Assessment of seismic design response factors of concrete wall buildings

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Abstract

To verify the seismic design response factors of high-rise buildings, five reference structures, varying in height from 20- to 60-stories, were selected and designed according to modern design codes to represent a wide range of concrete wall structures. Verified fiber-based analytical models for inelastic simulation were developed, considering the geometric nonlinearity and material inelasticity of the structural members. The ground motion uncertainty was accounted for by employing 20 earthquake records representing two seismic scenarios, consistent with the latest understanding of the tectonic setting and seismicity of the selected reference region (UAE). A large number of Inelastic Pushover Analyses (IPAs) and Incremental Dynamic Collapse Analyses (IDCAs) were deployed for the reference structures to estimate the seismic design response factors. It is concluded that the factors adopted by the design code are adequately conservative. The results of this systematic assessment of seismic design response factors apply to a wide variety of contemporary concrete wall buildings with various characteristics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-127
Number of pages13
JournalEarthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2011

Keywords

  • concrete wall buildings
  • fiber-based modeling
  • incremental dynamic analysis
  • inelastic pushover analysis
  • response factors
  • seismic design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Mechanical Engineering

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