Seismic Retrofitting of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Structure: Because Earthquakes do not kill, unsafe Buildings do

Aslam, Zahid/ Riaz, Waqar/ Khalid, Arslaan

ISBN 10: 3659848573 / ISBN 13: 9783659848575

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

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108 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seismic Retrofitting of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Structure: Because Earthquakes do not kill, unsafe Buildings do
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659848573
• ISBN 13: 9783659848575
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.21 kilograms

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Synopsis

Tectonic earthquakes occur anywhere in the earth where there is sufficient stored elastic strain energy to drive fracture propagation along a fault plane. The sides of a fault move past each other. This produces relative motion between the plates which leads to increasing stress. This continues until the stress has risen sufficiently to break through the asperity, suddenly allowing sliding over the locked portion of the fault, releasing the stored energy. This energy is released as a combination of radiated elastic strain seismic waves, frictional heating of the fault surface, thus causing an earthquake. This project aims at seismic evaluation and retrofitting of existing structure in Islamabad in order to make it more effective in an event of earthquake. The structure is evaluated using the latest guidelines provided by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The building is modelled and its behavior is assessed through the displacements in the structure when seismic loading is applied on it. Cost-effective retrofitting techniques have been introduced in order to provide maximum protection at minimum cost.

About the Author

Mr. Zahid Aslam, Mr. Waqar Riaz & Mr. Arsalan Khalid got their BE Degree in Civil Engineering from NUST, Islamabad in 2015 with distinction. All three of them have started their careers as a Civil Engineer in different companies. Enthusiastic about knowledge and research, this is their first contribution to the field of civil engineering.