EXAMPLE 6. BUILDING VALUATION & REDESIGN STUDY

EXAMPLE 6: "STUDY FOR THE VALUATION AND REDESIGN OF A BUILDING ACCORDING TO THE CANC. 111 4(a) STEP 4: ENCOUNTERS 4 (a).1 General A member is considered necessary to be strengthened when it cannot carry its vertical loads and the loads resulting from the design earthquake. The need to strengthen specific structural elements of the design is determined on the basis of options : - The level of performance - The type of distribution to be used for the control and sizing of aids So, having selected performance level B and distribution type Orthogonal (for this example), you refer to "Report": You select the type of distribution with which the control and sizing of the reinforcements and the level of performance will be carried out and by referring to the "Steps", you locate the post where the first plastic joint will be carried out. Thus begins an iterative process in which you reinforce and control, starting with this element, and progressing sequentially until you achieve the desired behavior of your host. You return to the "Sizing" section where: by using the "Reinforcement Details" commands for columns and beams, you have the possibility to apply the materials and technologies of interventions and reinforcements according to the basic principles of these methods officially defined by the provisions of the Interventions Regulation. NOTE: The basic requirement for the sizing of the reinforcements is the selection and calculation of the combinations of the inelastic saved in a respective step of the procedure and the creation of a Eurocode (EC2) sizing scenario, as well as the selection of the desired Performance Level within the window of each reinforcement, between A, B and C.