ANALYTICAL FORMULATION OF FRAGILITIES

In this paper, formulations for developing fragility curves for reinforced concrete frame structures are presented. Fragility curves describe the conditional probabilities of a structure being in different damage states at given levels of earthquake ground motion. The ground motion, in this paper, is characterized by spectral acceleration. Gaussian stationary models with modulating functions are used for the generation of earthquake time histories. Identification of the different damage states is based on the modified Park and Ang damage index. The modified Takeda model is used to describe the hysteretic behavior of the components of a structure in nonlinear time domain analysis. Example fragility curves are developed for low rise reinforced concrete frames.

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• Authors:
  • Singhal, A
  • KIREMIDJIAN, A S
• Conference:
  • Seventh International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (SDEE 95)
  • Location: Crete, Greece
  • Date: 1995-5-24 to 1995-5-26
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 389-396

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthquake resistant design; Framed structures; Loss and damage; Seismicity; Time domain analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fragility curves; Structural damages
• Old TRIS Terms: Hysterisis (Mechanics)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760255
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1853123153
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 17 1999 12:00AM