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Retrofitting a school building would typically be assigned a performance objective of

  • A.no particular objective, schools being exempt from seismic assessment requirements
  • B.continued operation, since a school must function immediately after an earthquake
  • C.life safety at least, and often better
  • D.collapse prevention only, since the building is occupied for part of the day alone

Answer: C

Occupancy by children raises the consequence of failure well above that of an ordinary building, and many programmes set the bar higher still because schools serve as shelters. The choice belongs to the owner and is made explicitly at the outset.

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