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Earthquake Conference
Commemorating the
1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Presented by
Simin Naaseh, SE, Principal
Mason Walters, SE, Principal
Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc.
April 17th, 2006
Forell / Elsesser Engineers, Inc.
Impetus for Base Isolation of
Existing Buildings
¾ Reduced extent of
superstructure retrofit
¾ Cost advantage
¾ Sequence of operations
¾ Preloading
¾ Reinforced concrete
9 Historic Data
9 Old Accelerograms
(Non-Linear ANSR)
Moat Cover
(E) Wall
(E) Column (E) Footing
(E) Wall
1 (to be Removed)
9 5 7 1
8
(E) Basement
Grade
6
4 2 3
¾ “Composite”
Stress Girders
Forell / Elsesser Engineers, Inc.
How to Achieve Composite Action and
Transfer Load?
Locate and
Mark PT Ducts
on Flange
Presented by
Simin Naaseh, SE, Principal
Mason Walters, SE, Principal
Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc.
April 17th, 2006
Forell / Elsesser Engineers, Inc.