Assessment of Energy-Efficient Building Details for Seismic Regions
- Author
- Boris Azinović
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Publisher
- Springer Cham
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Engineering
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Presents a methodology for the assessment of structural building details, taking into account the contemporary guidelines for earthquake-resistant and energy-efficient buildings. A review of structural details for energy-efficient buildings revealed that in some cases the structural system is interrupted, leading to solutions which are not suitable for earthquake-prone regions. Such typical examples would be the use of thermal insulation under the building foundation and reduction of the load-bearing elements’ dimensions – also at the potential locations of plastic hinges which are crucial for the dissipation of seismic energy.
Keywords: Engineering / Sustainable Architecture / Green Buildings / Geotechnical Engineering / Applied Earth Sciences / Renewable Energy / Energy-efficient buildings / Earthquake engineering / Structural design / Energy-efficiency / Earthquake-resistant construction
