Evaluación sismo resistente de una vivienda de dos plantas de hormigón armado ubicada en el Cantón El Guabo

Abstract

The present work proposes to evaluate the design of a two-story single-family home that was designed under regulatory standards prior to its construction stage and that is located in the city of El Guabo; This is to verify compliance with the current Ecuadorian Construction Standard and verify the possibility of structural reinforcement. The investigation begins with the compilation of the design documents (plans, technical reports, etc.) that were approved for the construction of the house; to then verify on site having complied with them during the construction process. Subsequently, the state of the art of the subject was analyzed and technical information was collected in the most relevant sources that would provide the necessary guidance for our study. In addition, a preliminary description was made of the characteristics of the structure where the dimensions used in the analysis and design of the structure are defined. Modeling and subsequent structural analysis was performed under the force-based design method, with the implementation of specialized software that defined the main forces resulting from design loads that the standard requests. The structural design of the elements was then carried out with the resistance design method requested by the NEC_SE_HM_ (Reinforced concrete structures) standard. Finally, the design made was compared with the current state of the structure, to give a seismic-resistant diagnosis that answered the question of the possible need for structural reinforcement, considering the results and conclusions of the study.