Computer Aided Seismic and Fire Retrofitting Analysis of Existing High Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings

• Main Authors: Hussain, Raja Rizwan (Author), Wasim, Muhammad (Author), Hasan, Saeed (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 222
• Subjects: Materials science.; Natural disasters.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Structural materials.; Materials Science.; Structural Materials.; Natural Hazards.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

This book details the analysis and design of high rise buildings for gravity and seismic analysis. It provides the knowledge structural engineers need to retrofit existing structures in order to meet safety requirements and better prevent potential damage from such disasters as earthquakes and fires...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Related Reviews
• 3 Introduction to Etabs
• 4 Structural Evaluation for Gravity Loads
• 5 Seismic Analysis
• 6 Retrofitting of the Building for Earth Quake
• 7 Retrofitting by use of FRP
• 8 Fire Retrofitting of High Rise Buildings by Manual Approach.