The desing of an earthquake immune mounting system for a building

Abstract

The focus of this project is to provide the reader with insight into the influence of earthquakes on buildings, and show how, over time, seismologists and engineers have developed designs and insulations to reduce significantly the effects produced by earthquakes. To provide that vision, the project will consist on several parts where different concepts will be explained. • Introduction to earthquakes:

To understand the influence of earthquakes on structures, in the first part it will be explained some basic concepts about these phenomenon; what are, why they occur, measures and scales, records, effects and consequences, etc. • Theoretical design considerations in conventional construction and design problems:

In this section will be mentioned the criteria of construction, the importance of the lateral resistive system in seismic structural design, types of lateral structures, materials… as well as potential problems that may arise in the construction of buildings. • Research programs, simulations and latest seismic technologies:

In this point it will be explained the research programs, simulations and will be submitted the latest seismic technologies that are a set of technical means aimed to mitigate seismic impacts in buildings and non-buildings structures. • Calculations, results and discussion:

In the last section, the structural analysis methods will be explained, and four buildings designed in two different ways (with conventional construction and with a damping system) will be calculated and compared.