Earthquake resistant structures

About: Earthquake resistant structures is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1126 publications have been published within this topic receiving 27467 citations.

Earthquake Design Compared to Measured Response

Abstract: The design of a full‐scale reinforced concrete building is compared to US seismic resistant design practice, and the observed behavior and measured response of the building during a series of simulated earthquake tests is compared to behavior predicted by US engineers. The test structure is the seven story building tested in Japan as part of the US‐Japan cooperative research agreement. Two west coast design offices were asked to answer five questions, which were intended to give a comparison between the design of the test structure and the design provisions of the Uniform Building Code. The results indicate that the test structure had some significant code violations with respect to detailing and strength of the shear wall. A five part questionnaire was also developed and presented to several US engineers. They were asked what type of response they expected from the test structure during simulated earthquake tests. The responses from the engineers often varied widely, but the average of their responses us...

Editorial: Recent Advances and Applications of Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation Devices

Abstract: Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, Greece, 5 School of Architecture and Design, University of Camerino, Ascoli Piceno, Italy, 6 Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute

Shaking Table Tests of Pinned‐Base Steel Gable Frame

Abstract: In the United States, design of steel gable frames normally follows the guidelines prescribed by the American Institute of Steel Construction for assumed wind and gravity loadings. In this study, a pinned‐base steel gable frame structure composed of prismatic members is constructed, and the dynamic characteristics of that structure are investigated using the shaking table. The tests are carried well into the inelastic range so that ultimate lateral strength under seismic excitation can be quantified. It is observed that for such structures the response modification factor adopted by the Applied Technology Council (ATC) should be assumed with caution. In addition, the excessive elastic and inelastic story drifts, which are attributed to the pinned‐base condition, require careful evaluation to ensure structural safety against large sidesways. The excessive story drift is likely one of the major reasons for the severe nonstructural damage of steel gable frames during the 1985 Chile earthquake and the 1987 Ed...

Seismic Assessment of the Santa Monica Viaduct Bent Details

Abstract: The paper describes tests carried out on large scale reinforced concrete test units, with details modeling those encountered in sections of Los Angeles' I-10 Santa Monica Viaduct Lap-splices of column longitudinal reinforcement and joint details including inadequate development of column reinforcement in the cap beam, and a total absence of special joint reinforcement, would be considered unacceptable in new designs The purpose of the tests was to obtain verification of analytical predictions that, despite the poor detailing of the bents, could be expected to survive the design level earthquake without collapse Test results confirmed that the lap splices should perform adequately under seismic attack, and the column/cap beam connections would maintain gravity load capacity after joint degradation