2009 年 41 巻 p. 55-60
Masonry buildings have less seismic performance than other structures. This paper describes the seismic evaluation and retrofit for unreinforced masonry school buildings in Tabriz, Iran. Tabriz is located in the northwest of Iran and is in danger of experiencing a large earthquake. Considering the cost and average construction technology in Iran, we suggested buttress as a proper retrofitting method. In order to estimate the amount of reinforcement, we applied the Japanese Standard for seismic evaluation of RC buildings, and considered the applicability of the standard to masonry buildings.