The objective of this study is to develop simple methodologies for
the seismic vulnerability assessment and sound, practical and economical
rehabilitation techniques for seismically vulnerable buildings in
Turkey and Greece. Seismic evaluation and rehabilitation works of
the existing buildings necessitate participation of a large number
of practicing engineers. However, these tasks require special expertise.
Therefore, a major thrust of this project is to develop engineer-training
programs to enhance the knowledge of the practicing engineer and to
disseminate the findings and the end-results of the proposed research
program.
The scope of the proposed study includes only cast-in-place reinforced
concrete frames with or without structural walls.