WSP Middl East's skills in this area cover all types of structures including high-rise, commercial, residential and hotel developments.
Benefits that WSP's seismic designs bring to clients include:
- State-of-the-art performance based design.
- Maximising the protection of property, as well as occupants' safety and comfort during seismic events.
- Improvement in performance of non structural elements such as MEP, elevators and cladding.
- Reduction in maintenance costs by creating a more durable structure that does not require repair after major earthquakes.
- Major reductions in insurance premiums.
WSP Group had built a reputation amongst clients for innovative and cost-effective seismic design solutions through its related award winning projects and the possession of a patent for its specilaised seismic design solution. A procedure which was successfully used for the Torre Mayor - the tallest building in Latin America.