Diseño del reforzamiento estructural para la ampliación del edificio “Instituto Tecnológico Superior Policía Nacional del Norte”

Abstract

This project proposes two reinforcement alternatives, which are currently available, Plating of Wall and BRB Energy Dissipators, for the expansion carried out on the buildings of the Technological Institute of the Northern National Police, located in the north of Quito. This building's configuration is made of reinforced concrete frames and banked beams, distributed in two blocks separated by a construction joint.

The regulations considered for the evaluation of the existing buildings were the Ecuadorian Building Code (NEC-15). The evaluation was also complemented with foreign codes such as (ASCE 41-17, 2017), (ACI 318S-14, 2015), FEMA and ASTM some of whose processes were used for the methodology, studies, and tests.

The project began with the compilation of architectural and structural information since there was no previous information available or studies carried out previously. It was then processed with a structural analysis of the existing and expanded buildings. Analyzes performed were of the spectral, static linear, and non-linear type.

The evaluation of the structural performance was carried out using the static non-linear analysis (Pushover) to detect the easement of the building by using the two previously defined reinforcement methods. Finally, a cost-benefit analysis was carried out over a referential budget.