Ductility and overstrength in seismic design of reinforced concrete structures

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1049-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Mitchell ◽  
Patrick Paultre
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Nonlinear Analyses ◽  
Ductility Demand ◽  
Codes Of Practice

The paper first reviews the different approaches taken by codes of practice in their treatment of ductility demand by the use of force modification factors. The way in which structural overstrength affects structural response and the factors influencing overstrength are discussed. Nonlinear analyses of reinforced concrete structures, designed by the Canadian codes, demonstrate the significance of structural overstrength on the ability of the structures to resist lateral load without collapse. The manner in which structural overstrength can be accounted for in the design of reinforced concrete structures is presented. Key words: seismic design, detailing, reinforced concrete, ductility, overstrength, base shear.

scholarly journals Influence of Superior Vibration Modes on the Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Eigen-Periods Near Code Control Periods

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-122
Author(s):  
Savu Adrian-Alexandru
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Seismic Design Code

Abstract The current paper studies the effect of superior eigen-modes on the seismic response for a series of reinforced concrete structures having eigen-periods near code control periods. Although the structural design is based on Romanian seismic design codes (“P100-1/2013 - Seismic design code - Part 1 - Design provisions for buildings” and “SR-EN 1998/2004 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance”), it carries some importance for other countries with similar seismic design spectra. A total of twenty-four models for structures were considered by varying their location (through control period values), three-dimensional regularity, overall dimensions and height regime. Results were compared and conclusions were drawn based on percentage values of relative displacements (storey drifts) and base shear forces.

Research Situation on the Performance-Based Seismic Design Method for Reinforced Concrete Structure

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 1757-1761
Author(s):  
Yong Le Qi ◽  
Xiao Lei Han ◽  
Xue Ping Peng ◽  
Yu Zhou ◽  
Sheng Yi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽  
Seismic Evaluation ◽  
Seismic Codes ◽  
Performance Based Seismic Design ◽  
Capacity Calculation ◽  
Seismic Design Method

Various analytical approaches to performance-based seismic design are in development. Based on the current Chinese seismic codes，elastic capacity calculation under frequent earthquake and ductile details of seismic design shall be performed for whether seismic design of new buildings or seismic evaluation of existing buildings to satisfy the seismic fortification criterion “no damage under frequent earthquake, repairable under fortification earthquake, no collapse under severe earthquake”. However, for some special buildings which dissatisfy with the requirements of current building codes, elastic capacity calculation under frequent earthquake is obviously not enough. In this paper, the advanced performance-based seismic theory is introduced to solve the problems of seismic evaluation and strengthening for existing reinforced concrete structures, in which story drift ratio and deformation of components are used as performance targets. By combining the features of Chinese seismic codes, a set of performance-based seismic design method is established for reinforced concrete structures. Different calculation methods relevant to different seismic fortification criterions are adopted in the proposed method, which solve the problems of seismic evaluation for reinforced concrete structures.

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