Seismic Resistance of a Reinforced Concrete Building Retrofitted via Base Isolation

This paper deals with the evaluation of the seismic resistance of a reinforced concrete building that originally was not designed to resist earthquake loading and afterwards was subjected to a seismic retrofitting, which included both a partial reinforcement of the existing structure and a base isolation system. The seismic performance of the retrofitted building has been evaluated with reference to the collapse conditions. For this objective, the 3-D nonlinear static analyses have been performed and a procedure for the definition of simplified two-degrees-of-freedom nonlinear systems, equivalent to the base isolated building has also been addressed. The equivalent simplified systems allowed us to perform a wide number of nonlinear dynamical analyses with reference to several seismic inputs characterized by different levels of peak ground acceleration. The ultimate capacity of the retrofitted building has been conventionally expressed in terms of the minimum PGA that causes the collapse of the building according to a prescribed design spectral shape.

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• Authors:
  • Calio, I
  • Marletta, M
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 333-352
• Monograph Title: Seismic Prevention of Damage: A Case Study in a Mediterranean City

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base isolation; Collapse; Design; Earthquake resistant design; Reinforced concrete; Reinforcement (Engineering); Retrofitting; Seismic prospecting; Seismology; Static tests; Structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01010623
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1845640047
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 21 2005 2:24PM