Seismic Safety of Urban Development and Means of Its Improvement
Authors:
Shamil A. Khakimov
PhD (Candidate of Science in Technics), Senior scientist, Head of the Earthquake engineering department, JSC «ToshuyjoyLITI», Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
Rubric: Urban problems of seismic safety. monitoring of hazardous natural and man-made processes
Annotation:
The author estimates the area seismic risk and the most important local factors affecting its level in terms of Uzbekistan’s cities. The methods of seismic risk reduction are considered. The author offers new technical solutions to strengthen thermally insulated bearing structures that allow combining functions of bearing structure strengthening and protecting their additional insulation.