scholarly journals Comparison of Egyptian Code 2012 with Eurocode 8-2013, IBC 2015 and UBC 1997 for seismic analysis of residential shear-walls RC buildings in Egypt

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 3425-3436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. El-Kholy ◽  
Hoda Sayed ◽  
Ayman A. Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Eurocode 8 ◽  
Rc Buildings

scholarly journals Shear and Flexural Stiffnesses of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls Subjected to Cyclic Loading

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. O. Tang ◽  
R. K.L. Su
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Classical Mechanics ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Shear Stiffness ◽  
Eurocode 8 ◽  
Design Codes ◽  
Structural Walls ◽  
Load Distributions ◽  
Classical Models ◽  
Ductility Capacity

Seismic analyses of concrete structures under maximum-considered earthquakes require the use of reduced stiffness accounting for cracks and degraded materials. Structural walls, different to other flexural dominated components, are sensitive to both shear and flexural stiffness degradations. Adoption of the gross shear stiffness for walls in seismic analysis prevails particularly for the design codes in the US. Yet available experimental results indicate that this could overstate the shear stiffness by more than double, which would hamper the actual predictions of building periods and shear load distributions among columns and walls. In addition, the deformation capacity could be drastically understated if the stipulated constant ductility capacity is adopted. This paper reviews the available simplified shear and flexural models, which stem from classical mechanics, empirical formulations and/or parametric studies, suitable for structural walls at the state-of-the-art. Reviews on the recommended flexural and shear stiffnesses by prominent design codes such as ACI318-11, Eurocode 8 and CSA are included. A database comprised of walls subjected to reverse-cyclic loads is formed to evaluate the performance of each model. It is found that there exist classical models that could outweigh overconservative codified values with comparable simplicity for practical uses.

Comparison of Interstorey Drift in General RC Buildings in Pounding and No Pounding Case

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Anand Dev Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Linear Time ◽  
Time History ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Rc Buildings ◽  
Adjacent Buildings ◽  
Sufficient Distance ◽  
Earthquake Load ◽  
Interstorey Drift ◽  
Lower Height

 Inter-storey drift is an important parameter of structural behavior in seismic analysis of buildings. Pounding effect in building simply means collision between adjacent buildings due to earthquake load caused by out of phase vibration of adjacent buildings. There is variation in inter-storey drift of adjacent buildings during pounding case and no pounding case. The main objective of this research was to compare the inter-storey drift of general adjacent RC buildings in pounding and no pounding case. For this study two adjacent RC buildings having same number of stories have been considered. For pounding case analysis there is no gap in between adjacent buildings and for no pounding case analysis there is sufficient distance between adjacent buildings. The model consists of adjacent buildings having 4 and 4 stories but unequal storey height. Both the buildings have same material & sectional properties. Fast non-linear time history analysis was performed by using El-centro earthquake data as ground motion. Adjacent buildings having different overall height were modelled in SAP 2000 v 15 using gap element for pounding case. Finally, analysis was done and inter-storey drift was compared. It was found that in higher building inter-storey drift is greater in no pounding case than in pounding case but in adjacent lower height building the result was reversed. Additionally, it was found that in general residential RC buildings maximum inter-storey drift occurs in 2nd floor.

A SIMPLIFIED ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE FOR SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF TIMBER LIGHT-FRAME SHEAR WALLS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Special Issue on First SACEE'19) ◽  
pp. 173-180
Author(s):  
Giorgia Di Gangi ◽  
Giorgio Monti ◽  
Giuseppe Quaranta ◽  
Marco Vailati ◽  
Cristoforo Demartino
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Procedure ◽  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Damping Factor ◽  
Equivalent Viscous Damping ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Depth Analysis

