disaster and damage of the primary and middle school buildings in the epicentral area caused by Wenchuan earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0,were investigated and researched in detail by the authors.Based on the Chinese code for design of primary and middle school buildings,the existing condition of classroom buildings of primary and middle schools and the seismic damage characteristic appeared in the huge catastrophe are introduced.Then problems of the classroom buildings in the architecture,structure and construction are analyzed and some suggestions and advices are put forward for seismic disaster prevention of the primary and middle school buildings.