An improved consecutive modal pushover procedure for estimating seismic demands of multi-storey framed buildings

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. e1336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Zhou Zhang ◽  
Jian Jiang ◽  
Guo-Qiang Li
2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 806-810
Author(s):  
Biao Wei ◽  
Qing Yuan Zeng ◽  
Wei An Liu

Taking one irregular continuous bridge as an example, modal pushover analysis (MPA) has been conducted to judge whether it would be applicable for seismic analysis of irregular bridge structures. The bridge’s seismic demand in the transverse direction has been determined through two different methods, inelastic time history analysis (ITHA) and MPA respectively. The comparison between those two results indicates that MPA would be suitable only for bridges under elastic or slightly damaged state. Finally, some modifications are used to improve the MPA’s scope of application, and the results illustrate that the adapted MPA will be able to estimate bridges’ seismic demands to some extent.


2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 591-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Poursha ◽  
Faramarz Khoshnoudian ◽  
A.S. Moghadam

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 767-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michalis Fragiadakis ◽  
Dimitrios Vamvatsikos ◽  
Mark Aschheim

The applicability of nonlinear static procedures for estimating the seismic demands of typical regular RC moment-resisting frames is evaluated. This work, conducted within the framework of the ATC-76-6 project, shows the degree to which nonlinear static methods can characterize global and local response demands vis-à–vis those determined by nonlinear dynamic analysis for three RC moment-frame buildings. The response quantities (engineering demand parameters) considered are peak story displacements, story drifts, story shears, and floor overturning moments. The single-mode pushover methods evaluated include the N2 and the ASCE-41 coefficient methods. Multi-modal pushover methods, such as modal pushover analysis and the consecutive modal pushover method, were also evaluated. The results indicate that the relatively good performance of the single-mode methods observed for low-rise buildings rapidly deteriorates as the number of stories increases. The multi-modal techniques generally extend the range of applicability of pushover methods, but at the cost of additional computation and without ensuring the reliability of the results.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Feng Wang ◽  
Jian-Gang Sun ◽  
Ning Zhang

Presently, the modal pushover analysis procedure is extended to multidimensional analysis of structures subjected to multidimensional earthquake excitations. an improved multidimensional modal pushover analysis (IMMPA) method is presented in the paper in order to estimate the response demands of structures subjected to bidirectional earthquake excitations, in which the unidirectional earthquake excitation applied on equivalent SDOF system is replaced by the direct superposition of two components earthquake excitations, and independent analysis in each direction is not required and the application of simplified superposition formulas is avoided. The strength reduction factor spectra based on superposition of earthquake excitations are discussed and compared with the traditional strength reduction factor spectra. The step-by-step procedure is proposed to estimate seismic demands of structures. Two examples are implemented to verify the accuracy of the method, and the results of the examples show that (1) the IMMPA method can be used to estimate the responses of structure subjected to bidirectional earthquake excitations. (2) Along with increase of peak of earthquake acceleration, structural response deviation estimated with the IMMPA method may also increase. (3) Along with increase of the number of total floors of structures, structural response deviation estimated with the IMMPA method may also increase.


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