Re:How to Engineer Buildings That Withstand Earthquakes
by carlsborg on Friday February 24, 2023 @08:43AM
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This article is skims over the actual engineering details, which most readers might be looking for. These documents from IIT Kanpur in India are an excellent engineering perspective, diagrams included. https://www.nicee.org/EQTips.php
For example "How do Earthquake Affect Reinforced Concrete Buildings? [1] describes the "strength hierarchy" for an RC frame building to remain safe during earthquake shaking, columns (which receive forces from beams) should be stronger than beams, and foundations stronger than columns.
For example "How do Earthquake Affect Reinforced Concrete Buildings? [1] describes the "strength hierarchy" for an RC frame building to remain safe during earthquake shaking, columns (which receive forces from beams) should be stronger than beams, and foundations stronger than columns.
[1] https://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/EQTips/EQTip17.pdf