Non Structral Materials Related for Disaster Resistant Museums

Abstract eng:
All control mechanisms in the world try to establish new systems in a disaster to mitigate the risks. There are many engineering approaches to seismic safety for buildings. Lessons learned from many catastrophic disaster that not only structral elements but also non structral elements are essential to mitigate the loss of life and property. For buildings one of the most important issues in mitigating casualties is the set of existing buildings with non structral materials. Govermental institutionals apply with priority classifications for construction award to consctuction companies: Building replacement or reconstruction in order to establish disaster resistant buildings or to renovate insufficient spaces, new constructions, consolidations, reorganizations, to correct project problems, to redesign projects. As a first step a seismic vulnerability survey should be done at the buildings (include buildings stuffs, visitors and objects which are existed at exhibiton and storage areas). Earthquake engineers focus both the structural integrity of buildings and of the elements of buildings (such as dividers, decorative elements, furniture, fixtures). Knowing the vulberability of both (building and its contents) is essential to a succesfull mitigation plan. Non structural risks mitigation strategies are essential for preparing destructive disasters. In addition to understanding the behavior of non structral materials, elements and systems, museums are selected at study project. The study summarizes a risk assesment model at the museum buildings. Goals of the study are saving lives (visitors and personnel), museum objects , protecting cultural heritage and properties, the importance of non structural risk mitigation, awareness of earthquake engineers and groups who are involved in the construction sector. The study methodology: Historical museum buildings risks are defined with non structral based assessment according to some risk criteria. It has been emphasized non structural risks in general risks and importance their role at mitigation against to disasters.

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