Structural assessment of a two-storey school building, Bulacan

Location
Bulacan
Year
2022
Role
Assessing engineer
Type
assessment
Client / engagement
Private school administration
NO IMAGE ON RECORD
EL. +0.00 / GROUND LINE

The problem

Diagonal cracks appeared in several columns and the school needed to know whether it was safe to keep using.

What I did

Carried out a visual condition survey and mapped the crack pattern

Checked the column capacity against gravity and seismic demand

Recommended a concrete jacketing retrofit for the affected columns with drawings

Outcome

The school received a clear assessment and a buildable retrofit scheme it could budget and schedule.