Proposed update of the National Building Regulations to incorporate the incremental reinforcement in type 780 school buildings built before 1997

To develop a proposal to include incremental retrofitting methodology of Peruvian school buildings in current standards, it is necessary to work simultaneously different subjects. In the first place, it is necessary to identify the most vulnerable and most frequently used structural system in the country in order to focus the study. It is also necessary to study the retrofitting techniques which have been used in order to identify the most appropriate ones for a massive and low cost intervention. At the same time it is necessary to define the progressive retrofitting objectives of each intervention stage regarding the seismic scenarios to be considered. When the appropriate retrofitting techniques have been identified, it is necessary to develop an experimental and analytical program to determine the behavior parameters which will enable structural design of the retrofitted structures. Finally, the formulation of a simple design methodology for this kind of intervention can be proposed. The proposed progressive intervention should be low cost and simple so that it can be easily extended all over the country.

Reparación de Grietas en Construcciones Históricas de Tierra en Áreas Sísmicas. Parte V: 'Desarrollo de Método de Diseño de Refuerzo Sísmico y Comprobación Experimental'

El proyecto es la quinta parte de la serie de proyectos Fisuras iniciada en 2006. El objetivo fundamental es desarrollar un método de diseño del refuerzo sísmico en construcciones históricas. Adicionalmente, los objetivos son: implementar el diseño en un modelo de adobe de escala natural y validar su aplicación.

USO DE LA CASCARILLA DE ARROZ EN LA PREPARACION DE PRODUCTOS CEMENTANTES

USO DEL ESTIERCOL VACUNO COMO IMPERMEABILIZANTE EN RECUBRIMIENTOS DE BARRO