La vulnerabilidad sísmica en edificaciones de mediana altura y la identificación de zonas seguras mediante modelación lineal: caso de estudio - edificio de postgrados de la Facultad de Arquitectura

Abstract

This thesis studies the seismic vulnerability of the postgraduate building of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Cuenca in order to estimate the conditions of the structure in case of seismic activity, and through this information to identify safe areas. The evaluation is based on a structural identification of the building through a 3D analysis, where the walls and slabs are modeled using shell-type elements, and the columns and beams are modeled with beam-type mechanisms. To determine the mechanical characteristics of concrete, physical tests are carried out on the materials of the structural elements. Subsequently, by using a mathematical model and modal analysis, we can simulate the governing behavior that the building can assume in the event of an earthquake, and in this way obtain an approximation of the deformations and displacements in the building. Finally, from the analysis carried out, it proceeds to the calculation of drifts in slabs and walls that allow establishing the class of failure that may occur in the building