Comparative Study on Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames with SMA in Column and Beam Plastic Hinge Zones

2014 ◽  
Vol 1043 ◽  
pp. 247-251
Author(s):  
Mohamed Omar

This paper presents a comparative analytical study on seismic response of low rise three storeys concrete frame reinforced with super-elastic material as rebar elements. The super-elastic shape memory alloy rebars were used as reinforcement in two plastic hinge zones of the frame, beam plastic hinge zones and column plastic hinge zones. The response of the frame structure with two different reinforced cases is compared to response of the frame structure reinforced with regular steel material. Nonlinear dynamic time history analysis is performed in this study. Three different great earthquake ground motions were used to determine the seismic response of the frame structures in terms of frame top displacement time history and inter-storey drift along the frame height for different cases of reinforcements. Results obtained from the analysis show that the seismic response of low rise frame reinforced with super-elastic SMA rebars is affected by the zone of which SMA rebar are used in reinforcement. The SMA column reinforcement is more effective than SMA beam reinforcement in reducing the frame response.

2012 ◽  
Vol 166-169 ◽  
pp. 2138-2142
Author(s):  
Hui Min Wang ◽  
Liang Cao ◽  
Ji Yao ◽  
Zhi Liang Wang

For the complex features in the form of a flat L-shaped reinforced concrete frame structure, the three dimensional FEM model of the structure was established in this paper, and the dynamic characteristics of the structure was analyzed, the participation equivalent mass of every mode’s order was obtained. Seismic response analysis for the structure was carried out with modal decomposition spectrum method and time history analysis method, the weak layer of the structure was pointed out and the reference for the structural design was provided.


Author(s):  
L. M. Megget

The paper describes the dynamic and static analyses and design of a four storey ductile reinforced concrete frame structure isolated from the foundations by elastomeric bearings incorporating lead energy dampers. Results from inelastic, time-history analyses for the isolated and non-isolated structure are compared for several input earthquake motions. The benefits of energy dampers in reducing the isolated building's response (shears, plastic hinge demands and interstorey drifts) are detailed. Differences from conventional ductile design and detailing as well as design recommendations are included.


2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 3214-3217
Author(s):  
Xiang Chao Yin ◽  
Zhe Sun ◽  
Xue Ling Li

This article mainly studied the seismic response of high-rise RC frame and the damping effect with viscoelastic damper. Taking a reinforced concrete frame structure of 12 layers as the research object, six schemes of damper installed were designed and the dynamic characteristics of these schemes were analyzed. The time history response analysis of 3D Tianjin waves was studied for the six schemes under frequent earthquake. The results show that seismic capacity of the structure could be significantly enhanced with dampers under frequent earthquake. Meanwhile, different damper installations also can make the structures have different damping effect.


2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 1046-1050
Author(s):  
Chang Qing Wang

An OpenSees computational platform-based 3-dimentional space RAC finite element model is established for reproducing the seismic response of a 1/4 scaled 6-story, 2-bay and 2-span RAC frame model regular in elevation that was tested on shaking table under a series of one-dimensional base excitations with gradually increasing acceleration amplitudes. The dynamic characteristic parameters of the numerical model, including natural frequencies and vibration modes are captured by performed modal analysis. The acceleration response, the maximum storey displacements and the inter-storey drifts are carefully predicted by performed dynamic time history analysis. Very satisfactory agreement between experimental and analytical results is observed. The numerical simulation verifies that the beam-column element type, the section model, the confined concrete model, the steel material model, and the numerical methods used for the proposed model are reasonable.


2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 886-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gan Hong ◽  
Mei Li ◽  
Yi Zhen Yang

Abstract. In the paper, take full account of energy dissipation operating characteristics. Interlayer shear-frame structure for the analysis of the Wilson-Θmethod ELASTOPLASTIC schedule, the design of a nonlinear dynamic time history analysis procedure. On this basis, taking into account the restoring force characteristics of the energy dissipation system, the inflection point in the restoring force model treatment, to avoid a result of the calculation results of distortion due to the iterative error. A frame structure seismic response time history analysis results show that: the framework of the energy dissipation significantly lower than the seismic response of the common framework, and its role in the earthquake when more significant.


