The evaluation of structural properties of reinforced concrete building designed according to pre-modern code considering seismic performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 184-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ergün ◽  
Nevzat Kıraç ◽  
Veli Başaran
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Structural Properties ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Building ◽  
Concrete Building

Seismic Performance of a Mixed Masonry-Reinforced Concrete Building

2015 ◽  
pp. 293-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Gattulli ◽  
Francesco Potenza ◽  
Filippo Valvona
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Discrete Models ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structure ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Building ◽  
Seismic Performance Evaluation ◽  
Current Limit ◽  
Concrete Building ◽  
Nonlinear Static Procedure ◽  
The City

The 6th of April 2009, a quite strong earthquake of magnitude ML =5.8 (Mw=6.3), struck in the city of L'Aquila. The seismic event caused serious injure to several masonry buildings, compromising a large part of the valuable historical and architectural heritage. The present work deals with seismic performance evaluation of an existing mixed masonry-reinforced concrete building in downtown L'Aquila city. A comprehensive discussion on the current limit capacity of the building based on the visual inspections of the occurred seismic damage, the experimental data from a wide campaign of on-site tests on the material properties, the results of numerical simulations from different naturally discrete models of the mixed masonry-reinforced concrete structure are presented. The seismic performance is evaluated through well-recognized N2 nonlinear static procedure. The Frame by Macro-Elements method is used to define an equivalent 3D frame representation of the structure. The obtained numerical results are directly compared with the surveyed damages.

scholarly journals Seismic displacement capacity of ductile reinforced concrete building systems

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Paulay
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Structural Properties ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Structural System ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Building ◽  
Seismic Displacement ◽  
Displacement Capacity ◽  
Building Systems ◽  
Concrete Building ◽  
Mixed Systems

To enable acceptable seismic displacement demands to be estimated, the displacement capacity of a structural system needs to be known. This is controlled by selected performance criteria. It is postulated that the assignment of fractions of the required seismic strength of a system to its components may be arbitrary. This enables the displacement capacity of buildings to be evaluated without the knowledge of the magnitude of seismic strength. A redefinition of some traditionally used structural properties is a prerequisite for applications. The following study of reinforced concrete mixed systems illustrates rationale and extreme simplicity of application.

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