Software to improve building safety in quakes
Software
to improve building safety in quakes
A spanish software company is developing a computer tool that will help improve building safety in earthquakes and can also be used in constructionprojects by companies located in seismic zones.
The new aspect of
this software, which is geared toward architects, engineers and construction
firms, is that it is capable of calculating the effect that the facades, the
partitions and the walls - which have a tendency to develop cracks in a quake -
will have on the overall structure of a building.
The Arquitectura,
based in the eastern Spanish city of Alicante and operating in more than 47
countries - mainly in Latin America, Portugal and North Africa - has been
working on the product for a year, the firm's technical director, Carlos
Fernandez, said.
The aim of the
software, development of which is almost completed, is to better analyze the
structure of a building and its behavior in the face of different seismic
risks, Fernandez said.
This is 'one more
tool that's going to contribute to improving the safety of ... buildings in
seismic zones, but it's not the definitive weapon, it's not a panacea,' he
said, adding that the project will have an international market because many
professionals around the world will be able to make use of it.
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