• Assessment of Structural Damages due to the Earthquakes in Puerto Rico Occurred on January 2020 

      García Torres, Edgardo J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021-09-17)
      The objective of this research is to develop a comprehensive classification and documentation of the failures in buildings that occurred in Puerto Rico in January 2020 as a result of the southern earthquakes, determine ...
    • Envolvente de un Edificio Resistente a Huracanes 

      Madera Olmeda, Valeria (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021-09-17)
      El paso de un huracán puede ocasionar muchos daños en la envolvente de las casas y edificios (Costa, C., Olona, C., Tombesi, C., 2020). Las fallas principales son en las ventanas y puertas, ya que son los elementos más ...
    • Vulnerability of schools in Puerto Rico to tsunami events 

      Torres Rodríguez, Verónica A.; Cohen Vázquez, Joel A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021-09-17)
      Puerto Rico is in an area of high seismicity, due to the presence of seismic faults around and within the Island These faults have the potential to generate earthquakes that cause tsunamis, as occurred in 1918 in the ...