Evaluación de vulnerabilidad sísmica de la Escuela de Educación Básica Fiscal Rafael Cruz Cevallos, ubicada en el barrio Asistencia Social, parroquia Quitumbe, cantón Quito, provincia Pichincha

Abstract

The objective of this project is to develop a seismic vulnerability assessment of the Rafael Cruz Cevallos Elementary School, located in the south of the city of Quito, province of Pichincha. The property belongs to the Ministry of Education, has an area according to the deeds of 1255.62 square meters, and a construction area of 1138.00 square meters, its construction began in September 1983. A technical visit was made to the institution, where it was possible to verify certain structural pathologies, which put at risk the structural integrity of the facilities of the educational unit, and the physical integrity of its occupants, due to the fact that certain spaces were adapted and intervened, which did not have the planning, design and supervision of a construction professional. A structural analysis was carried out using computational tools such as SAP 2000 and ETABS, which analyzed in detail the structures prone to collapse and which had major structural failures, which led to the conclusion that certain structures belonging to the school did not meet the minimum quality and safety requirements established by the NEC. Proposals for structural reinforcement were made where conditions permitted; for other spaces, the best option was to demolish poorly planned and therefore poorly constructed structural elements, which compromised the physical integrity of the occupants and the structural integrity of the entire building.