SHOCK ABSORPTION AND MITIGATION FOR EXISTING REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT RESEARCH

Abstract

Significant economic losses, severe injuries, and the loss of human lives have been caused 
by the collapse or substantial destruction of existing structures during powerful 
earthquakes. Considering the late adoption of new seismic standards and the enormous 
number of under-designed structures, the scientific interest in creating methodologies for 
the seismic upgrading of existing buildings has increasingly increased. In light of the fact that 
reinforced concrete (RC) buildings account for a significant amount of the existing stock, this 
study seeks to provide an overview of seismic upgrading procedures for RC structures. There 
are two types of retrofitting methods: local measures that improve the performance of 
certain components and global measures that affect the whole building. The focus will be on 
cutting-edge methods rather than more established ones.