ENHANCING BUILDERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF REINFORCEMENT ERRORS AND HOW THEY AFFECT EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE IN PANDEGLANG REGENCY, BANTEN

Abstract

There is still a chance that new faults, like the Baribis Fault, will be discovered near Banten because Indonesia is situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, which has hundreds of active faults in different land and sea locations. Synergy between central, provincial, and district stakeholders is therefore required. The primary causes of structural damage during natural disasters are subpar building materials and techniques that do not adhere to Indonesian National Standard construction norms. Construction worker is the primary driver of construction implementation. Construction workers' ignorance and incapacity to comprehend the building process will lead to low-quality buildings. Knowledge and comprehension of earthquake-resistant structure construction by construction workers is especially crucial in seismically. Construction workers' abilities can be enhanced with the use of training programs on earthquake-resistant building construction. Given their direct relationship to seismicity, the focus here is on reinforcement techniques including anchor placement and reinforcement spacing, among others. The result of training showed an increase in the competence of construction workers in building reinforcing and upper structures has increased by 52.5%. This is a significant improvement.