Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
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List of schools with documented retrofits / new construction

February 8, 2018

Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Summary by Tracy Becker and Laura Whitehurst.

“Of the 10,000 schools in the Kathmandu Valley – half of the country’s schools – only 260 have been assessed and retrofitted” source

The majority of retrofits were carried out using jacketing of walls with reinforced concrete. Rebuilds or new construction have been employing confined masonry.

 

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  Figure 1. Gorakhnath Secondary School Credit: http://nset.org.np/nset2012/images/publicationfile/20120829101804.pdf  
     
     

Some of the retrofit schools (with sources below) include:

Adarsha Higher Secondary School, Bhaktapur 1
Balmiki Lower Secondary School, Bhaktapur 1
Bhuwaneshwory Lower Secondary School, Nangkhel, Bhaktapur 2
Bhuwaneshwory Lower Secondary School, Nangkhel, Bhaktapur (building no. 2) (rebuilt)  2
Ganesh Secondary School, Bhaktapur 1
Gadgade Primary School, Nagarkot, Bhaktapur 2
Himalaya Primary School, Thimi, Bhaktapur (rebuilt) 2
Janapremi Lower Secondary School, Bhaktapur 1
Kanya Higher Secondary School, Bhaktapur 1
Nateshwory Primary School, Chhaling, Bhaktapur  (rebuilt) 2
Upayogi Primary School, Sirutar, Bhaktapur 2
Bal Bikash Secondary School, Alapot, Kathmandu 2
Chundevi Secondary School, Kathmandu 1
Ganesh Higher S School, Kathmandu 1
Kankali Secondary School, Kathmandu 1,3
Kavresthali Lower Secondary School, Kavresthali, Kathmandu  (rebuilt) 2
Mangalodaya S School, Kathmandu 1
Vaishnavi Secondary School, Kirtipur, Kathmandu 2
Gorakhnath Secondary School, Kirtipur 1
Balkumari Primary School, Lalitpur 1
Tripadma Vidhyashram Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur 1
Janauday Lower Secondary School, Lalitpur 1
Narayani Lower Secondary School, Lalitpur 1
Saraswoti Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur 1
Gorakhali Primary School, Gorkha District of Prithvinagar (rebuilt) 2

1: http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/WCEE2012_2012.pdf
2: http://www.adpc.net/audmp/library/safer_cities/4.pdf
3: http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2015/01/12/development/unsafe-schools-hospitals/271930.html

Additional schools that were to be retrofitted/reconstructed (unknown if work was completed):

Vaisnabi Secondary School ,Kritipur   To construct new school building
Tinkannya Primary School,Katrak,Dhading   To construct new school building
Amarkhu Lower Secondary School, Bhumisthan ,Dhading   To construct new school building
Vidyodaya Primary School,JhochenKathmandu, KMC-23   To construct new school building
Saraswoti Secondary School,Thencho,Lalitpur   To construct new school building
Shree Krishna Secondary School,Dhapakhel,lalitpur   To construct new school building
Saraswoti Secondary School,Thakalmath,Bhaktapur   To construct new school building
Chaitnya  Multiple Campus,Banepa   To construct new school building
Shiva Primary School,Viyas,Tanahun   To construct new school building
Sangam Primary School,Viyas,Tanahun   To construct new school building
Bal Premi Secondary School,Thimi, Bhaktapur   To construct new school building
Golmadevi Primary School, Sindupalchowk   To construct new school building
Janajyoti Secondary School, Bhimad Tanahun   To construct new school building
Janasewa Primary School,Viyas Tanahun   To construct new school building
Suryodaya Bal Bikash Primary School, Imadol, Lalitpur   To construct new school building
Adarsha Saul School, Bhaisepati, Lalitpur   To construct new school building
Shree Jana Udaya Nimna Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Bhaisepati, Lalitpur   To retrofit the existing school building
Mahendra Shanti School, Balkot, Bhaktapur   To retrofit the existing school building
Mahendra Adarsha High School, Imadol, Lalitpur   To retrofit the existing school building

http://nset.org.np/nset2012/index.php/menus/menuid-57/submenuid-132

Before and after shots of retrofit schools:

 

 

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Curated topics from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake to help inform reconnaissance activities, identify impacted regions, and help document the timeline of earthquake response/recovery.

Information on school buildings, especially those retrofitted or involved in mitigation programs pre-quake, from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake.