DRIFT DEMANDS OF LOW-DUCTILE MOMENT RESISTANCE FRAMES (MRF) UNDER FAR FIELD EARTHQUAKE EXCITATIONS

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Vafaei ◽  
Sophia C. Alih ◽  
Qotrunnada Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Time History ◽  
Seismic Excitation ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Soft Story ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Nonlinear Time History ◽  
Strong Ground

Most of current Malaysian’s structures have not been designed with consideration of seismic excitation effect. Tremors that have been recorded locally due to active local faults and earthquake events in neighboring countries have raised the question about the level of safety of these structures.  The effects of seismic excitation on the stability and fragility of the structures are now being concerned by most researchers and engineers in order to mitigate structural damage and societal losses. This study focuses on the seismic performance of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Moment Resistance Frames (MRF) in Malaysia which has been only designed to resist gravity and wind loads effects. An ordinary building layout with different number of stories (four, seven, and 10 stories) is selected in a way that can represent the potential of soft-story phenomenon in RC buildings in Malaysia. Such structures have limited lateral load capacity to withstand against strong ground motion. Nonlinear time history analysis is used to analyze the structures using seven different ground motions scaled to 0.05g, 0.1g and 0.15g to suit Malaysian condition. The outcomes of this study illustrate the vulnerability of the typical RC, MRF structures in Malaysia to soft-story phenomenon and clarify on the necessity of seismic retrofit for such structures.  

Correlation between Damage Indexes in Knee Bracing Frames Subjected to Earthquakes

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 2350-2354
Author(s):  
Kamran Faraji ◽  
Mahmoud Miri
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
Steel Frames ◽  
Time History ◽  
Deformation Energy ◽  
Hysteretic Behavior ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Damage Level ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History ◽  
Earthquake Accelerograms

For vulnerability assessment of structures, different damage indexes have been established by researchers that estimate the structural damage level. In these indexes different parameters have been used for calculating structural damage level. In this paper, damage indexes based on deformation, energy and cycle hysteretic behavior are investigated in order to find a correlation between their numerical values. The selected damage indexes are calculated and compared by applying them in nonlinear time history analysis of low and intermediate rise knee braced steel frames subjected to a set of seven earthquake accelerograms. Correlations between various indexes have been presented graphically and approximate conversion formulas are also provided.

scholarly journals Effect of Masonry Infill Walls with Openings on Nonlinear Response of Steel Frames

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-291
Author(s):  
Athmane Rahem ◽  
Yahiaoui Djarir ◽  
Lahbari Noureddineb ◽  
Bouzid Tayeb
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Steel Frame ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Infill Walls ◽  
Masonry Infill ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Static ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

The infill walls are usually considered as nonstructural elements and, thus, are not taken into account in analytical models. However, numerous researches have shown that they can significantly affect the seismic response of the structures. The aim of the present study is to examine the role of masonry infill on the damage response of steel frame without and with various types of openings systems subjected to nonlinear static analysis and nonlinear time history analysis. For the purposes of the above investigation, a comprehensive assessment is conducted using twelve typical types of steel frame without masonry, with full masonry and with different heights and widths of openings. The results revealed that the influence of the successive earthquake phenomenon on the structural damage is larger for the infill buildings compared to the bare structures. Furthermore, when buildings with masonry infill are analyzed for seismic sequences, it is of great importance to account for the orientation of the seismic motion. The nonlinear static response indicated that the opening area has an influence on the maximal strength, the ductility and the initial rigidity of these frames. But the shape of the opening will not influence the global behavior. Then, the nonlinear time history analysis indicates that the global displacement is greatly decreased and even the behavior of the curve is affected by the earthquake intensity when opening is considered. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091653 Full Text: PDF

scholarly journals Performance of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Designed in Accordance to Older Indonesian Seismic Code: A Case Study for a Hotel in Kupang, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Pamuda Pudjisuryadi ◽  
Benjamin Lumantarna ◽  
Ryan Setiawan ◽  
Christian Handoko
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Time History ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Seismic Load ◽  
Ground Acceleration ◽  
Seismic Code ◽  
Damage Level ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History ◽  
Seismic Hazard Map

