Hati Earthquake Disaster

Hati Earthquake Disaster
It is my intent to research what type of concrete building system would be most appropriate to construct a three story multi-unit hotel building that could withstand a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti in order to bring income through tourism to benefit Haiti’s economy.

Monday, March 7, 2011

PreCast Concrete Construction

I found a report on Precast Concrete Construction by: Svetlana Brzev (BCIT) and Teresa Guevara-Perez (Architect, Venezuela). It is a research that goes into detail about different Precast Concrete systems and it also does into some detail on seismic and earthquake resistance.

I don't think Precast concrete would be best choice for my particular project as it is mainly used for taller building. I also am not sure if Haiti has the appropriate equipment for the construction of such a building.

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7 comments:

  1. carpsMarch 8, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Hey Brad, found a site of another guy looking into building design aswell, http://www.buildingstructureworld.info/earthquake-building-structures/what-were-2-things-architecturally-that-failed-in-the-haiti-earthquake. maybe something on there that you can use. Also, how do you post vidoes?

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  2. ArviMarch 15, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Hey Brad, I was looking online the other day about the earthquake in Japan and on one of the sites there was a link to a PDF that has amazing information about earthquake design practices. Here you go man, http://www.thomastelford.com/books/SampleChapters/Earthquake%20design%20practice%20for%20buildings%202nd%20ed.pdf

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  3. bveenstrMarch 20, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Hey guys, thanks for the links. If your looking to post a video, create a html/javascript gadget to your blog. and when you find the video you want on youtube, there's a button next to "add to favourites" called "embed". copy and paste it into the gadget and you can adjust the width and height of it my editing the numbers in brackets.

    I'll check out those websites,
    Thanks.

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  4. Jessica AndersonMarch 24, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    Hey Brad, your research looks great. I'm interested in your topic. i was researching some design ideas for withstanding earthquakes and i found this website that might be of some value to your research. Here is the link:
    http://www.cement.org/homes/brief10.asp
    Hope this helps.
    Jessica

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  5. bveenstrMarch 24, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    wow, great reference Jess. Thanks. This definitely helps out my research.

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  6. Otto DerschMarch 25, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    CLT is an important new wood, building product. Constructed of planks, laminated in layers at right angles to each other and glued together under great pressure to create panels up to 18’ by 60’ and 2” – 24” thick, CLT is so strong, earthquake and fire-proof that it can be used as a substitute for Concrete in medium-rise buildings.

    (CLT = Cross Laminated Timber) This prefabricated product could be something to compare with concrete. 2 Key assets i think this could provide: CLT would have less mass if the structure did collapse, and its produced here in BC.

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  7. Dale ParkesApril 7, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    James is an expert on CLT, so you might want to consult with him regarding the possibilities of using this in Haiti. It is typically used for taller buildings.

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