EQUIPMENT DESIGN

Safety Bank concession

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The Project

In many regions with high seismic risk, such as Portugal and many other countries, a large portion of buildings lacks the necessary resistance to withstand seismic activity they may be subjected to.

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The role of the partners who supported this project was also fundamental to the achieved results. The National Laboratory of Civil Engineering hosted an important part of the experimental program, providing its facilities and the excellence of its know-how to the project.

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Experimental Studies

The SHELTER project involved the execution of highly complex experimental tests, including Static tests to assess the shelter structure's resistance, Free-fall and impact tests, and Tests on a seismic table of a masonry building model.

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Numerical Studies

Several numerical studies were carried out to pre-design, analyze, and verify the safety of the shelter structure, as well as the safety bench and its damping system.

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Equipment Design

Several numerical studies were carried out to pre-design, analyze, and verify the safety of the shelter structure, as well as the safety bench and its damping system.

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Dissemination

Throughout the project period, several dissemination actions were carried out despite the constraints imposed by the pandemic situation. Articles were published in national and international journals and conferences, allowing the technical and scientific community to access the obtained results.

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Funding & Support

The promoters express their gratitude to CCDRLVT - Regional Coordination and Development Commission of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo and ANI - National Innovation Agency, for the funds made available through the LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-032854 project 'SHELTER - Structural Hyper-resisting Element for Life Threatening Earthquake Risk' within the Lisbon 2020 Regional Operational Program.

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The promoters express their gratitude to CCDRLVT - Regional Coordination and Development Commission of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, and to ANI - National Innovation Agency, for the funds made available through the Lisbon 2020 Regional Operational Program, within the project LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-032854 "SHELTER - Structural Hyper-resisting Element for Life Threatening Earthquake Risk".

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Shelter Team Project Contacts Financing

Seismic Shelter:

Pavilhão de Civil

Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa

CERIS - Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability

Email address:

joao.gomes.ferreira@tecnico.ulisboa.pt