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<p>A sector of the San Marco Hospital (Catania, Italy) was the subject of a jacking test in order to demonstrate the substitutability of the seismic isolator. A monitoring system, included tiltmeters and strain gauges, was applied to one column. Two distinct behaviours have been identified during the unloading stage, the first in which the column and the roof are still attached and a second in which the detachment takes place. The jacking system caused the column to return to its original position, induced by the building structure for thermoelastic causes.</p>
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A sector of the San Marco Hospital (Catania, Italy) was the subject of a jacking test in order to demonstrate the substitutability of the seismic isolator. A monitoring system, included tiltmeters and strain gauges, was applied to one column. Two distinct behaviours have been identified during the unloading stage, the first in which the column and the roof are still attached and a second in which the detachment takes place. The jacking system caused the column to return to its original position, induced by the building structure for thermoelastic causes.

Tilt-Strain Changes Linked to a Jacking System Test

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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A sector of the San Marco Hospital (Catania, Italy) was the subject of a jacking test in order to demonstrate the substitutability of the seismic isolator. A...

Tilt-Strain Changes Linked to a Jacking System Test

Pubblicato online: 29 giu 2022

Pagine: 234 - 243

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2022-0022

Parole chiave
Seismic isolators, Tiltmeters, Strain gauges, Building lifting, Hydraulic jacks

© 2022 Salvatore Gambino et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Tilt-Strain Changes Linked to a Jacking System Test

Pubblicato online: 29 giu 2022

Pagine: 234 - 243

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2022-0022

Parole chiaveSeismic isolators, Tiltmeters, Strain gauges, Building lifting, Hydraulic jacks

© 2022 Salvatore Gambino et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
Seismic isolators, Tiltmeters, Strain gauges, Building lifting, Hydraulic jacks