Comparison of Seismic Design and Resilience of Tall Buildings Based on Chinese and US Design Codes

2021 ◽  
pp. 171-222
Author(s):  
Xinzheng Lu ◽  
Hong Guan
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Design Codes

Evolution of seismic design codes of highway bridges in Chile

2021 ◽  
pp. 875529302098801
Author(s):  
José Wilches ◽  
Hernán Santa Maria ◽  
Roberto Leon ◽  
Rafael Riddell ◽  
Matías Hube ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Highway Bridges ◽  
Design Codes ◽  
Seismic Codes ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Residual Displacements ◽  
Shear Keys ◽  
Maule Earthquake ◽  
2010 Maule Earthquake

Chile, as a country with a long history of strong seismicity, has a record of both a constant upgrading of its seismic design codes and structural systems, particularly for bridges, as a result of major earthquakes. Recent earthquakes in Chile have produced extensive damage to highway bridges, such as deck collapses, large transverse residual displacements, yielding and failure of shear keys, and unseating of the main girders, demonstrating that bridges are highly vulnerable structures. Much of this damage can be attributed to construction problems and poor detailing guidelines in design codes. After the 2010 Maule earthquake, new structural design criteria were incorporated for the seismic design of bridges in Chile. The most significant change was that a site coefficient was included for the estimation of the seismic design forces in the shear keys, seismic bars, and diaphragms. This article first traces the historical development of earthquakes and construction systems in Chile to provide a context for the evolution of Chilean seismic codes. It then describes the seismic performance of highway bridges during the 2010 Maule earthquake, including the description of the main failure modes observed in bridges. Finally, this article provides a comparison of the Chilean bridge seismic code against the Japanese and United States codes, considering that these codes have a great influence on the seismic codes for Chilean bridges. The article demonstrates that bridge design and construction practices in Chile have evolved substantially in their requirements for the analysis and design of structural elements, such as in the definition of the seismic hazard to be considered, tending toward more conservative approaches in an effort to improve structural performance and reliability for Chilean bridges.

scholarly journals Parametric Analysis of Rotational Effects in Seismic Design of Tall Structures

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 597
Author(s):  
Milan Sokol ◽  
Rudolf Ároch ◽  
Katarína Lamperová ◽  
Martin Marton ◽  
Justo García-Sanz-Calcedo
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Eurocode 8 ◽  
Tall Structures ◽  
Rotational Components ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Depth Study

This paper uses a parametric study to evaluate the significance of the rotational components of Earth’s motion in a seismic design. The parametric study is based on the procedures included in Eurocode 8, Part 6. Although the answer to the question of when the effects of rotational components are important is quite a complex one and requires a more in-depth study, our aim was to try to assess this question in a relatively quick manner and with acceptable accuracy. The first part of the paper is devoted to derivation of a simple formula that can be used for expressing the importance of rotational components in comparison with the classic seismic design without their usage. The quasi-static analysis, assuming inertial forces, is used. A crucial role plays the shape of the fundamental mode of the vibration. Due to simplicity reasons, well-known expression for estimation of the first eigenmode as an exponential function with different power coefficients that vary for different types of buildings is used. The possibility of changing the soil parameters is subsequently included into the formula for estimation of the fundamental frequency of tall buildings. In the next part, the overall seismic analyses of complex FEM models of 3D buildings and chimneys are performed. The results from those analyses are then compared with those from simplified calculations. The importance of the soil characteristics for determination of whether it is necessary to take into account the rotational effects is further discussed.

Implementing the performance-based seismic design for new reinforced concrete structures: Comparison among ASCE/SEI 41, TBI, and LATBSDC

2021 ◽  
pp. 875529302098196
Author(s):  
Siamak Sattar ◽  
Anne Hulsey ◽  
Garrett Hagen ◽  
Farzad Naeim ◽  
Steven McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
The United States ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Performance Based Seismic Design ◽  
New Buildings

Performance-based seismic design (PBSD) has been recognized as a framework for designing new buildings in the United States in recent years. Various guidelines and standards have been developed to codify and document the implementation of PBSD, including “ Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings” (ASCE 41-17), the Tall Buildings Initiative’s Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings (TBI Guidelines), and the Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council’s An Alternative Procedure for Seismic Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings Located in the Los Angeles Region (LATBSDC Procedure). The main goal of these documents is to regularize the implementation of PBSD for practicing engineers. These documents were developed independently with experts from varying backgrounds and organizations and consequently have differences in several degrees from basic intent to the details of the implementation. As the main objective of PBSD is to ensure a specified building performance, these documents would be expected to provide similar recommendations for achieving a given performance objective for new buildings. This article provides a detailed comparison among each document’s implementation of PBSD for reinforced concrete buildings, with the goal of highlighting the differences among these documents and identifying provisions in which the designed building may achieve varied performance depending on the chosen standard/guideline. This comparison can help committees developing these documents to be aware of their differences, investigate the sources of their divergence, and bring these documents closer to common ground in future cycles.

Fuzzy set-theoretic models for interpretation of seismic design codes

1989 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Alim ◽  
David Lloyd Smith
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Design Codes

A Simplified Method for Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Column Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 537-541
Author(s):  
Dan Guang Pan ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Jin Peng Tan ◽  
Hong Chun Gao
Keyword(s):  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Steel Tube ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Design Codes ◽  
Mixed Structure ◽  
Concrete Filled Steel Tube ◽  
Double Beam ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Parameters Analysis

To construct a finite element model of concrete-filled steel tube column which is suitable to practical engineering analysis, a double-beam (DB) element is proposed. The element is made up of two coinciding beams which simulate steel tube and kernel concrete respectively. The parameters analysis results show that a concrete-filled steel tube column should be divided into four or more DB elements to make the error of fundmental frequency less than 5%. Moreover, based on design codes of the concrete structures and steel-concrete mixed structure of tall buildings, a simplified constitutive model of kernel concrete is developed to consider the confinement effects of steel tube on the concrete. The results of numerical example show that the P-△ curve based on the simplified model is consistent with the experimental results, but the ultimate bearing capacity is less than experimental results. Therefore, the model has a reasonable reliability and can be a reference for similar engineering design analysis.

Fragility analysis of hillside buildings designed for modern seismic design codes

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (14) ◽  
pp. e1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitesh Surana ◽  
Yogendra Singh ◽  
Dominik H. Lang
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Fragility Analysis ◽  
Design Codes
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