Indonesia is in a row of volcanoes along the Asia-Pacific which is often referred to as the ring of fire. The area between the confluence of plates and a series of volcanoes is known as the active zone. The active zone area generally experiences a lot of earthquakes in this area. Earthquakes in Indonesia have an increase in activity every year. One issue that is relevant to this event is the spread of waste materials due to the destroyed homes of disaster victims. One of the things that can be done to overcome this is by recycling scattered waste materials into shelters (environments that provide protection, comfort, and security for disaster victims).
This thesis aims to evaluate the performance of earthquake waste materials which will be recycled as earthquake shelters. In order to evaluate the earthquake waste material, compressive strength testing and observations of earthquake waste material for shelters in the field were carried out. The results of testing the compressive strength value of the earthquake waste material will be compared with the standard compressive strength of the building and the comparison of new building materials. In addition, the results of observations of earthquake waste materials found in shelters in the field will be compared with the criteria for shelter materials in Indonesia.
From the compressive strength test results, it was found that the compressive strength values of earthquake waste materials and new building materials were not much different. However, there is a reduction in the value of compressive strength in some earthquake waste materials. Even so, earthquake waste materials can still be categorized as materials that can be used for earthquake shelters according to the standard compressive strength obtained.
Keywords: disaster waste material; shelters; compressive strength; earthquake
Author: Rasha Hanuna Shahab – Interior Architecture
