Desing of One Storey Building With Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels in Earthquake Regions

Abstract

Abstract. The object of this study is the development of a structural precast system for a supermarket chain in order to have the same quality of product construction all over Greece regardless of its application INTRODUCTIONThe scope of this paper is the development of an earthquake-resistant [5] prefabriced structural system that may be implemented in all stores of a large food supermarket chain, maintaining the same structural quality regardless of the installation area and its seismic activity.Due to the particular nature of the structural system, the creation of an accurate calculation model that takes into consideration the method of connecting the different structural elements is a crucial factor in the investigation of an optimum solution. The results of the analysis, in combination with a good knowledge of the features and properties of connecting materials (quality, resistance, etc.) may then make the basis for the proper implementation of the construction.