The main aim of SCOSSO is to develop an innovative, advanced, multi-hazard risk assessment framework for school infrastructure in the Philippines. In order to achieve this, the following objectives are proposed:
- Assess the impact of earthquakes, typhoons and flood on school buildings through new analytical and empirical vulnerability models,
- Investigate the enhancement of the multi-hazard resilience of schools through retrofitting of school buildings and disaster risk reduction education,
- Disseminate a culture of safe schools and safe communities through demonstration of school retrofitting, training of local engineers, community/regional workshops, and educational campaigns,
- Develop practical tools for multi-hazards impact assessment and demonstrate their capabilities by applying them to the case study of Cagayan de Oro.
The project is funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) small grants scheme.
Research Team
Dr Carmine Galasso (Principal Investigator)
Prof Dina D'Ayala (Co-Principal Investigator)
Dr Arash Nassirpour (Lead Researcher)
Partners
De La Salle University; Prof Andres W. Oreta, Dr Lessandro E. Garciano
Xavier University; Mr Dexter Lo
Rescue Global; Ms Rebekah Yore
Location of Case Study
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
Assessing Losses through 360 Footage of Non-Structural Components in Schools
SCOSSO Mobile App
Rapid Visual Surveying & Vulnerability Assessment of Schools against Strong Wind, Flood and Earthquakes.
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Publications
Nassirpour, A., Galasso, C., D'Ayala, D., (2018). Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Assessment of School Infrastructure, 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (11NCEE), Los Angeles, United States.
Nassirpour, A., Galasso, C., D'Ayala, D., (2018). A Mobile Application for Multi-Hazard Physical Vulnerability Prioritization of Schools, 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE), Special Session: Software for loss estimation: developments and applications, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nassirpour, A., Galasso, C., D'Ayala, D., (2018). Increasing Seismic Resilience of Philippine’s’ School Infrastructure through Seismic Retrofitting, 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE), Special Session: Earthquake repair/retrofit costs, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nassirpour, A., Galasso, C., D'Ayala, D., (2017). Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Assessment of School Infrastructure in Philippines, Building Resilience to Geohazards in the Face of Uncertainty Geological Society, London, UK.
Nassirpour, A., Galasso, C., D'Ayala, D., (2017). Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Assessment of School Infrastructure in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, 3rd International Conference on Urban Sustainability and Resilience (USAR), London, UK.
Recent News
- 24 February, 2017 - SCOSSO Workshops in Philippines on Safer Schools against Natural Disasters