Impact of increased code design base shear on seismic behavior of reinforced concrete moment frame buildings with long periods

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 391-408
Author(s):  
Cheng-Ming Lin ◽  
Lawrence Y. Ho ◽  
Thomas A. Sabol
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Code Design ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Moment Frame ◽  
Frame Buildings

scholarly journals Seismic Behavior and Study of RCS Composite Frame Composed of Steel Beams and Strong Concrete Column

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-153
Author(s):  
Ahmadreza Khodabandehlo ◽  
Mohamad Taghi Kazemi
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Steel Beam ◽  
Concrete Column ◽  
Moment Frame ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Column ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Composite Frame

AbstractWith spreading of population and increasing of instruction, and also because of limited resources and materials, the demand for using novel materials in building industry has increased. The reinforced concrete columns and steel beams are used in structures with composite moment frame (RCS). Use of compression strength in proportion with concrete and bending strength of steel beam has bestowed these structures less weight than that of concrete structures and made it easier to access the measure of strong column - weak beam especially within long span in these structures. The most important part of these structures is connection of steel beam with the reinforced concrete column. These connections are divided into two general groups of connection with bracing beam and with bracing column from the joint. This paper aims to study the seismic behavior and parameters of RCS composite frame composed of steel beams and strong concrete column. The finite element method was analyzed by ABAQUS software and data analyzed by Excel.

Pseudo-Dynamic and Quasi-Static Testing of an Irregular Steel Concrete Composite Frame with Wing Walls

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongtao Bai ◽  
Guoliang Bai
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Moment Frame ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Panel Zone ◽  
Short Columns ◽  
Wing Walls

This paper presents a series of pseudo-dynamic tests (PDTs) and quasi-static tests (QSTs) on a dual wing-walled frame system, represented here by a 1/7-scaled composite moment frame with steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns and reinforced concrete (RC) wing walls. Special characteristics of this scaled system are irregular story layout, strong-beam weak-column mechanism and large axial load. A series of scaled El-Centro (NS) waves were used as the input ground motion for the PDTs, the results of which showed that the seismic behavior was significantly improved by the RC wing walls. With the strong-beam weak-column connections, severe damages sustained by the longitudinal wing walls (LWW) prevented the potential collapse of column, and the transverse wing wall (TWW) efficiently avoided the fragile shear failure of short columns and panel zone of beam-column joints. The failure mechanisms were identified indicating that wing walls improved the ductility for the bare frame. This study provides a solid experimental support on the evaluation of seismic behavior of irregular SRC frames with RC wing walls, which could be applied in the main factory buildings of thermal power plants (TPP).

scholarly journals Cost effectiveness of code base shear requirements for reinforced concrete frame structures

1978 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-93
Author(s):  
D. G. Elms ◽  
D. Silvester
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Time History ◽  
Capital Cost ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Frame ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Concrete Frame ◽  
Earthquake Losses ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Code Base

The appropriateness of the overall base shear levels prescribed by
 the New Zealand Loadings Code NZS4203:1976 is investigated for reinforced concrete frame buildings. Six-storey structures were designed to different base shear levels and total costs were computed: total cost takes account of capital cost, averaged direct economic loss due to earthquakes, and indirect earthquake losses. Damage levels were obtained from computer time-history analyses. It is shown that the code base shear levels are
 of the right order of magnitude for reinforced concrete frame buildings, but that the total cost of such buildings is insensitive to design
base shear level. The increase in capital cost of a concrete frame building due to earthquake design requirements is of the order of 4%.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF STAIRCASE ON THE SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF RC MOMENT FRAME BUILDINGS

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-122
Author(s):  
Azadeh NOORIFARD ◽  
Mohammad Reza TABESHPOUR
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Moment Frame ◽  
Frame Buildings

Seismic Behavior of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Moment Frame Members

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Ho Chao ◽  
Venkatesh Kaka ◽  
Guillermo Palacios ◽  
Jinsup Kim ◽  
Young-Jae Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Moment Frame ◽  
High Performance Fiber

scholarly journals BENEFIT FROM CHAINED MASONRY WALLS TO IMPROVE THE SEISMIC RESPONSE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Nour ◽  
Abdelkader Benanane ◽  
Humberto Varum
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Buildings ◽  
Concrete Buildings ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Seismic Loadings

