Record Nr.

UNINA9910480594903321

Autore

Melkumyan Mikael

Titolo

Seismic isolation strategies for earthquake-resistant construction : emerging opportunities / / by Mikayel Melkumyan

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2019

ISBN

1-5275-1942-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 pages)

Disciplina

690.24

Soggetti

Earthquake damage

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

Earthquakes are catastrophic events that cause huge economic losses due to the vulnerability of the existing building stock. However, collapses of vulnerable buildings can be avoided if preventative measures, such as enhancement of their earthquake resistance, are implemented on time. This book will allow the reader to become acquainted with a number of unique, modern and cost-effective seismic isolation strategies, which can be easily, and in very short periods of time, and without interruption of the use of the buildings, implemented with high efficiency in existing buildings, making them earthquake proof. An important aspect here is that the book's seismic isolation strategies are demonstrated on real examples of existing buildings with different structural systems, such as reinforced concrete frame buildings with shear walls and stone buildings with load-bearing walls. The cost-effectiveness of the suggested strategies is further proved by comparative analyses carried out for buildings both with and without seismic isolation systems.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00070435