Researchers from the Univesidad Politécnica
de Madrid have succeeded in testing a new system that would contribute to
building the earthquake resistant houses which are of high interest to third
world countries, often suffering from such natural disasters.
The scientists have conducted some research resulting in the development of a brand new construction system: the Integral Masonry System (IMS). The tests proved that if a house is built with that stable permanent system that prevents cracking, the building can resist even the most severe earthquakes.
Nowadays, many buildings that have been erected within the seismic areas lacking the natural resources tend to be built with the use of the adobe, hollow bricks or concrete blocks. Those materials simply are not going to last when the earthquake occurs. The IMS is the alternative construction solution as it uses prefabricated trusses made with light and easy to install steel rods, that intersect in three directions thus forming walls and floors, then filled with mud, debris or blocks for walls.
The safety of the house prototype has been verified at the Antiseismic Structures Laboratory and at the Pontificia Católica Universidad del Perú in Lima. The results have proved that the developed system has high potential as it provides easy system of house building with typologies adapted to local residential construction that could be applied at a minimum cost.
The scientists have conducted some research resulting in the development of a brand new construction system: the Integral Masonry System (IMS). The tests proved that if a house is built with that stable permanent system that prevents cracking, the building can resist even the most severe earthquakes.
Nowadays, many buildings that have been erected within the seismic areas lacking the natural resources tend to be built with the use of the adobe, hollow bricks or concrete blocks. Those materials simply are not going to last when the earthquake occurs. The IMS is the alternative construction solution as it uses prefabricated trusses made with light and easy to install steel rods, that intersect in three directions thus forming walls and floors, then filled with mud, debris or blocks for walls.
The safety of the house prototype has been verified at the Antiseismic Structures Laboratory and at the Pontificia Católica Universidad del Perú in Lima. The results have proved that the developed system has high potential as it provides easy system of house building with typologies adapted to local residential construction that could be applied at a minimum cost.
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