The multiple earthquakes have proved the effect of chained masonry walls on the seismic behavior of multistoried reinforced concrete buildings. The chained masonry walls have been considered one of the types of masonry infill walls but without gaps. This participation came intending to study this effect through the modeling of several two-dimensional frames for a multistoried reinforced concrete building, taking into account the hollow brick walls, which represent the most common type in Algeria. We analyzed the proposed models using ETABS finite element software, relying on the response spectrum method and respecting the most important requirements according to the applicable Algerian Seismic Code. After analysis of the different models, the results have been compared according to the parameters of the period, base shear, lateral displacement, and stiffness. Through a critical synthesis of the results, we concluded that these walls could significantly affect the seismic behavior of this type of buildings. Moreover, the neglect of these walls in the modeling process can lead designers to have a false perception of the behavior of these buildings towards seismic loadings.    

Seismic Behavior of Steel Moment Frames with Mechanical Hinge Beam-to-Column Connections

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 2040005
Author(s):  
Han Peng ◽  
Jinping Ou ◽  
Andreas Schellenberg ◽  
Frank Mckenna ◽  
Stephen Mahin
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Shaking Table Test ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Time History ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Moment Frames ◽  
Steel Moment Frames ◽  
Moment Frame ◽  
Steel Moment Frame

This paper presents an investigation on the seismic behavior of steel moment frames with mechanical hinge beam-to-column connections. The connection uses a mechanical hinge to carry shear force and a pair of buckling-restrained steel plates bolted to the beam flange to transfer bending moment. The moment-rotation behavior of the connection was theoretically studied. A nonlinear numerical model for steel moment frames under strong earthquakes was developed and validated using a shaking table test of an 18-story steel moment frame at the E-Defense facility. Then, nonlinear static and time-history analyses were conducted to compare the seismic behavior of a conventional steel moment frame and three innovative steel frames equipped mechanical hinge connections in terms of roof displacement, base shear, inter-story drift ratio, and plastic hinge rotation.

Seismic performance of reinforced concrete ductile moment-resisting frame buildings located in different seismic regions

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 688-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Zhu ◽  
W. K. Tso ◽  
A. C. Heidebrecht
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Moment Resisting Frame ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Moment Resisting ◽  
Seismic Regions

Seismic areas in Canada are classified into three categories for three different combinations of acceleration and velocity seismic zones (Za < Zv, Za = Zv, and Za > Zv), and ground motions in different zonal combination areas are expected to have different frequency characteristics. The National Building Code of Canada specifies different levels of seismic design base shear for short-period buildings located in areas with different zonal combinations. The specification of seismic design base shear for long-period buildings is directly tied to zonal velocity, irrespective of seismic zonal combination. This paper evaluates the seismic performance of both high-rise long-period and low rise short-period reinforced concrete ductile moment-resisting frame buildings located in seismic regions having Za < Zv, Za = Zv, and Za > Zv. Two frame buildings have 10 and 18 storeys were used as structural models for high-rise buildings, while a set of four-storey buildings were used to represent low-rise buildings. All buildings were designed to the current Canadian seismic provisions and concrete material code. Three groups of earthquake records were selected as representative ground motions in the three zonal combination regions. The inelastic responses of the designed buildings to the three groups of ground motions were analyzed statistically. The results indicate that the distribution of inelastic deformations is significantly different for high-rise frame buildings situated in seismic regions with Za < Zv, Za = Zv, and Za > Zv. Inelastic deformation is concentrated in the lower storeys for high-rise buildings located in Za < Zv areas, whereas significant inelastic deformation can develop in the upper storeys for high-rise buildings situated in Za > Zv regions. The use of three different levels of seismic design base shear for short-period structures improves the consistency of ductility demands on low-rise buildings situated in the three different zonal combination regions. Despite the use of appropriate design base shears for different seismic regions, the ductility demands for these low-rise buildings are relatively high. To avoid excessive ductility demands, it is suggested that the seismic strengths for low-rise short-period buildings should not be significantly reduced from their elastic design base shears. Key words: earthquake, ground motion, seismic, design, reinforced concrete, frame buildings, beams, columns, ductility.

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