Lessons from Bohol Earthquake 2013 and
Typhoon Yolanda 2013 (Provisional)
December 9, 2013
<@ Dr. Tatsuo Narafu, Senior Advisor, JICA
JICA? sapan international Cooperation Agency
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Typical and common examples of observed
damages
3. Comparison of damages by strong wind in a
same school
4. Identified critical problems
5. Good practice on non-structural walls and
ceiling boards
6. Recommendation for safer constructions
against possible natural disasters* Tentative recommendation for the time being
- improvement of the most vulnerable part:
ceiling boards: simple finishing without ceiling
boards
| Municipal office of
Antequela
Municipal Health
Office of Basey
* Tentative recommendation for the time being
- RC buildings with slabs for roof
- 15 floor of RC school buildings
escaped from damages
- roof slabs might have saved upper
floor from the damage
‘1 floorClassification and description of members
1. Structural members
- Members which support total construction such as columns, beams,
bearing walls, roof trusses and so on
- Structure engineers design them
- Materials are steel and concrete (sometimes timbers)
2. Non-structural members
- Members which support function of buildings such as
shelter/partition walls, parapets, ceiling boards, ornaments, roofing
and so on
- Usually manufacturers produce and workers install them without
detail design
- Materials are various, such as concrete blocks, panels, cement boards,
iron sheets, ceramics etc.
Overview of damages by the two natural disasters
2013 in the Philippines to
reinforced concrete (RC) buildings
damages by types of hazards
strong
winds
shelter/partition walls several
several
portion/parts of buildings - ;
inundation
non- _ |parapets
stretural |ceiling boards often
members |ornaments/sign boards often
roofing often
structural [columns and beams several several
members |roof truss/post and beams rare oftenComprehensive approach for every possible
disaster is necessary as preventive measures
sometimes contradict to each other
Failures of non-structure members are often
dominant damage to the buildings as there are
many un-operational buildings without failure of
structural members
Holistic approach covering structural and non-
structural members is necessary
Each of non-structural members has each
manufacturing and fixing/installing sectors, and
collaboration with all relevant sectors is essential
for improving the situation
Direct and simple introduction of technologies
from developed countries would not work well in
the Philippines
Detail investigation and analysis of damages,
finding of good practices and drawing lessons,
and application of experience of other countries
will be basis of improving strategies
Measures for improvement should be applicable
to local condition of the Philippines, and feasible
and acceptable to relevant stakeholdersDamage to partition walls (ply woods) by the inundation
Elementary school in (JBIC loan)
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Damage to parapets by the earth quake
Municipal Government Office in Tagbilaran
Major damages: Parapets(5) Roof trusses
2. Connections are another critical points
5. Good practice on non-structural
walls and ceiling boards
(1) Resilience against EarthquakeDamage to roof truss by the strong wind
Convention Center in Tacloban City
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3. Comparison of damages by strong
wind in a same school(4) Columns and beams
Community Health Care Center in Sagbyan
+ Difference level of installment position of beams
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(4) Columns and beams
Market building of Loon
+ Inaccurate setting of
reinforcement bars
* Improper location of
overlapping splicesComparison of three buildings in a same school
Saghahan National High School
Building 1 (grant aid project)
Comparison of three buildings in a same school
Saghahan National High School
Building 2(1) Shelter/partition walls
(CHB in Market in Loon)
1. Insufficient
connection/anchor of CHB
walls to structural members
(2) Ceiling boards (ply woods, cement boards,
etc.)
1. Ceiling boards are the one of the most vulnerable part
both against shaking motion and inundation
2. Fixing method of panels, strength of frame, installation of
frames to structure members are problems to be solved4. \dentified critical problems
(1) Shelter/partition walls and parapets (CHB,
ply woods)
(2) Ceiling boards (ply woods, cement boards,
etc.)
(3) Roofing
(4) Columns and beams
(5) Roof trusses
(1) Shelter/partition walls (CHB in Municipal
office of Catigbian)
1. Poor quality of concrete hollow blocks
2. Corrosion of reinforcing bars
3. Insufficient compaction of mortarComparison of three buildings in a same school
Saghahan National High School
Building 3
Lessons
- Roofing, roof trusses and ceiling are the
vulnerable parts by strong wings
- Well design, better materials, additional
reinforcement seems to work to reduce
damages(3) Roofing
- Fixing of iron sheets seems to be one of critical points
(4) Columns and beams
Municipal Government
Office in Sagbyan
+ Un-continuous
beamsComparison of three buildings in a same school
Lessons on vulnerable part of roofing from several examples
Comparison of three buildings in a same school
Three buildings in Saghahan National High School
General view(4) Columns and beams
Market building of Loon
* Small dimension of panels (crossing part of beams and columns)
* No hoops in the panels
(5) Roof trusses
Bus terminal of Tacloban City
1. Welding
Most of failures occurred at
connection by welding
Workmanship of welding is poorDamage to roofing by the strong wind
Accustomer service center in Tacloban City
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Damage to structural members by the earth quake
Market building in Loon(1) Good practice on non-structural walls and ceiling boards
Resilience against Earthquake
Municipal office of Antequela
Serious damages in non-structural
walls and ceiling boards
Good practice on non-structural walls and ceiling boards
Resilience against Earthquake
Municipal office of Antequela
Most of 1% floor has no
damages with simple finishing
of ceiling without boards and
light plywood partition walls
——— .Damage to ceiling boards by the earth quake
Municipal Office of Sagbayan
Damage to ceiling boards (ply woods) by the inundation
Elementary school in (JBIC loan)Good practice on non-structural walls and ceiling boards
Easy recovery from inundation damage
Municipal Health Office of Basey
However already in operation thanks to simple finishing of
concrete walls with durable painting and ceiling without
boards for easy recovery by just washing
6. Recommendation for safer
constructions against possible
natural disasters in the Philippines2. Typical and common examples of
observed damages
Damage to shelter walls (CHB) by the earth quake
Municipal Government Office in Catigbian* Every possible channels have to be explored
- stakeholders: engineers, manufactures, workers,
customers/owners
- methods/activities: technical guidelines,
seminars, education/training,
qualification schemes for
engineers, supervisors, workers
* Prioritization and strategic approach may be
effective
* Joint investigation on vulnerability and good
practices and pilot projects for safer structures
base of the investigation results might be
possible first step
* Tentative recommendation for the time being
- improvement of the most vulnerable part:
roofing: additional member to reinforcing
vulnerable part
- additional plate to fix ends of roofing
- additional bar/plates to hold roofing
to roof trusses
- prevention of coming off of roofing by
using larger washers, plates, etc.
- emergent measures such as
preparedness to fixing by ropes etc.1. Introduction
Outline of field survey by Narafu and colleagues
on Bohol Earthquake and Typhoon Yolanda 2013
Nov. 29 Cebu City
30 Tagbilaran, Bohol Province
Dec. 1 Sagbayan, Catigbian, Tubigon, Buenavista, Inabanga,
Bohol Province
2. Loon, Maribojoc, Bohol Province
3. Antequera, Bohol Province
4-6 Leyte and Samar
*participating members
- Dec.1: Kit Miyamoto, Artessa, World Bank
- Nov. 30—Dec.1: Staff of DPWH, Dr. Sanada, Osaka Univ. and Dr. Takahashi, Nagoya
Institute of Technology
= Dec. 5-6: Mr. Kawasaki, Oriental ConsultantsDamage to ceiling boards (ply woods and cement boards
by the strong wind
Elementary school
Damage to ornaments by the earth quake
Municipal Government Office in Sagbayan
“alse RE,5. Good practice on non-structural
walls and ceiling boards
(2) Easy recovery from inundation
damage
(2) Good practice on non-structural walls and ceiling boards
Easy recovery from inundation damage
Municipal Health Office of Basey
Serious damages by complete inundation of 1* floor by the
storm serge such that all the medical facilities were washed
away