Seismic inspection and evaluation of the buildings built in the period of Republic of China in Nanjing

Yu Chen, Wei Dong Lu

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Abstract

There're more than 200 representative buildings built in the period of Republic of China in Nanjing, which are the important material and cultural witness to the former history. But such buildings were built and designed in the so early time from 1912 to 1949 that there're no seismic design and earthquake-resistant constructional measures in them. Today, under the more frequent earthquake, the above deficiencies have been the serious hidden danger for structural safety. In this article, based on a set of actual project data, the difference on the seismic inspection and evaluation between ordinary buildings and the buildings built during the period of Republic of China and the issues which need intensive consideration are analyzed carefully. Finally, some conclusions and suggestions are given on how to identify the seismic performance of Republic buildings reasonably.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 International Conference on Electric Technology and Civil Engineering, ICETCE 2011 - Proceedings
Pages651-653
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 International Conference on Electric Technology and Civil Engineering, ICETCE 2011 - Lushan, China
Duration: 22 Apr 201124 Apr 2011

Publication series

Name2011 International Conference on Electric Technology and Civil Engineering, ICETCE 2011 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Electric Technology and Civil Engineering, ICETCE 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityLushan
Period22/04/1124/04/11

Keywords

  • buildings built during the period of Republic of China
  • construction measures
  • on-site testing
  • seismic evaluation

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