Abstract ---
The major objective of this sub-project is to design and develop
a seismic database for managing information about buildings damaged
during the 921 Chi-Chi earthquake using GIS (Geographical Information
System) and database technologies. The focus is on the condominium
building groups, school buildings, and public buildings that were
damaged during the 921 Chi-Chi earthquake in 1999. Basic architectural
and structural information and data related to seismic damages of
these buildings are collected as much as possible. They are then
stored and organized in the GIS-based seismic database developed
in this work. Several information management and analysis functions
are provided by the database to facilitate future studies on analyzing
the seismic damages of the condominium building groups, school buildings,
and public buildings, as well as other related earthquake engineering
research.
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