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.