Rapid visual screening of major government hospital buildings in Metro Manila

• Main Authors: Baluyut, Katrina S., Ramos, Art Jester C., Suarez, Maria Celina N.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: Structural engineering > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area; Buildings > Design and construction > Standards; Earthquake engineering > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9087
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Philippines is an earthquake prone country. And according to Metropolitan Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS), a predicted earthquake with an estimated magnitude of seven (7.0) is to occur within this century. Due to the likelihood of an earthquake, MMEIRS as well as other Local Go...