Structural Integrity

CTV Structural Integrity

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Contents

1. Introduction 2

1.1. CTV Building Case 3

2. Analysis 4

2.1. Design 4

2.2. Gravity Frame Ductility 4

2.3. Ground Motions 5

3. Factors Contributing to CTV Crisis 7

4. Conclusion 8

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Designs in engineering involving structures and buildings have safety and durability as some of their biggest concerns. They must develop designs that can sustain accidents, explosions, earthquakes, high impact, tornados, and many other things that can compromise the strength of buildings causing risks. On February 2011, a scenario that challenged the structural strength of CTV led to its collapse killing around one hundred and fifteen people while injuries scores. Despite efforts to conform to the ductile or seismic building codes that came after an earthquake attack, the building revealed several flaws in its design. Further analysis shows that engineers inspecting the house after it survived the Darfield earthquake. The building stands as a standard case of reference to the importance of making sure buildings in seismic regions conform to seismic standards.

1. Introduction

Engineers strive to build structures with conventional designs capable of supporting loads safely. However, accidents and abnormal loads caused by things such as explosions, earthquakes, tornados, vehicle impact, and many other things can make buildings to suffer damage. Since unforeseeable accidents can cause extensive damage and loss of life, providing structural integrity to buildings is one of the most important requirement that engineers should take very keenly. Designers need good judgment and generation of different opinions to help them improve structural integrity. Engineers and building designers depend on a building code to ensure that all building requirements feature in buildings. Obviously, building codes do not specify all things that engineers and designers meet while building...