The Damage Types Analysis and Improvement Plan of School Facilities by Various Kinds Natural Disaster : Focused on Damage information from 2014 to 2016

Purpose: It is impossible to defend against natural disasters artificially, but they can be prevented or minimized in advance, by mapping out preventive measures, such as design and management, methods and construction of facilities, which consider the size of external force. School facilities have been constructed in large quantities to accommodate the rapidly increasing number of students after the 1952 implementation of compulsory education. For this reason, it is unavoidable that the ongoing deterioration of buildings is connected to natural disasters, which lead to considerable damage. However, it is not easy to improve facilities, since most of school damage data regarding the scale and degree of damage are not disclosed and there is a shortage of data to analyse. Method: This study made an investigation of Types for damage from natural disasters, such as wind damage, flood damage, snow damage, lighting damage, and areas vulnerable to natural disasters, based on the school facilities of 17 cities and provinces all over the country for 3 years from 2014 to 2016, and classified major damaged facilities according to the names of school buildings. Result: Improvement plans for reducing damage of major areas and particular facilities from natural disasters were suggested for different types of disasters.