Reliability assessment of wooden trusses of a historical school

• Main Authors: Quizon, Alvin G., Garciano, Lessandro Estelito O.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: School buildings—Conservation and restoration > Philippines; Buildings—Retrofitting > Philippines; Trusses > Testing; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/444; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1443&context=faculty_research
• Institution: De La Salle University

Records show that the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) wind load requirement increases over time. Increase wind velocity from stronger typhoon events translates to additional wind pressure. These changes pose a threat to existing historical structures such as Gabaldon schools which...