Historic and heritage building present a unique class of structures. These buildings form a cultural pillar of the communities and thus require preservation. However, given their vintage, they have sustained severe damage and collapse in recent earthquakes, including in Italy (2009), Haiti (2010) and New Zealand (2011). The main vertical […]
Seismic Retrofit of a Landmark Structure Using a Mass Damper
The landmark Theme Building at the Los Angeles International Airport was evaluated for seismic loading. This structure is comprised of a reinforced concrete annular core and four steel arches placed at 90-degree orientations. Performance based engineering was used to assess the seismic performance of the concrete core. A detailed mathematical […]
