scholarly journals Influence of the maintenance in seismic response of Lorca historic centre masonry residential buildings after the 11 May 2011 earthquake

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Basset-Salom ◽  
A. Guardiola-Víllora
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Historic Centre

scholarly journals Analysis of Tram Traffic-Induced Vibration Influence on Earthquake Damaged Buildings

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 590
Author(s):  
Ivo Haladin ◽  
Marijan Bogut ◽  
Stjepan Lakušić
Keyword(s):  
Energy Loss ◽  
Signal Analysis ◽  
Vibration Amplitude ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Masonry Buildings ◽  
Historic Masonry ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The Zagreb 2020 earthquake severely damaged the historic centre of the city. Most of the damage occurred on historic masonry residential buildings, many of which are situated very close to the tram track. Although traffic-induced vibrations generally do not affect surrounding buildings, they can be harmful to buildings damaged by a previous earthquake. Vibrations could contribute to the further propagation of existing cracks. The effect of vibrations depends on many factors, one of the most important being the distance between the track and the building. The vibrations are highest at the source, and the energy loss occurs due to transfer through the soil to the recipients. The impact of tram-induced vibrations on earthquake-damaged buildings in the city of Zagreb is investigated in this paper. The analysis is conducted on a tramway network scale to identify critical locations by performing continuous monitoring on the tramway network and risk analysis based on the distance of buildings from the track, vibration amplitude at source, and building damage. Further investigation is based on the level of buildings to evaluate the influence of vibrations on actual buildings damaged in the Zagreb earthquake. Based on detailed signal analysis, the vibration characterization is performed, and the influence on damaged masonry buildings is evaluated.

scholarly journals Research on the Seismic Response of Residential Buildings Located in Areas of High Seismic Risk in Cuba

OALib ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 06 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Dalia Pupo ◽  
Víctor M. Valdés ◽  
Roberto Martínez ◽  
Rolando M. Fernández ◽  
Carlos A. Recarey
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Residential Buildings

scholarly journals Refurbishment and electrification in the hotel sector: four hotels in the historic centre of Rome

2021 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 02013
Author(s):  
Giada Romano ◽  
Francesco Mancini
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
The Eu

According to the European Renovation Wave, the European building stock is obsolete and changes very slowly: more than 220 million housing units and 85-95% of the existing buildings will still be in use in 2050 and are absolutely not energy efficient. To cut emissions by 55% by 2030, the EU should reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings by 60%, their final energy consumption by 14% and energy consumption for heating and cooling by 18%. It is therefore urgent for the EU to focus on making buildings more energy efficient, less carbon intensive throughout their life cycle and more sustainable. From this framework comes the need for an adaptation not only of residential buildings but also of hotel facilities, which, on a national scale, make up about 45% of the accommodation facilities. In particular, the offer of accommodation facilities must be constantly adequate and the structures must be upgraded so that they always remain usable and comply with current regulations from the accessibility, seismic-structural and energy point of view. In this research, four hotels located in the historic centre of Rome have been analysed as case studies. Starting from an analysis of the current state, a series of interventions on the building envelope and systems have been studied, evaluating energy savings and the reduction of polluting emissions. With regard to the systems, the total electrification of the heating and domestic hot water preparation systems has been hypothesised, with the introduction of storage systems, also in view of participation in Demand Response programs.

Local Seismic Response in the Southern Part of the Historic Centre of L’Aquila

2014 ◽  
pp. 1097-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Amoroso ◽  
Ferdinando Totani ◽  
Gianfranco Totani ◽  
Paola Monaco
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Local Seismic Response ◽  
Historic Centre
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