SEISMIC RESISTANCE WITH CONCRETE RING

This article describes construction of a large structure in Strasbourg, France which has been made seismic resistant. The new facility, which uses prestressed flooring around an interior concrete ring to handle expansion and contraction problems, consists of three components: a 72 m (236 ft) high cylindrical tower with a vertical channel cut out to face the city's cathedral; an 8-story crescent-shaped link building that houses meeting rooms and the press center; and within the crescent-shaped building, a vast semicircular auditorium for staging Parliamentary debates.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  38800 Country Club Drive
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Authors:
  • Donnaes, P
• Publication Date: 1998-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 45-46
• Serial:
  • Concrete International
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0162-4075

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contraction; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Expansion; Prestressed concrete
• Geographic Terms: France
• Old TRIS Terms: Expansion (Construction phenomena)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00753441
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1998 12:00AM