USING WIND DESIGN CRITERIA TO GAUGE SEISMIC PERFORMANCE
When performing seismic evaluations of structures in low seismic regions it is not uncommon to find that the structures have been primarily designed for wind forces, with little or no consideration for earthquake performance. To more quickly evaluate structures for seismic hazards in these regions, parameters may be established that permit engineers to determine when wind load criteria will govern over seismic criteria for the primary structural system. The evaluation parameter, if easily defined, could enable an evaluation of a building designed for known wind load criteria to be quickly assessed to identify its potential seismic vulnerability. The objective would be to develop threshold "Quick Check" parameters that could be used to gauge when wind design criteria will control the performance of a structure's primary lateral load-resisting system. This procedure would be particularly valuable in regions of the country where mapped seismic hazards have increased in recent years and prior prevailing design practices did not include seismic provisions.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, VA United States 20191-4400 -
Authors:
- Dean, E T
- Soulages, J R
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Conference:
- 1999 New Orleans Structures Congress
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: 1999-4-18 to 1999-4-21
- Publication Date: 1999
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 1077-80
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Loads; Seismicity; Structural design; Wind
- Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral loads
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00778399
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0784404216
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 15 1999 12:00AM