Repairing and Strengthening Damaged Reinforced Concrete Buildings

1985年墨西哥地震留下了大量受损的钢筋混凝土建筑，似乎适合进行修复和加固。该项目将与墨西哥城的工程师进行协调研究，参与重建活动。重建过程将为美国地震工程界提供一个机会，以第一手观察这项大规模工作，以确定遭受不同程度破坏的建筑物的状况，评估现有强度和设计方案，以提供当前规范所要求的强度，并审查与美国实践相关的施工程序。这项研究将使用德克萨斯大学的实验工作结果。将建立项目参与，以确保所开展的工作与美国的结构相关。

The 1985 Mexican earthquake left a large number of damaged reinforced concrete buildings which appear to be suitable for repair and strengthening. This project will conduct a coordinated research effort with engineers in Mexico City that will be involved in reconstruction activities. The reconstruction process will provide an opportunity for the U.S earthquake engineering community to observe first-hand, a large-scale effort to determine the condition of buildings suffering various degrees of damage, assess the existing strength and design schemes to provide strength required by current codes, and review the construction procedures utilized as they pertain to U.S. practice. The research will use the results of experimental work at the University of Texas. Involvement by projects will be established to ensure that the work undertaken is pertinent to U.S. structures.