Abstract:
This study investigated earthquake safety of a school building with a total construction area of
377 m2 based on Turkish Earthquake Code-2007 (TEC-2007). The architectural projects of the
building were not present. Data regarding the details and sizes of the elements to be used in
determining the capacities of the elements of the supporting systems of the existing buildings and
information regarding the geometry and material characteristics of the supporting systems were
achieved from observations and measurements to be carried out on the building. Then the
measured system drawings were prepared for the building. Photographs revealing the current
state of the building were taken and are presented in this study. How the performance of the
building was evaluated was given in detail as step by step. By evaluating the performance of the
building, the needed strengthening method was suggested to have an earthquake resistant
building.
