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- Title
- Repair, Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Buildings: Recommendations for Needed Research.
- File
- PB277388.pdf
- Author(s)
- Hanson, R. D.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Applied Science Research Applications., October 1977, 55 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- UMEE-77R4
- Abstract
- The goal of the workshop was to define the most important research needs in the fields of repair, strengthening and rehabilitation of buildings in order to protect them and their occupants against natural hazards. The emphasis of the workshop was directed toward earthquake resistant buildings. Participants were structural designers, constructors, and materials specialists experienced in the repair, strengthening, and rehabilitation of buildings. The three working groups were given the task to identify the most urgent research efforts needed in the field. They made the following recommendations: (1) research is vital and all persons in the field are encouraged to seek financial assistance to develop the needed information; (2) the most immediate needs relate to the evaluation of existing lime-mortar brick buildings; (3) a guideline for the evaluation of existing buildings is needed; (4) a manual of practice for the use of various repair materials and techniques is needed; (5) in the rehabilitation planning, the entire building must be considered, not just its components; (6) an extensive educational effort is needed; (7) all interested parties should be involved in the decision process on the level of rehabilitation needed; and (8) governmental cooperation is needed to allow full-scale tests of buildings.
- Keywords
- Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Damage assessment; Maintenance; Structural design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Rehabilitation; Design criteria; Renovating