Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings

Notes:

Urban reinforced masonry bearing wall buildings that abut on property lines frecuently have an "open" glass front. This unbalanced wall condition created torsional motion in an earthquake. To remedy the problem a steel braced frame is frecuently utilized to provide a balanced resistance on each side of the building. Anchoring the roof and floor diaphragms to walls is usually required and suplemental strength of masonry walls may be needed. This example is a typical San Francisco building> Digitized from a set of 35 mm slides from AIA/ACSA Council on Architectural Research; showing details effect of earthquake on building structures.

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

3734-229

Genre:

diagrams (AAT)
photographs: documentary photographs (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Buildings at Risk: Seismic Design Basics for Practicing Architects, Washington, DC., 1994

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 331678

OID:

10003088

PID:

digcoll:1792861