SEISMIC RETROFITTING OF CONCRETE BUILDINGS

GUIDED BY

PRESENTED BY

AMBILI RAVI, LECTURER, DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGG, SNGCE.

ANU THAMPY, SEM -7, ROLL NO-9, SNGCE.

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INTRODUCTION

EARTHQUAKE GENERATION
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NEED FOR RETROFITTING

BUILDING DEFICIENCIES STEPS TAKEN PRIOR TO RETROFITTING

NEED FOR RETROFITTING

MAKES BUILDING SAFER AND LESS PRONE TO DAMAGE

CONSTUCTION TECHNIQUES ARE IMPROVED DURABILITY AND AESTHETIC APPEARANCE ARE REDUCED AFTER DAMAGE DEMANDS ON EXISTING STRUCTURES ARE INCREASING UNEXPECTED EXTRA LOADS ARE TO BE CARRIED

MAKES IMPROVEMENTS TO AN EXISTING BUILDING

PLAN IRREGULARITIES. VERTICAL IRREGULARITIES

Torsional irregularity due to plan asymmetry and eccentric mass from water tank. Re-entrant corners in U-,L- and T-shaped building. Diaphragm discontinuity due to openings or staggered floors along with absence of collector elements. Out-of-plane offset for floating columns along perimeter. Nonparallel lateral load resisting systems.
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Stiffness irregularity , extreme soft storey due to open ground storey. Mass irregularity. Vertical geometric irregularity from set-back towers. In-plane discontinuity for floating columns along perimeter. Weak storey for open ground storey.

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SCREENING EVALUVATION
RETROFIT

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STIFFNESS REDUCTION.
DUCTILITY INCREASE. DAMAGE CONTROL STRUCTURES. ACTIVE CONTROL.

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STIFFNESS REDUCTION BY THE PRINCIPLE OF SPRINGS IN SERIES

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Seismic Isolator Placement Alternates

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(Top Mounting Plate Not Shown)

Energy Dissipation Core

Cover Rubber

Internal Rubber Layers

Bottom Mounting Plate

Steel Reinforcing Plate

It is made from layers of rubber sandwiched together with layers of steel. The bearing is very stiff and strong in the vertical direction but flexible in the horizontal direction.
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BUILDING WITHOUT BASE ISOLATION

WORKING OF BASE ISOLATION SYSTEMS (BUILDING WITH BASE ISOLATION)

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DAMAGE CONTROLLED STRUCTURE

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X-BRACED FRICTION DAMPER

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CFRP APPLICATION ON A COLUMN

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Makes buildings more resistant to earthquakes. Retrofit techniques are applicable for other natural hazards. Give safety to the occupants. Cost effective. Still, no such a technique is completely earthquake proof. Challenging to select a technique.

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REFERENCE
Giuseppe Oliveto, Massime Marletta,(2005), Seismic Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Buildings using Traditional and Innovative Techniques, ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, 454, pp 21-46. Steven.L.Kramer,(2000), Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, En., Academic Press, New York, 1988. www.wikipedia.org www.seismicsafety.com www.cal-quake.com
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THANK YOU

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