2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 1125-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yu ◽  
Xiaojun Liu ◽  
Xingwen Liang

A new model that can simulate the behavior of construction joint subjected to seismic forces was proposed. Nonlinear time-history analysis was carried out for reinforced concrete regular frame structures designed in different seismic intensity regions as well as with different height-to-width ratios. Two kinds of numerical models are adopted to simulate the seismic behavior of each frame, one with construction joint using the new proposed model and the other without construction joint using the conventional model. Results show that the influence of construction joint on the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete frame is strongly related to structural nonlinearity. It may increase the top displacement and the inter-story drift, change the inter-story drift distributions, and exacerbated the local reaction of key members. The influence of construction joint cannot be ignored for structures with low emergency capacity against major earthquake. Seismic design suggestions are proposed from the aspect of calculation analysis method.


2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 4301-4308
Author(s):  
Min Sheng Guan ◽  
Da Jian Han ◽  
Hong Biao Du ◽  
Xin Wang

Earthquake input energy and structural energy dissipation are key indicators to assess the seismic performance of structures. To study the rules of distribution of hysteretic energy within structures, a 6-storey regular reinforced concrete frame structure model is analyzed through elasto-plastic time-history dynamic analysis using the El Centro and Northridge accelerograms. Based on the comparison between numerical results for the earthquake input energy and structural hysteretic energy under the minor, moderate and major earthquakes of Grade 8 and 9, the distribution of the ratio of the storey hysteretic energy to the total hysteretic energy through the height was further studied. It shows that the computed results corresponding to the two earthquake records are in good agreement under different ground motion severity. And the percentage of structural hysteretic energy to input energy is basically stable. The distribution pattern of storey hysteretic energy through the height is that the value of the upper stories is smaller than the value of the lower stories. And the ground motion severity has a minor influence on the distribution pattern when the plasticity of structure develops more sufficiently.


2012 ◽  
Vol 157-158 ◽  
pp. 1173-1177
Author(s):  
Li Xiao ◽  
Wen Zhong Qu ◽  
Jian Gang Wang

Terrorist bombing attacks will endanger and may even destroy the target building structures, resulting in economic loss and casualties. Typical columns and floor slab systems are not designed to resist the complex blast loading. So, in recent years, the effects of blast on conventional public buildings are focused on. In this paper,a two-bay,one-story reinforced concrete frame structure which is used to model a portion of a typical reinforced concrete frame structural system is used to investigate the blast response. The experiments are conducted on two models, allowing a variation in explosives standoff and explosives charge. In each experiment,the blast pressure values are recorded and the degree of damage of the frames are studied. According to the two kinds of experiments, two numerical models are established. ALE method which considers the interaction of the explosive, the air, and the structure is applied.Structure response analyses are performed using the large deformation finite-element computer code, LS-DYNA. The numerical results are compared with the experiment results, and a good agreement is obtained. The calculating results also demonstrate that some experimental value is unreasonable.


Author(s):  
Florin Ţepeş Onea ◽  
Marian Dragomir

Abstract The theme of the paper is to design the capacity of a P + 6E construction with reinforced concrete frame structure and determination of the basic force-displacement on the top. Drawing the cutting force - the displacement at the top requires a non-linear bias of the pushover type. The non-linear static calculation is used in the displacement-based design methodology, in which lateral displacements are considered the main parameter for characterizing the seismic response of the structures.


2020 ◽  
Vol XVII (3) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Hanif Ullah ◽  
Naveed Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Rizwan ◽  
Izaz Ahmad

This paper presents the results of experimental investigations on a reduced-scale, reinforced, rubberised, aggregate concrete frame structure for the evaluation of seismic response parameters. The considered frame has twenty percent scrap-tyre rubber (crumb) replacing fine aggregates. A one-third reduced scale model of a two-storey single-bay frame was fabricated using the mix ratio of 1:1.68:1.72 (cement: sand: aggregate) and water/cement of 0.48, replacing twenty percent of fine aggregates via waste rubber (crumb) by volume. The model frame was subjected first to a free vibration test for evaluation of dynamic characteristics (frequency/period, elastic viscous damping). It was subjected to simulated multiple base excitations using 1994 Northridge earthquake time history for the evaluation of seismic response parameters (ductility factor, overstrength factor, and response modification factor). Seismic response curve (lateral displacement versus peak base acceleration) was developed for the model to assess the viability of crumb in concrete in areas of active seismicity. The fundamental period of vibration and damping were calculated as 0.75 sec and 10.85 percent, respectively using records of free vibration tests. The ductility, overstrength and response modification factors, and maximum acceleration resisted were computed using multiple base excitations which came out to be 3.10, 2.16, 6.70 and 0.72g, respectively.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document