This paper discusses the collapse of Italy Tower,a 16-storeybuilding,that occurred 10 years after construction,with 10 floors tumbling upside down into a side street.The designed structure and the structure as built w...
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This paper discusses the collapse of Italy Tower,a 16-storeybuilding,that occurred 10 years after construction,with 10 floors tumbling upside down into a side street.The designed structure and the structure as built were verified and a possible and probable cause was identified.
The Great Mosque in Algiers will be the third largest mosque in the world and its minaret the highest. The region has a high seismic risk. The project designed by a German team of architects and engineers is under con...
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The Great Mosque in Algiers will be the third largest mosque in the world and its minaret the highest. The region has a high seismic risk. The project designed by a German team of architects and engineers is under construction and will be finished by 2016. Due to the minaret slenderness and to the special composite structure chosen to withstand lateral loading, the structural design faced some challenging aspects. The paper presents the design philosophy, some significant structural features and details of the minaret structure.
Land subsidence is a severe hazard threatening Tanggu,a flat lowland area,and evidences of land subsidence can be seen throughout the city.A new reasonable GPS network was set up in this area from 2008 to 2010.The mon...
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Land subsidence is a severe hazard threatening Tanggu,a flat lowland area,and evidences of land subsidence can be seen throughout the city.A new reasonable GPS network was set up in this area from 2008 to 2010.The monitoring data show that land subsidence was serious and two main subsidence cones were obviously formed In the region.One emerged at Hujiayuan,with the maximum rate reaching 60 mm/a,and the influence region enlarged prominently from 2005 to 2010.The other one occurred at Kaifaqu,which became obvious only after 2005,and it showed a decreasing tendency with time.To analyze the causes of ground settlement,a correlation between groundwater withdrawal and land subsidence was firstly made.The results confirmed that over-exploitation of groundwater was the major cause for the severe settlement In Hujiayuan.Meanwhile,the subsidence of Kaifaqu was also related to groundwater withdrawal before 2005.However,the relationship became unconspicuous after 2005.To find the cause of this abnormity,a three-dimensional finite element numerical model,coupled with groundwater flow and subsidence,was built.The simulation results indicate that the subsidence Induced by high-rise buildings is serious,but the affected range is limited and it also shows a decreasing trend with time,corresponding to the subsidence characteristics at Kaifaqu.Therefore,more attention should be paid to this hazard induced by engineering construction besides groundwater withdrawal,as more high-rise buildings are under construction in Tanggu.
The proposed Tangshan Wanda Square will be built in the center of Tangshan city,China.In this area block collapse,karst collapse,zones of buried structural fracture and ground fissures have developed.All would be disa...
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The proposed Tangshan Wanda Square will be built in the center of Tangshan city,China.In this area block collapse,karst collapse,zones of buried structural fracture and ground fissures have developed.All would be disadvantageous factors affecting the construction of high-rise buildings.Therefore,site investigation using geophysical methods was performed to identify the extent of the potentially weak geological structure.This survey adopted the Controlled Source Audio-frequency Magnetotelluric method(CSAMT).The goal of CSAMT is to define the electrical characteristics,especially low resistivity anomalies, to a depth of 500 m.In view of the difficulty of data processing in a city with strong industrial interference,comparatively reliable 3D resistivity data sets in the investigated area were possible after removing the wild data,preserving the true data and comparing results among survey lines repeatedly.CSAMT result reveals the location,depth and distribution range of the karst,coal seam block,and karst fracture zone,and provides the geophysical evidence for risk assessment of the proposed high-rise building development.
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