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Seismic Upgrades: Return on Investment - Franz Rad
1. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
National Meeting 2013
Session on
Retrofit and Rehabilitation of Vulnerable
Buildings
Speaker Presentation title
Franz Rad Seismic Upgrades: Return on Investment
David Johnston Low Risk Does Not Equal No Risk
Peter May Political and Policy Perspectives: Vulnerable Buildings
Michael Wright Seismic Upgrade of Melrose Triangle Building/Melrose Market,
Seattle
Jim Graham Adaptive Reuse of Existing Buildings
Richard Conlin Unreinforced Masonry Buildings: Legislative Action on Seismic
Upgrades
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2. Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute
National Meeting 2013
Seismic Upgrades:
Return on Investment
By: FRANZ N. RAD, PhD,
PE, SE, FASCE, FACI
Professor of Civil & Environmental
Engineering
Arthur M. James Professor of Structural
Engineering
Dept of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Portland State University
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3. Seismic Hazard Evaluation and Research
(SHEAR)
Rapid Visual Survey
Seismic Hazard Evaluation Modeling
Seismic Retrofit: ROI
HAZUS Modeling for Oregon
Structural Component Behavior
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Portland State University
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4. Net Benefits=
Losses Avoided - Cost
Cost =
Cost of Seismic Upgrades
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5. Seismic Hazard Evaluation Modeling
Study of potential earthquake damage to
buildings and other infrastructure systems
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6. Seismic Hazard Evaluation for Portland
• ATC-21
• Seismic Hazard Evaluation Modeling
Improving Building Performance by Retrofit
• Retrofitting Structures, Costs and Benefits
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22. Buildings in the
Portland metro
region inventory:
•Non-residential and multi-
family residential buildings
•No single family
residences and duplexes
•Building inventory data
were collected during the
years 1993-1997
•This project was funded
by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA) through the Metro
regional government
•Buildings were surveyed
Seismic Vulnerability
using ATC-21 sidewalk of Buildings in the
survey method
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Portland State University
Portland Metropolitan Area
Seismic Hazard Modeling Group
27. Range of People and No. of Bldgs
by Occupancy Type
Occupancy No of Range of People
Type Bldgs Low Medium
Thousands Thousands
Res 1859 43 108
Com 2229 41 97
Office 1049 56 131
Indust 1899 26 61
Publ Assem 281 51 95
School 156 27 70
Govt bldg 150 11 25
Emerg Serv 36 5 11
Historic 31 11 18
TOTAL 7690 271 616
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28. Summary of Losses,
Portland Quad, PGA=0.20g
Bldg Total
Type Loss of
Life
1 W Wood W 2
2 S1 Steel MRF MRF 245
3 S2 Steel BR BR 0
4 S3 Steel LM LM 0
5 S4 Steel + Conc SW RCSW 2
6 C1 Conc Mom Res Frame MRF 2956
7 C2 Conc SW SW 274
8 C3/S5 Conc/Steel + URM infill URM INF 1937
9 PC1 Conc Tilt-up TU 282
10 PC2 Conc Precast Frame PC2 17
11 RM Reinf Masonry RM 282
12 URM Unreinf Masonry URM 6998
TOTAL 12995
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30. Retrofit Study
•Portland quadrangle
•7,690 commercial buildings
•ATC 21-type analysis
•Study Benefit, Net Benefit, Benefit
to Cost Ratio, and ROI
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31. We can identify the weak buildings
and decide to retrofit or purge them
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41. ATC-21
What if we ignore all
Performance Modification Factors?
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42. Variations in
Return on Investment, ROI
“Retrofit Efficiency”
(Round Numbers)
Full Modifiers No Modifiers
Lives Lost =13000 Lives Lost =3100
Value of Life = Lives Saved=12,700 Lives Saved = 3000
2.2 M ROI = 30 ROI = 7
Value of Life = Lives Saved=12,700 Lives Saved = 3000
4.4 M ROI = 60 ROI= 15
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43. Variations in
Return on Investment, ROI
“Retrofit Efficiency”
(Round Numbers)
70
60 Full Modifiers
50
R 40
O "Actual" Effects of Modifiers
30
I
20
10
No Modifiers
0
2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Value of Life (M)
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44. Variations in
Return on Investment, ROI
“Retrofit Efficiency”
(Round Numbers)
70
60 Full Modifiers
50
R 40
O "Actual" Effects of Modifiers
30
I
20
10
No Modifiers
0
2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Value of Life (M)
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47. Looking for Weapons of Mass
Destruction?
We’ve Got Them!
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48. Let’s Remember
• Killer Quakes Don’t Kill!
• Killer Buildings Do Kill!
• Retrofit and Live!
• An Ounce of Prevention is
Worth a Pound of Cure!
i.e., ROI = 16
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49. We Must Prepare for
Disasters,
Natural or Otherwise!
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51. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
National Meeting 2013
Session on
Retrofit and Rehabilitation of Vulnerable
Buildings
Speaker Presentation title
Franz Rad Seismic Upgrades: Return on Investment
David Johnston Low Risk Does Not Equal No Risk
Peter May Political and Policy Perspectives: Vulnerable Buildings
Michael Wright Seismic Upgrade of Melrose Triangle Building/Melrose Market,
Seattle
Jim Graham Adaptive Reuse of Existing Buildings
Richard Conlin Unreinforced Masonry Buildings: Legislative Action on Seismic
Upgrades
EERI National Meeting 2013