EARTHQUAKE EXCITATION AND RESPONSE OF BUILDINGS

2001 ◽  
pp. 439-461
Author(s):  
F. Naeim
Keyword(s):  
Earthquake Excitation

scholarly journals Influence of Bearing on Pier Failure Considering the Separation Condition under Near-Fault Earthquake

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 692
Author(s):  
Wenjun An ◽  
Guquan Song
Keyword(s):  
Expansion Method ◽  
Transient Wave ◽  
Earthquake Excitation ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Continuous Beam Bridge ◽  
Wave Function Expansion Method ◽  
Earthquake Action ◽  
Stiffness And Damping ◽  
Beam Bridge ◽  
Bending Failure

To study the influence of the near-fault vertical earthquake, the beam-spring-damper-pier model is used to simulate the double-span continuous beam bridge. The transient wave function expansion method and the indirect mode function method are used to calculate the seismic response of the bridge. The theoretical solutions of the contact force and displacement response of the bridge under vertical earthquake excitation near-fault are derived. By using piers with three different heights, the influence of vertical separation on pier-bending failure is analyzed reasonably. The results show that under the near-fault earthquake action, the split has a certain influence on the pier failure. Moreover, the stiffness and damping of the bearing have an influence on the pier failure, and the change of the maximum pier height has different effects. Therefore, for bridges of different sizes, it is of great significance to select the appropriate stiffness and damping bearings to reduce pier failure.

Full‐scale shake‐table tests on two unreinforced masonry cavity‐wall buildings: effect of an innovative timber retrofit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Miglietta ◽  
Nicolò Damiani ◽  
Gabriele Guerrini ◽  
Francesco Graziotti
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Unreinforced Masonry ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Cavity Wall ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Shake Table ◽  
Earthquake Excitation ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab

AbstractTwo full-scale building specimens were tested on the shake-table at the EUCENTRE Foundation laboratories in Pavia (Italy), to assess the effectiveness of an innovative timber retrofit solution, within a comprehensive research campaign on the seismic vulnerability of existing Dutch unreinforced masonry structures. The buildings represented the end-unit of a two-storey terraced house typical of the North-Eastern Netherlands, a region affected by induced seismicity over the last few decades. This building typology is particularly vulnerable to earthquake excitation due to lack of seismic details and irregular distribution of large openings in masonry walls. Both specimens were built with the same geometry. Their structural system consisted of cavity walls, with interior load-bearing calcium-silicate leaf and exterior clay veneer, and included a first-floor reinforced concrete slab, a second-floor timber framing, and a roof timber structure supported by masonry gables. A timber retrofit was designed and installed inside the second specimen, providing an innovative sustainable, light-weight, reversible, and cost-effective technique, which could be extensively applied to actual buildings. Timber frames were connected to the interior surface of the masonry walls and completed by oriented strands boards nailed to them. The second-floor timber diaphragm was stiffened and strengthened by a layer of oriented-strand boards, nailed to the existing joists and to additional blocking elements through the existing planks. These interventions resulted also in improved wall-to-diaphragm connections with the inner leaf at both floors, while steel ties were added between the cavity-wall leaves. The application of the retrofit system favored a global response of the building with increased lateral capacities of the masonry walls. This paper describes in detail the bare and retrofitted specimens, compares the experimental results obtained through similar incremental dynamic shake-table test protocols up to near-collapse conditions, and identifies damage states and damage limits associated with displacements and deformations.

Variational Feedback Control for a nonlinear beam under an earthquake excitation

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1234-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Pepe ◽  
A Carcaterra ◽  
I Giorgio ◽  
D Del Vescovo
Keyword(s):  
Feedback Control ◽  
Earthquake Excitation ◽  
Nonlinear Beam

Seismic analysis of a system of dam-massed foundation-reservoir under inclined excitation

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110005
Author(s):  
Payam Sotoudeh ◽  
Mohsen Ghaemian
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Frequency Content ◽  
Earthquake Excitation ◽  
Concrete Dam ◽  
High Frequencies ◽  
Inhomogeneous Waves ◽  
Earthquake Frequency ◽  
Vertical Propagation ◽  
Massed Foundation

One of the acceptable assumptions in engineering practice is vertical propagation of earthquake waves. When the source of earthquake is located very deep in the ground, this assumption is valid, but for sources located in shallow ground, it loses its viability. In this study, linear seismic analysis of a system of concrete dam-massed foundation-reservoir is performed under inclined earthquake excitation. Both P- and SV-type earthquakes are considered for the purpose of the seismic analysis. To consider the effects of inhomogeneous waves for the case of SV wave propagation, post-critical angles are also considered in the analysis. To investigate the effects of earthquake frequency content on the results, three different records with contents of low, intermediate, and high frequencies are selected. Results indicate that considering vertical propagation underestimates the obtained responses. For the case of SV-type earthquakes, post-critical angles must be looked at. Frequency content of the earthquake also has considerable effects on trend and absolute values of responses.

A 1-g shaking table investigation on response of a micropile system to earthquake excitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 827-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadis Jalilian Mashhoud ◽  
Jian-Hua Yin ◽  
Ali Komak Panah ◽  
Yat Fai Leung
Keyword(s):  
Shaking Table ◽  
Earthquake Excitation

System Identification and Pseudo-Earthquake Excitation of a Real-Scaled 5 Story Steel Frame Structure

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunchurn Park ◽  
Sang-Hyun Lee ◽  
Sung-Kyung Lee ◽  
Hee-San Chung ◽  
Kyung-Won Min
Keyword(s):  
System Identification ◽  
Forced Vibration ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Frame Structure ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Building Structure ◽  
Earthquake Excitation ◽  
Accurate Identification ◽  
The Real ◽  
Response Characteristics

The accurate identification of the dynamic response characteristics of a building structure excited by input signals such as real earthquake or wind load is essential not only for the evaluation of the safety and serviceability of the building structure, but for the verification of an analytical model used in the seismic or wind design. In the field of system identification (SI) which constructs system matrices describing the accurate input/output relationship, it is critical that input should have enough energy to excite fundamental structural modes and a good quality of output containing structural information should be measured. In this study forced vibration testing which is important for correlating the mathematical model of a structure with the real one and for evaluating the performance of the real structure was implemented. There exist various techniques available for evaluating the seismic performance using dynamic and static measurements. In this paper, full scale forced vibration tests simulating earthquake response are implemented by using a hybrid mass damper. The finite element (FE) model of the structure was analytically constructed using ANSYS and the model was updated using the results experimentally measured by the forced vibration test. Pseudo-earthquake excitation tests showed that HMD induced floor responses coincided with the earthquake induced ones which was numerically calculated based on the updated FE model.

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