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dc.contributor.advisorPacheco Crosetti, Gustavo E.
dc.contributor.advisorCollazos Ordóñez, Omaira
dc.contributor.authorTorres Rodríguez, Verónica A.
dc.contributor.authorCohen Vázquez, Joel A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-27T16:28:31Z
dc.date.available2021-09-27T16:28:31Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-17
dc.identifier.citationTorres Rodríguez, V. A. & Cohen Vázquez, J. A. (2021). Vulnerability of schools in Puerto Rico to tsunami events [Research Poster]. Undergraduate Research Program For Honor Students HSI STEM Grant, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/1166
dc.descriptionFinal Research Poster for the Undergraduate Research Program for Honor Students HSI STEM Grant.en_US
dc.description.abstractPuerto Rico is in an area of high seismicity, due to the presence of seismic faults around and within the Island These faults have the potential to generate earthquakes that cause tsunamis, as occurred in 1918 in the western area of Puerto Rico Considering that the school population between students and teachers is around 600 000 people, schools are essential facilities to safeguard against extreme events on the Island For this reason, the objective of the research is to evaluate if the schools of Puerto Rico are vulnerable to tsunamis To do this, the schools that are in a tsunami hazard zone were first identified and quantified for all the coastal municipalities of the Island Then, two municipalities were selected as case studies in which a vulnerability assessment process was developed, which includes the analysis of pedestrian routes for the evacuation process and evacuation times to safe places The study found that two schools are critical in vulnerability, one in each study municipality with excessive evacuation times and evacuation routes that are unsafe and unfit for the evacuation processen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research project was supported by the Title V STEM Grant “Bridges to STEM Success” P 0031 C 160141en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCivil Engineering Program
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUndergraduate Research Program For Honor Students HSI STEM Grant 2020-2021
dc.relation.haspartSan Juan
dc.subjectPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Undergraduates--Postersen_US
dc.subject.lcshTsunami hazard zones
dc.subject.lcshEarthquakes--Puerto Rico
dc.subject.lcshSchool buildings--Puerto Rico
dc.subject.lcshEvacuation of civilians
dc.titleVulnerability of schools in Puerto Rico to tsunami eventsen_US
dc.typePosteren_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Undergraduate Research Program for Honor Students HSI STEM Grant


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