Seismic analyses of a R/C building: study of a retrofitting solution

• Autor(es): Pinto, A. V. ; Varum, H. ; Coelho, E. ; Carvalho, E. C.
• Data: 2000
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/8414
• Origem: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
• Assunto(s): reinforced concrete buildings; seismic retrofitting; dissipating devices; earthquake tests; global modelling
• Tipo de Documento: Parte ou capítulo de livro
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

The preliminary experimental results from the tests on a 4-storey R/C frame structure are presented and discussed. The full-scale model is representative of the common practice of 40~50 years ago in most south European countries. Special attention is devoted to the study of a retrofitting solution based on bracing and rubber dissipaters, which intends to increase stiffness and damping reducing consequently the earthquake deformation demands.