scholarly journals Seismic Energy Response of SDOF Systems Subjected to Long-Period Ground Motion Records

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Yu Cheng ◽  
Yao-Rong Dong ◽  
Li Qin ◽  
Yuan-Yuan Wang ◽  
Ye-Xue Li

To provide an important reference for the energy-based seismic design of long-period structures, the elastoplastic dynamic analysis program is employed to study the seismic energy response of single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems under two types of typical long-period ground motions. Then, the influencing relationships of external and internal factors on the energy response spectra under near-fault pulse-like and far-field harmonic ground motions are analyzed one by one. Study results are obtained as follows: within the whole period, all the input energy, hysteretic energy and damping energy spectra of SDOF systems under near-fault pulse-like and far-field harmonic ground motions, are larger than those under common ground motions, even the seismic energy response under far-field harmonic ground motions is larger than that under near-fault pulse-like ground motions. From the aspect of energy concept, the energy response spectra and energy distribution rule of SDOF systems are evaluated based on the intensity and spectral distribution under near-fault pulse-like and far-field harmonic ground motions. If the ratio of hysteretic energy to input energy (RHEIE) is determined, the hysteretic energy which must be dissipated by a structure would be derived by the method of energy-based design. The input energy and hysteretic energy are mainly influenced by damping ratio and ductility coefficient, while the yield stiffness ratio exerts minor effects. It indicates that reasonable structural design parameters would contribute to the hysteretic energy of a structure itself.

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar AlShawa ◽  
Giulia Angelucci ◽  
Fabrizio Mollaioli ◽  
Giuseppe Quaranta

An energy-based approach facilitates the explicit consideration of the damage associated with both maximum displacements and cumulative plastic deformations under earthquakes. For structural systems that can undergo pulse-like seismic ground motions close to causative faults, an energy-based approach is deemed especially appropriate with respect to well-established force- or displacement-based strategies. In such a case, in fact, most of the damage is attributable to the dominant pulse-like component, which usually occurs into the velocity time history of the seismic ground motion, thus implying high energy levels imparted to a structural system. In order to enable the implementation of an energy-based approach in the analysis and design of structures under near-fault pulse-like seismic ground motions, this study presents a comprehensive numerical investigation about the influence of seismological parameters and hysteretic behavior on the spectra of the following energy-related parameters: inelastic absolute and relative input energy; input energy reduction factor; hysteretic energy dissipation demand; hysteretic energy reduction factor; dimensionless cumulative plastic deformation ratio. Closed-form approximations are proposed for these spectra, and the numerical values of the corresponding parameters have been also calibrated (with reference to both mean and standard deviation values) as functions of earthquake magnitude, type of hysteretic behavior (i.e., non-degrading or degrading) and ductility level. The outcomes of this study are meant to support the derivation of design spectra for the energy-based seismic design of structures under near-fault pulse-like seismic ground motions.


2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. G. Golzar ◽  
R. Shabani ◽  
S. Tariverdilo ◽  
G. Rezazadeh

Using extended Hamiltonian variational principle, the governing equations for sloshing response of floating roofed storage tanks are derived. The response of the floating roofed storage tanks is evaluated for different types of ground motions, including near-source and long-period far-field records. Besides comparing the response of the roofed and unroofed tanks, the effect of different ground motions on the wave elevation, lateral forces, and overturning moments induced on the tank is investigated. It is concluded that the dimensionless sloshing heights for the roofed tanks are solely a function of their first natural period. Also it is shown that while long-period far-field ground motions control the free board height, near-source records give higher values for lateral forces and overturning moments induced on the tank. This means that same design spectrum could not be used to evaluate the free board and lateral forces in the seismic design of storage tanks. Finally, two cases are studied to reveal the stress patterns caused by different earthquakes.


2001 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 235-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHIN-HSIUNG LOH ◽  
SHIUAN WAN ◽  
YI-WEN CHANG

This paper examines the dynamic behavior of a highway RC-bridge subjected to both near-fault and far-field ground motions. The bridge consists of a hinge supported continuous girder with six concrete piers and the bridge is designed according to the Taiwan seismic design code. To investigate the hysteretic behavior of the bridge piers, cyclic loading tests were carried out at the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE). The Chi-Chi earthquake ground motion record was adopted as the near-fault earthquake characteristics whereas another earthquake record was selected for the far-field earthquake characteristics. The ductility demands and base shear demands due to the near-fault and the far-field earthquake ground motions are compared and conclusions drawn from the study. The stipulation of code limitations and the present calculated demands are discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 1485-1516
Author(s):  
Jui-Liang Lin ◽  
Wen-Hui Chen ◽  
Fu-Pei Hsiao ◽  
Yuan-Tao Weng ◽  
Wen-Cheng Shen ◽  
...  

A shaking table test of a three-story reinforced concrete (RC) building was conducted. The tested building is vertically irregular because of the first story’s elevated height and the third story’s added RC walls. In addition to far-field ground motions, near-fault ground motions were exerted on this building. A numerical model of the three-story building was constructed. Comparing with the test results indicates that the numerical model is satisfactory for simulating the seismic response of the three-story building. This validated numerical model was then further applied to look into two issues: the effective section rigidities of RC members and the effects of near-fault ground motions. The study results show the magnitude of the possible discrepancy between the actual seismic response and the estimated seismic response, when the effective section rigidities of the RC members are treated as in common practice. An incremental dynamic analysis of the three-story RC building subjected to one far-field and one near-fault ground motion, denoted as CHY047 and TCU052, respectively, was conducted. In comparison with the far-field ground motion, the near-fault ground motion is more destructive to this building. In addition, the effect of the selected near-fault ground motion (i.e. TCU052) on the building’s collapse is clearly identified.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 3820-3823
Author(s):  
Long Jun Xu ◽  
Sheng Chao Yang

This study is aimed at evaluating the safety implications of near-fault directivity effect on nuclear structure and facilities designed according to the Chinese code. To this end, a set of near-fault ground motions at rock site with typical forward-directivity effect is examined with emphasis on several key parameters and response spectra. The bi-normalized response spectra in terms of different corner periods are utilized to derive nuclear design spectra. It was concluded that nuclear design spectra on rock site derived from typical directivity records are significantly influenced by both magnitude and distance. The nuclear design spectra specified in the code need to be adjusted to reflect the near-fault directivity effect of large earthquakes.


1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C. Rizzo ◽  
N. R. Vaidya ◽  
E. Bazan ◽  
C. F. Heberling

Comparisons of response spectra from near and far-field records to those estimated by attenuation functions commonly used in evaluating seismic hazards show that these functions provide reasonable results for near-field western North American sites. However, they estimate relatively small motions for far-field eastern North American sites, which is contrary to the empirical evidence of the 1886 Charleston and 1988 Saguenay Earthquakes. Using the 1988 Saguenay records scaled for magnitude, and several western North American records scaled to account for the slower attenuation in the east, we have developed deterministic median and 84th percentile, 5 percent damped response spectra to represent ground motions from a recurrence of the 1886 Charleston Earthquake at a distance between 85 to 120 km. The resulting 84th percentile spectrum has a shape similar to, but is less severe than, the USNRC Regulatory Guide 1.60 5 percent damped spectrum tied to a peak ground acceleration of 0.2g.


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