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ANCONA – “G. LEOPARDI” SECONDARY SCHOOL

Place
Ancona (AN)
Client
Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports
Period
2012
Company's Role
Structural and geotechnical design
Type of Project
Seismic adequacy of existing building
Credits
Dott. Ing. Corrado Maria Cipriani
DESCRIPTION
The school complex was built in 1960 and consists of three independent structures: body “A”, body “B” and gymnasium. The total volume of the building amount to 16600 m3. The gymnasium is formed of a framework composed by three columns repeated along the longitudinal direction. The bearing structure of the others bodies is made of R/C columns and beams and reinforced concrete and hollow tiles mixed floors. In order to achieve the seismic adequacy it has been inserted a steel braced system with dissipative device and it has been strengthened the brittle elements with carbon fibers.