Integrated Solution-Base Isolation and Repositioning-for the Seismic Rehabilitation of a Preserved Strategic Building

This paper deals with the design of seismic rehabilitation a case-study building located in Florence, Italy. The particular reinforced concrete hosts an important operational center main company that manages Italian highway network. It is composed juxtaposition three edifices standing out from common basement. interventions for this case study posed different challenges, some even contrast each other. challenge was to reach retrofitting, due strategic role activities hosted herein, safeguarding as much possible peculiarity architectural elements. Moreover, made harder by presence existing thermal joints between adjacent which were inadequate prevent latter pounding upon other during earthquake. outcome yielded need intervene enlarging gap buildings. intervention stark explicit request client bring least disturbance carried within it; fact, are crossed optical fibers and technological systems can be damaged easily. fulfill all these constraints brought development original strategy based on employment base-isolation rather unusual configuration. details procedure, along innovative aspects designed devices, presented. With objective refine adopted view its repeatability colleague engineers, also presents fair discussion every aspect regards both realization phases. Possible ideas new research developments highlighted.