32.14.2 - Retrofitting Strategies
Enroll to start learning
You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is the purpose of jacketing in structural retrofitting?
💡 Hint: Think about how jackets keep you warm!
Name one global retrofitting method.
💡 Hint: Consider a technique that separates a building from ground motion.
4 more questions available
Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the primary goal of retrofitting a building?
💡 Hint: Consider why we would retrofit older structures.
True or False: Steel bracing is considered a global retrofitting method.
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of local versus global methods.
Get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with advanced challenges
Analyze the benefits of using energy dissipation devices in a high-rise building in a seismic zone and present the results.
💡 Hint: Consider how energy transfer affects structural integrity.
Propose a retrofitting strategy for an old brick building located in a high seismic risk area and justify your approach.
💡 Hint: Reflect on both local and global retrofitting strategies.
Get performance evaluation
Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.