The recent seismic code SNI 1726-2012 is significantly different compared to the older code SNI 1726-2002. The seismic hazard map was significantly changed and the level of maximum considered earthquake was significantly increased. Therefore, buildings designed according to outdated code may not resist the higher demand required by newer code. In this study, seismic performance of Hotel X in Kupang, Indonesia which was designed based on SNI-1726-2002 is investigated. The structure was analyzed using Nonlinear Time History Analysis. The seismic load used was a spectrum consistent ground acceleration generated from El-Centro 18 May 1940 North-South component in accordance to SNI 1726-2012. The results show that Hotel X can resist maximum considered earthquake required by SNI 1726-2012. The maximum drift ratio is 0.81% which is lower than the limit set by FEMA 356-2000 (2%). Plastic hinge damage level is also lower than the allowance in ACMC 2001.

Direct Displacement Procedure for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Mid-Rise Wood-Framed Structures

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Chiang Pang ◽  
David V. Rosowsky
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Framed Structures ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Performance Based Seismic Design ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

This paper presents a direct displacement design (DDD) procedure that can be used for seismic design of multistory wood-framed structures. The proposed procedure is applicable to any pure shear deforming system. The design procedure is a promising design tool for performance-based seismic design since it allows consideration of multiple performance objectives (e.g., damage limitation, safety requirements) without requiring the engineer to perform a complex finite element or nonlinear time-history analysis of the complete structure. A simple procedure based on normalized modal analysis is used to convert the code-specified acceleration response spectrum into a set of interstory drift spectra. These spectra can be used to determine the minimum stiffness required for each floor based on the drift limit requirements. Specific shear walls can then be directly selected from a database of backbone curves. The procedure is illustrated on the design of two three-story ATC-63 archetype buildings, and the results are validated using nonlinear time-history analysis.

An open-source framework for regional earthquake loss estimation using the city-scale nonlinear time history analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 806-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinzheng Lu ◽  
Frank McKenna ◽  
Qingle Cheng ◽  
Zhen Xu ◽  
Xiang Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Time History ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Scientific Workflow ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Loss Prediction ◽  
Nonlinear Time History ◽  
Damage Simulation

Regional seismic damage simulation of buildings provides decision-makers with important information for earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation. Utilizing nonlinear time history analysis using multiple-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) models for buildings, and the next-generation performance-based earthquake engineering, an open-source general-purpose scientific workflow for seismic damage simulation and loss prediction of urban buildings (referred to as SimCenter Workflow) is presented in this study. To introduce the SimCenter Workflow process in detail and demonstrate its advantages, a seismic damage simulation and loss prediction for 1.8 million buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area were performed using the SimCenter Workflow. The open nature and modularization of the SimCenter Workflow facilitate its extensibility and make it practical for researchers to apply to seismic damage simulations in other regions.

Research on the Seismic Response Characteristic of a Curved Ramp Bridge

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 3889-3892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Li Wang ◽  
Qing Ning Li ◽  
Hai Jun Yin
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Time History ◽  
Response Characteristic ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Expansion Joints ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

In order to analyze seismic response of the curved ramp bridge, this paper selected a single curved ramp bridge in a multilevel junction system as its research object. Considering the piers, beams, bearings and expansion joints simulation, it respectively built the calculating models for a curved ramp bridge and a corresponding linear one. Using nonlinear time history analysis, the paper contrasts seismic response of the curved ramp bridge with that of the linear one in several different seismic inputs. Finally the seismic response characteristic of a curved ramp bridge is put forward.

Optimization Design of Large Span Cable-Stayed Bridge in High Seismic Risk Zone

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 2015-2019
Author(s):  
Zhi Hua Xiong ◽  
Yun Cheng Feng ◽  
Song Lin Song ◽  
Jiang Bo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Design ◽  
Time History ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Seismic Safety ◽  
Seismic Demands ◽  
Large Span ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Ductile Steel ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

To ensure seismic safety of a large span cable-stayed bridge, two alternative pylon shapes and section types were studied. Nonlinear time history analysis was performed in the context. It is found that the A-shaped pylon is much stiffener than the H-shaped pylon in terms of deformation. The steel A-shaped pylon can significantly reduce the seismic demands of the key member including tower drift and moment. A ductile steel link between towers is proposed for the optimization of design in the paper. The A-shaped reinforced concrete tower with ductile steel link was proved to be a relatively balanced plan considering engineering, aesthetic and economic factors.

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