Proportioning of earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete building structures
Abstract
A simple and efficient method is developed for earthquake-resistant design of reinforced concrete building structures based on the principle of proportionality. Displacement response is limited in a structure by providing appropriate stiffness for a given amount of structural mass. Special emphasis is placed on applying the method in Central and Eastern United States where proper earthquake-resistant design is hampered by the absence of damaging earthquakes in societal memory and the lack of dynamic analyses experience in the design community. The thesis is developed in two parts: evaluating the demand of strong ground motion in regions of moderate and high seismicity and evaluating the response of structures proportioned using the proposed method to the determined demand. The applicability of the method is investigated with analytical tests of frame and wall-frame structures. Guidelines are developed for proportioning and detailing of members according to the determined demands for regions of moderate and high seismicity.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Sozen, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Civil engineering
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