The structure was designed to make it more resistant to ground activity and less vulnerable to damage during seismic activity. While new buildings are currently being built with detailed plans and elaborate earthquake refurbishment techniques, many of the older buildings lack such plans and need to be reinforced in order to avoid damage to both the people and the building. According to experts, most of the damage caused to buildings during seismic activities is due to side-by-side shaking of the foundation. This may cause the building to fall off its foundation if it is not secured. Or it could even cause the foundation to crack and the building to collapse. In both cases, serious damage to human life as well as to the house would make it uninhabitable.
Despite this dilemma, there is a way to make decisions about seismic improvements. In order to reduce both the risk of earthquakes and still have funds left to remodele the kitchen, some of the following are suggested as criteria for determining the priorities for earthquake improvement: stage of improvement. Do some of the recommended improvements every year or so until all of the desired improvements have been made. Identify the most vulnerable and weakest conditions in your home. Boost the first of these.
Some improvements may be more important to improve safety than to protect property. Second, make the safety-related changes.
Do any improvements that may be more cost-effective, or possibly the simplest and easiest to install. Defer more complicated or more disruptive changes later. If any remodeling is scheduled, first make improvements in other areas; delay progress in the planned remodeling areas and make seismic improvements during remodeling work.
While changes can be phased and even postponed, it is important to remember that full seismic safety will not be achieved until all required work is completed.
Earthquake retrofitting is done to ensure that buildings can withstand the stress and strain of seismic activity. The constant, and sometimes violent, shaking of the ground from side to side can cause a great deal of damage to buildings. One of the most common refurbishment techniques is to bolt the building to its foundation. The ties between the bottom of the building and the foundation are often weak and need to be strengthened. In this way, the shaking of the foundation will not cause the structure to fall or collapse. The strengthening of pony walls or crippled walls is another common method. Other techniques include external post-tensioning of the structure, dampers, slurry tanks, active control system, and many more.
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