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Edificio Napoleon Bolaños Melendez

General Information

Completion: 1978
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Frame
Function / usage: original use:
Office building
current use:
Bank building
Material: Reinforced concrete structure

Location

Location: ,
Address: 23 Calle Poniente
Coordinates: 13° 42' 43.14" N    89° 12' 11.14" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

number of floors (above ground) 3
gross floor area 3 977 m²

Materials

building structure reinforced concrete

Case Studies and Applied Products

Award-Winning Seismic Protection in El Salvador

Award-Winning Seismic Protection in El Salvador

During a building conversion, diagonal steel struts with hydraulic dampers were installed for the first time in El Salvador. The MHDs (MAURER Hydraulic Damper) will prevent earthquake damage in the future and protect not only the buildin ... [more]

Chronology

1986 The building is damaged in an earthquake
2001 The building is damaged again in another earthquake
2022 The regional bank FEDECREDITO decides to seismically retrofit the building before moving its data center into the builduing. Twenty hydraulic dampers are installed in order to reduce the effects of another seismic event on the building.

Participants

Seismic retrofit (2022)
Owner
Structural design
Material supplier

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20087781
  • Published on:
    12/01/2024
  • Last updated on:
    12/01/2024
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