Ricerc@Sapienza

The problem regarding seismic risk for school buildings has become increasingly important
over the last years and national projects have been set underway to improve and adapt existing
buildings to seismic risk. Many schools were built during historical periods when, even though
foreseeing anti-seismic measures, were based on prerequisites different to those of today. It has
become an urgent need to examine projects for a vast number of existing school buildings in
relation to the important social role that they have always played.