Seismic Isolation Case – New Imbanaco Clinic

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.3174202408073

• Palavras-chave: Aislamiento Sísmico, Edificación Indispensable, aisladores, espectro, aceleración, construcción

• Keywords: Seismic Isolation, Essential Building, isolators, spectrum, acceleration, construction

• Abstract:

  This article describes the implementation of the isolation system in the new Imbanaco clinic in the city of Santiago de Cali, which has an approximate area of 83,000 m2. The isolation system was designed under the guidelines of ASCE7-10, with a damping of 25%, and a design displacement of 30 cm. The reduction in accelerations with the isolation system of the earthquake that occurred on the coast of Ecuador in April 2016 was between 40% and 86%. The cost of implementing the insulators in the project was 32,275 pesos/m2. When comparing the cost of the insulation system per m2 of insulation proposals made for projects in the city of Cali, it is observed that the larger the area of the building, the lower the cost of the insulation system, and by increasing the number of floors, the cost of the insulation system increases.In this specific case, the final cost of the structure was not increased by using the insulators.