OVERVIEW OF THE UNATED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION STANDARDS IN TERMS OF ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES UNDER SEISMIC WAVE ACTION
2020 ◽
Vol 16
(3)
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pp. 54-59
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The article discusses the terms of the US and EU standards (ASCE -7-10, ASCE-4-98, FEMA P-1051/2016, EN 1998-6: 2005) concerning the calculations of earthquake -resistant buildings and structures taking into account wave seismic effectsin the ground base. For the considered standards, wave propagation models and accepted approaches to seismic analysis were investigated; limitations on the use of the standard methods were identified.