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Performance of tall buildings in Santiago, Chile during the 27 February 2010 offshore Maule, Chile earthquake
Author(s) -
Naeim Farzad,
Lew Marshall,
Carpenter Lauren D.,
Youssef Nabih F.,
Rojas Fabian,
Saragoni G. Rodolfo,
Adaros Macarena Schachter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the structural design of tall and special buildings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1541-7808
pISSN - 1541-7794
DOI - 10.1002/tal.675
Subject(s) - submarine pipeline , tension (geology) , forensic engineering , geology , compression (physics) , engineering , geotechnical engineering , materials science , composite material
There are many modern tall buildings in Santiago that were subjected to the 27 February 2010 earthquake in Chile. Although there was not widespread damage in Santiago, there was notable damage to some tall concrete buildings that may have resulted from lack of proper detailing, the absence of 135? seismic hooks and inadequate confinement of walls in the boundary zones. These caused buckling of the main bars and tension compression failure of the walls. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.