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Structural design of a reinforced concrete tsunami-resistant building for vertical evacuation structure in Bo. Espinal- Aguada, Puerto Rico
(2015)
After the disasters caused by the Ocean Indian Tsunami (2004) and Tohoku Tsunami (2011), the society is much more aware of the necessity to have available vertical evacuation structures from tsunami. This situation has ...
Seismic rehabilitation of typical schools in Puerto Rico
(2019-12-10)
Puerto Rico is located in an earthquake-prone region. Observations from recent studies of seismic activity in Puerto Rico have proven the expectation of a major earthquake that may occur at any given time. School buildings ...
Determinación de períodos fundamentales del suelo mediante vibración ambiental en las comunidades de Jardines del Caribe y La Playa, Puerto Rico
(2020-05-28)
Due to the seismic risk of Puerto Rico, this project was conducted to estimate the fundamental periods of vibration of the soil deposits in the areas of Jardines del Caribe and La Playa, respectively communities of Mayagüez ...
On time-frequency analysis for structural damage detection
(2008)
An integrated study that explores the capability of Time-Frequency Analysis combined with another technique of signal analysis and system identification for damage detection purposes using only output signals is presented ...
Consideración de las columnas cortas en la vulnerabilidad sísmica de las estructuras
(2005)
It has been observed that in recent earthquakes the short column effect has caused damage. The main objective of this investigation was to develop a simple methodology to identify the short column effect. The methodology ...
Rehabilitation of RC residential houses on gravity columns over slope terrain
(2015)
It is well known that Puerto Rico is exposed to the risk of experiencing strong earthquakes, since it is located in an earthquake prone region. It is a fact that in Puerto Rico there are many houses that are built over ...
Estimado del máximo desplazamiento de entrepiso en edificios de hormigón armado para registros de aceleración derivados para Puerto Rico
(2006)
A través de la historia de Puerto Rico sabemos que nos han afectado al menos 4 terremotos fuertes desde la colonización. El peligro sísmico para Puerto Rico aumenta de este a oeste. Aunque en general toda la Isla esta ...
Mapa de tipos de suelos y potencial de licuación para el municipio de Humacao, Puerto Rico
(2010-05)
This project describes the procedures used for the development and preparation of a map of type of soils for the town of Humacao using the provisions of the National Earthquake Hazard Research Program (NEHRP, 1997). This ...
Análisis no lineal de edificio residencial de hormigón armado construido sin detallado sísmico
(2020-12-11)
Due to the latent risk that exists in seismically active areas such as Puerto Rico, which is located on the border between the North American and Caribbean plates, it is important to be aware of the performance of the most ...
Rumshake: Amplification of earthquake ground motion in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
(2020-05-29)
Puerto Rico is a seismically active region with a history of destructive earthquakes such as the 1918 M7.3 Mona Passage event, and more recently, the 2020 Southwest Puerto Rico Earthquake sequence. In the years 2018 and ...