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INTER-STOREY DRIFT [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
Key term(s)
  • interstorey drift
  • inter-story drift

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Déplacement relatif au centre de masse de chaque étage, par rapport à l'étage immédiatement en dessous.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos de edificios
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
CONT

No obstante, si se diseña correctamente con el Código Ecuatoriano de Construcción (CEC) y con la Norma Ecuatoriana de Construcción (NEC), controlando límites de deriva entre pisos y conexiones, los costos en construcción puede que varíen significativamente en el total de un edificio y se podría evitar en un futuro una tragedia.

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