A Seismic Retrofit Cost Database for Buildings with a Framed Structure

A comprehensive database for the specific challenge of cost prediction when undertaking seismic retrofitting of existing buildings is presented. A rigorous data collection effort performed in Iran resulted in the generation of a database of 158 data points, each pertaining to a public school building with a framed structure. The generated database includes the information on the seismic retrofit cost values reflected in construction tender documents, together with the information on 14 variables envisaged to have a degree of influence on this cost. This information for a given building was carefully elicited from the final enacted documents developed through the seismic retrofit study of that particular school. Construction costs include structural costs and the costs of architecture and finishes. The database could be of value to those attempting to determine key variables that influence retrofit cost, or to those comparing retrofit practices and costs in different areas of the world.

[1]  H. Murat Gunaydin,et al.  A neural network approach for early cost estimation of structural systems of buildings , 2004 .

[2]  Jürgen Bode,et al.  Neural networks for cost estimation: Simulations and pilot application , 2000 .

[3]  Masakatsu Miyajima,et al.  Seismic Intensity Estimation through Questionnaire Survey and Collapse Rates of Various Building Types in the 2003 Bam, Iran, Earthquake , 2007 .

[4]  Suzanne Wilkinson,et al.  Predicting Seismic Retrofit Construction Cost for Buildings with Framed Structures Using Multilinear Regression Analysis , 2014 .

[5]  D. Wald,et al.  A Global Building Inventory for Earthquake Loss Estimation and Risk Management , 2010 .

[6]  Mohammad Kazem Jafari,et al.  Geotechnical Performance of Qanats during the 2003 Bam, Iran, Earthquake , 2005 .

[7]  David Stockton,et al.  Developing cost models by advanced modelling technology , 2004 .

[8]  Sassan Eshghi,et al.  Performance of Transportation Systems in the 2003 Bam, Iran, Earthquake , 2005 .

[9]  Mukund Srinivasan,et al.  Typical costs of seismic rehabilitation of existing buildings , 2008 .

[10]  James C. Savage,et al.  Global Earthquake Fatalities and Population , 2013 .

[11]  Sidney Newton.  An agenda for cost modelling research , 1991 .

[12]  Suzanne Wilkinson,et al.  Application of Artificial Neural Network Methodology for Predicting Seismic Retrofit Construction Costs , 2014 .

[13]  Reza Jafarzadeh,et al.  Seismic Retrofit Cost Modelling of Existing Structures , 2012 .

[14]  Suzanne Wilkinson,et al.  NEES: A Database for Seismic Retrofit Construction Cost of Concrete and Steel Framed Schools in Iran , 2015 .

[15]  Patricia A. Grossi.  Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Earthquake Mitigation , 1999 .

[16]  Shiro Takada,et al.  Updated PGA, PGV, and Spectral Acceleration Attenuation Relations for Iran , 2012 .

[17]  George Deodatis,et al.  Probabilistic Benefit-Cost Analysis for Earthquake Damage Mitigation: Evaluating Measures for Apartment Houses in Turkey , 2004 .