Seismic Rehabilitation Methods for Existing Buildings

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Understanding the basic concepts for Seismic Rehabilitation

1.1 Introduction

1.2 What is seismic rehabilitation?

1.3 Various Type of Buildings and Their Constituent Elements

1.4 Main indicators and criteria for seismic rehabilitation

1.5 Identification of site specifications to investigate threats during seismic rehabilitation

1.6 Chapter at the glance

Chapter 2: What is the seismic rehabilitation? Introduction practical method for seismic rehabilitation of existing building

2.1 Seismic rehabilitation studies with applied approach

2.2 How to determine the strength of materials available in existing building

2.3 Methods of determining the vulnerability of existing buildings

2.4 Methodology for developing seismic rehabilitation strategies

2.5 Chapter at the glance

Chapter 3: Detailed introduction seismic rehabilitation for types of existing buildings

3.1. Masonry Structure Buildings

3.2. Concrete Structure Frame buildings

3.3. Steel Structure Frame buildings

Chapter 4: Detail introduction seismic rehabilitation for Types of non-structural components

4.1 Introducing types of non-structural components

4.2 Understanding potential damage

4.3 Rapid Vulnerability Assessment methods for non-structure components

4.4 Comprehensive assessment of vulnerabilities methods for analyzing non-structural component

4.5 Details of Acceptance Criteria for Non-Structural Based on Seismic rehabilitation objective

4.6 Common Methods for Seismic rehabilitation and reducing danger of nonstructural components

4.7 Case study example

4.8 Chapter at the glance

Chapter 5: Site pathology and seismic rehabilitation method

5.1 Introduction of site effective of building performance level

5.2 Understanding potential damage of site treatment

5.3 One method of rapid Vulnerability for soil bearing capacity

5.4 Comprehensive assessment of vulnerabilities for defining soil-bearing capacity

5.5 Seismic Rehabilitation methods for soil of site

5.6 Practical example of site seismic rehabilitation and Identify potential damage

5.7 Chapter at the glance

Chapter 6: Seismic rehabilitation step's info-graph for

Authors

Reza Mokarram Aydenlou ASCE, VDI, Consultant Structural Engineer, Tehran, Iran. Reza Mokarram AydenLou has been approved as a professional member of the American society of civil engineers (ASCE) and Association of German Engineers (VDI). He is as a mentor in ASCE collaborate. He has been trained as a professional seismic rehabilitation engineer by the faculty of international institute of earthquake engineering and society .He is interested in research, so he focuses on issues that can disrupt human life. In this regard, he has always tried to gather existing solutions to find new solutions for them. Therefore, it has expanded its research in the field of providing safe housing for human beings in the face of seismic damage. In line with his research, after fifteen years work in consulting and reputable companies as a professional designer and seismic rehabilitation engineer for famous projects such as high-rise building, bridge , non-structure components and other types of building structures . His keen interest in training young and interested engineers led him authored several specialized books. He is keen on developing seismic science and share his knowledge with disadvantaged areas by transferring this technical knowledge in the form of his books. He has deeply tried to introduce the reader to the topics in depth, So that the content is kept in the reader's mind for a long time. He is a pragmatic researcher therefore, his approach in his books is to train professional expert to enter professional research and the job market. The main purpose of his book is "Become a Seismic Rehabilitation Engineer".