The 1.5m high sculpture, made of local porcelanite, stood on a 6m steel
reinforced column before it was destroyed.
By installing options such as oversized base plates or
reinforced columns where the rack may be susceptible to impact, a majority of serious damage can be prevented upfront.
The project designers
reinforced columns to enhance structural integrity.
Prediction of lateral confinement coefficient in
reinforced columns using neural network simulation, Journal Applied Soft Computing, 11: 2645-2655.
Performance of externally FRP
reinforced columns for changes in angle and thickness of the wrap and concrete strength, Composite Structures 73(4): 451-457.
Multi storey structures consist of
reinforced columns and slab basically.
The property also boasts state-of-the art technology, tower column-free floorplates, and enhanced security features including laminated glass, added spray-on fireproofing,
reinforced columns and two independent sprinkler risers.
Among the document's lessons for other buildings is the importance of continuity, "as in the extension of bottom beam reinforcement through the girders and bottom girder reinforcement through the columns," redundancy, as in the two-way beam and girder system, anti energy-absorbing capacity, as in the Pentagon's spirally
reinforced columns. The report can be ordered from ASCE for $39 by calling 800/548-2723.