Seismic retrofit for buildings have been proved effective to survive the past earthquakes in Japan. It will be effective in other countries whereas seismic retrofit is not popular in many developing countries. In this study, a strategy to cost-effectively progress seismic retrofit is proposed so as to be applicable in developing countries. The proposed strategy is numerically investigated by using a database on 582 RC buildings in Dhaka. The major result shows that the proposed strategy can identify buildings to be retrofitted and determine the increment of strength in terms of cost-effectiveness.
