Evaluación sísmica y propuesta de diseño de reforzamiento estructural para el edificio de la facultad de Ingeniería en Geología y Petróleos de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito-Ecuador.

Abstract

In the present technical project some reinforcement alternatives will be designed for the Geology and Petroleum Engineering Building, ubicated in the campus Rubén Orellana in the Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito-Ecuador. This project purpose is to determinate the convenient reinforcement for the structure by comparing economical and technical aspects. The used methodology for the existent structure evaluation is proposed by the Ecuadorian Building Code (NEC-15) and the seismic evaluation and structure rehabilitation guide. In the first section of this project it is detailed the essential data compilation methodology as; architectural and structural data, material mechanical properties. Also, some structure reinforcement interesting parameters are showed such as; material type tests, necessary samples number, the masonry influence and the analysis type to be used. It was used static non-linear and dynamic non-linear analyses in the original and reinforced structure. The purpose of the existent structure non-linear analysis is to know the actual performance level, improve it and in this way guarantee the future serviceability in the reinforced structure building against possible seismic events.