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: |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|
| Address: | 23 Calle Poniente |
| Coordinates: | 13° 42' 43.14" N 89° 12' 11.14" W |
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
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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12/01/2024
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