Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Plan of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings of Algiers in Algeria

Abstract eng:
SEIMIC EVALUATION AND RETROFIT PLAN BY THE JAPANESE STANDARD FOR THREE EXISTING REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS (AN APARTMENT HOUSE, A SCHOOL AND A HOSPITAL) OF ALGIES, THE CAPITAL OF ALGERIA, WERE INTRODUCED. THESE BUILDINGS HAD BEEN DESIGNED BASED ON OLDER DESIGN STANDARD. SEISMIC RETROFIT IS A USEFUL MEASURE TO MITIGATE EARTHQUKA DAMAGES. SEISMIC JUDGMENT WAS DONE BY THE COMPARISON OF SEISMIC INDEX OF STRUCTURE, Is, AND SEISMIC DEMAND INDEX OF STRUCTURE, Iso, WHICH WAS ADJUSTED BASED ON EXPECTED SEISMIC INTENSITY OF ALGIERS. THE VULNERABILITY OF THREE BUILDINGS WAS CLARIFIED THROUGH THE ESTIMATION OF STRENGTH INDEX, C, AND DUCTILITY INDEX, F, WITH RESPECT TO STRUCTURAL PLAN AND DESIGN. THE IMPROVEMENT OF SEISMIC PERFORMANCE AFTER THE RETROFIT PLAN WAS INTRODUCED. THEN SEISMIC INDEX OF STRUCTURE, Is, WAS EVALUATED FOR COLLAPSED APARTMENT HOUSES BY THE 2003 BOUMERDES EARTHQUAKE TO COMPARE WITH THE SEISMIC INTENSITY. THE RESULTS WILL BE USEFUL IN OTHER SEIMIC COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP SEISMIC RETROFIT PLAN AND DESIGN OF EXISTING OLDER REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS FOR THE EARTHQUAKE RISK REDUCTION.

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