Expeditious seismic assessment of existing moment resisting frame reinforced concrete buildings: Proposal of a calculation method

2015 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 715-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Bianco ◽  
Serena Granati
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Seismic Assessment ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Buildings ◽  
Concrete Buildings ◽  
Moment Resisting Frame ◽  
Moment Resisting

fib Bulletin 24. Seismic assessment and retrofit of reinforced concrete buildings

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Fardis ◽  
Daniel P. Abrams ◽  
Sergio M. Alcocer ◽  
Marc Badoux ◽  
Michele Calvi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Assessment ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Buildings ◽  
Concrete Buildings

Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings during the 2002 Molise, Italy, Earthquake

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 221-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis D. Decanini ◽  
Adriano De Sortis ◽  
Agostino Goretti ◽  
Laura Liberatore ◽  
Fabrizio Mollaioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Buildings ◽  
Concrete Buildings ◽  
Moment Resisting ◽  
Infill Masonry ◽  
Rc Slabs ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Clay Tiles

About 10% of the almost 20,000 buildings damaged by the 2002 Molise, Italy, seismic sequence were reinforced concrete (RC). The most frequent type of damage affected the infill masonry walls, but in some cases cracks in concrete columns were observed. Heavy damage to both infills and structural elements was restricted to a few cases in the meizoseismal area. Almost all the affected municipalities were only classified as seismic in May 2003, following this earthquake. Consequently, construction generally used vertical-load-bearing moment-resisting frames with no explicit design for seismic lateral forces. In particular, the reinforced concrete buildings typically consist of cast-in-place unidirectional RC slabs lightened with hollow clay tiles, supported by RC beams and columns. Usually no shear walls are present, except in some cases for the elevator shaft. This paper covers: a) an overview and statistical analysis of damage to RC buildings, and b) a detailed analysis of two damaged buildings.

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