AUDMP News... Workshop on Seismic Risks and Earthquake Resistant Buildings in Bengkulu (11-12 September 2000)   The objective of the workshop is to increase the awareness of the decision makers on the seismic risks in Bengkulu and the actions to reduce them.  The expected participants are DPRD, officials, related institutions, consultants, contractors, LSM, universities, etc. The workshop is being organized jointly by the Bengkulu Municipality Government in collaboration with the Research Institute of ITB (IUDMP) and the University of Bengkulu. The detailed program of the workshop is as follows: 11-Sep-2000: Seismic Risks in Bengkulu Earthquake occurrence mechanism (Teddy Boen) Indonesian seismic map and the Bengkulu region (Jodi Firmansjah) The geotechnical condition of the ground and its effect to seismic risks (I Wayan Sengara) Types of buildings that are prone to earthquakes in Bengkulu (Public Works Dept. of Bengkulu city) Social problems regarding the Bengkulu earthquake disaster (Bengkulu University) Earthquake Disaster Management Mechanism (Krishna S. Pribadi) Discussions 12-Sep-2000: Earthquake Resistant Buildings Principles of Earthquake Resistant Building Design: Engineered Building (Jodi Firmansyah) Principles of Earthquake Resistant Building Design: Non-Engineered Building (Teddy Boen) Building Damage And The Cause After The Bengkulu Earthquake (Teddy Boen) Principles Of Retrofitting Buildings Damaged By The Earthquake (Jody Firmansyah And Teddy Boen) Principles Of Quality Ensurance In The Implementation Of Earthquake Resistant Buildings (Krishna S. Pribadi) Discussions Training For The Rehabilitation And Retrofitting Of Buildings Damaged By Earthquake (13-16 September 2000)   The objective of the training course is to provide technical understanding on the rehabilitation of buildings damaged by earthquakes.  The expected participants are: Technical designer (Public Works Dept., building owner, LSM, universities) Field Technical Inspector Inspection Consultant Executive from the Contractor The training course is being organized jointly by the Bengkulu Municipality Government in collaboration with the Research Institute of ITB (IUDMP) and the University of Bengkulu. The detailed program is as follows: 13-Sep-2000: Basic Principles on Building Rehabilitation and Retrofitting Principles of Earthquake Resistant Building Design: Engineered and Non-Engineered Buildings (Jodi Firmanyah and Teddy Boen) Mistakes that Cause Damage to Buildings During an Earthquake (Teddy Boen) Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Buildings: Building Layout Plan, Structural and Non-structural Elements (Teddy Boen) Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of the Soil and Foundation (I Wayan Sengara) Details on Constructions that Need Attention (Jodi Firmansyah) Construction Materials and Field Inspections (Krishna S. Pribadi) 14-Sep-2000: Training for Establishing Rehabilitation Plan for Engineered Buildings Facilitator: Emma Mucharomah (UNIB) Resource persons: Jodi Firmansyah, Krishna S. Pribadi, I Wayan Sengara, Teddy Boen Damage Analysis: Field Trips and Study of Existing Design Drawings Determining the Type of Rehabilitation and Retrofitting Required Producing Design Drawings for Rehabilitation and Retrofitting with the Details Calculating the Cost of the Rehabilitation and Retrofitting Establishing an Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Retrofitting Presentation and Discussions 15-Sep-2000: Group Training for Producing the Action Plan for Non-Engineered Building Rehabilitation Facilitator: Emma Mucharromah (UNIB) Resource persons: Teddy Boen, Krishna S. Pribadi, I Wayan Sengara Damage Analysis: Field Trips and Study of Existing Design Drawings Determining the Type of Rehabilitation and Retrofitting Required Producing Design Drawings for Rehabilitation and Retrofitting with the Details Calculating the Cost of the Rehabilitation and Retrofitting Establishing an Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Retrofitting Presentation and Discussions 16-Sep-2000: Discussions and Counseling for Problems on Building Rehabilitation Currently Surfacing Facilitator: Emma Mucharromah (UNIB) Resource persons: Teddy Boen, Krishna S. Pribadi, I Wayan Sengara