The seismic performance of timber light-frame shear walls is investigated in this paper with a focus on energy dissipation and ductility ensured by sheathing-to-framing connections. An original parametric finite element model has been developed in order to perform sensitivity analyses. The model considers the design variables affecting the racking load-carrying capacity of the wall. These variables include aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio), fastener spacing, number of vertical studs and framing elements cross-section size. A failure criterion has been defined based on the observation of both the global behaviour of the wall and local behaviour of fasteners in order to identify the ultimate displacement of the wall. The equivalent viscous damping has been numerically assessed by estimating the damping factor which is in use in the capacity spectrum method. Finally, an in-depth analysis of the results obtained from the sensitivity analyses led to the development of a simplified analytical procedure which is able to predict the capacity curve of a timber light-frame shear wall.

Lateral Force Resisting Systems Made of Cold-Formed Steel Material: Proposal of Seismic Design Criteria for 2nd Generation of Eurocode 8

2021 ◽  
Vol 885 ◽  
pp. 127-132
Author(s):  
Sarmad Shakeel ◽  
Alessia Campiche
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Lateral Force ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Eurocode 8 ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Design Standards ◽  
Design Strength ◽  
Cold Formed Steel

The current edition of Eurocode 8 does not cover the design of the Cold-Formed steel (CFS) building structures under the seismic design condition. As part of the revision process of Euro-code 8 to reflect the outcomes of extensive research carried out in the past decade, University of Naples “Federico II” is involved in the validation of existing seismic design criteria and development of new rules for the design of CFS systems. In particular, different types of Lateral Force Resisting System (LFRS) are analyzed that can be listed in the second generation of Eurocode 8. The investigated LFRS’s include CFS strap braced walls and CFS shear walls with steel sheets, wood, or gypsum sheathing. This paper provides the background information on the research works and the reference design standards, already being used in some parts of the world, which formed the basis of design criteria for these LFRS systems. The design criteria for the LFRS-s common to CFS buildings would include rules necessary for ensuring the dissipative behavior, appropriate values of the behavior factor, guidelines to predict the design strength, geometrical and mechanical limitations.

scholarly journals Irregularity Effects of Masonry Infills on Nonlinear Seismic Behaviour of RC Buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Ferraioli ◽  
Angelo Lavino
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Eurocode 8 ◽  
Seismic Action ◽  
Rc Buildings ◽  
Infill Walls ◽  
Nonstructural Components ◽  
Action Effects ◽  
Masonry Infills ◽  
Shear Demand

Despite extensive research studies, the seismic response of infilled reinforced concrete buildings remains an open problem due to both the complexity of the interaction between the infill and the frame and the large number of parameters involved. Thus, guidelines for both modelling and analysis are still lacking and the infill walls are normally treated as nonstructural components in seismic codes. However, it may be not conservative to neglect the influence of infills. In fact, the infill masonry walls may significantly affect the stiffness, strength, and energy dissipation capacity of RC buildings, even when they are regularly distributed. Recognizing this influence and its importance on the vulnerability of infilled frames, Eurocode 8 requires amplifying seismic action effects due to infills. In this paper, the effectiveness of the Eurocode 8 design provisions for infill irregularity in plan and/or elevation was investigated. To this aim, different in-plan layouts of infill walls were selected as marginal cases for which Eurocode 8 does not require amplification of the action effects due to the presence of infills, or the additional measures to counteract these effects are not mandatory. The seismic vulnerability of the infilled RC buildings was evaluated using nonlinear static and nonlinear dynamic analyses. Both cracking and crushing of masonry and stiffness and strength degradation were considered in the analysis. The effect of the layout of the masonry infills on the seismic response in terms of resistance and displacement was evaluated. Results show that in one of the case studies here examined, it is not conservative to neglect the influence of infill panels. In fact, structural failure due to torsion and soft-storey effects may occur even in cases where Eurocode 8 does not require the amplification of the action effects. Finally, the total shear demand on columns may be underestimated, even in cases where the code provisions for infills irregularity are not mandatory, and the additional shear demand in the columns induced by the masonry infill is very low.

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