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The professor of the Structures area of ​​the Technical School of Industrial Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Amadeo Benavent, has assured in the UPCT School of Architecture and Engineering Engineering that in Spain "there is a lot" to adapt the Structures to avoid catastrophes if earthquakes occur.
In his view, although the seismic problems of Spain and Japan "is not comparable", in Spain there are areas of "important" seismicity, which is why advocates to update the regulations.
Benavent said that the seismic regulations have yet to be updated "and that an earthquake can not be foreseen, but structures can be prepared" to avoid major evils.
The expert has participated in the cycle of conferences organized by the School to connect professionals with students.
During the lecture, Benavent also explained to students the various developments being developed to make building structures stronger in the face of disasters such as earthquakes.
In this sense he mentioned the energy dissipators, which serve to concentrate the damage and prevent the deterioration of the structure of the building and that can be used both in new constructions and to retrofit those that are already built.
According to Benavent, these dissipators have been used "increasingly" since the last 15 years, especially in Japan, the United States and Italy.
In Spain at the moment the only building that includes these dissipators is the one of the College of Architects of Granada.
In addition to that, the professor has informed that the European seismic regulations are being reviewed so that by the year 2020 there is an updated regulation that projects these types of structures and has asked the students to use the eurocodes that have been elaborated on this subject.
Source: UPCT
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