Overview

This is a compendium of invited papers focusing on earthquake resistant design of reinforced concrete buildings with an emphasis on: a) energy concepts and damage models in seismic analysis and design; and b) analysis and seismic behaviour of buildings with structural walls. It has long been recognized that energy input, absorption and dissipation are the most fundamental quantities controlling seismic performance. However, to this day, energy concepts have been ignored in earthquake resistant design because of apparent complexities in the quantification of energy demands, capacities and their implementation in the design process. The first part of this book illustrates how energy terms together with cumulative damage models can be utilized to provide quantitiative information useful for damage assessment and design. In the second part papers focus on modelling of the nonlinear static and dynamic response of structures containing walls and propose solution techniques intended to contribute to a more accurate prediction of seismic behaviour of such structures. Forty scientists working in 13 different countries detail in this work the most recent advances in seismic design and performance assessment of reinforced concrete buildings. It is a valuable contribution in the mitigation of natural disasters.

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Author:   P. Fajfar ,  H. Krawinkler
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Spon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.589kg
ISBN:  

9781851667642

ISBN 10:   1851667644
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   20 March 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Energy concepts and damage models. Issues and future directions in the use of an energy approach for seismic-resistant of design structures. Seismic design based on ductility and cumulative damage demands and capacities. On energy demand and supply in SDOF systems. Seismic design of structures for damage control. Seismic analysis of degrading models by means of damage functions concept. Seismic energy demands on reinforced concrete ductile moment-resisting frame buildings. Response of reinforced concrete moment frames to strong earthquake ground motions. An energy-based damage model for inelastic dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete frames. Seismic motion damage potential for R/C wall-stiffened buildings. Comparison of damage measures for the design of reinforced concrete flexural members. Behaviour of buildings with structural walls. Design of R/C structural walls: balancing toughness and stiffness. Advances in the design for shear of RC structural walls under seismic loading. Required shear strength of earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete shearwalls. Macroscopic/modelling for nonlinear analysis of RC structural walls. Nonlinear seismic analysis of structural walls using the multiple-vertical-line-element model. A section analysis model for the nonlinear behaviour of members under cyclic loading. Two-and three-dimensional nonlinear finite-element analysis of structural walls. Finite element modelling in structural reinforced concrete analysis. Nonlinear seismic analysis of hybrid reinforced concrete frame-wall buildings. Analysis of ultimate states of reinforced concrete wall-frame structures. Linear and nonlinear seismic response of prefabricated combined [frames-tall shear walls] systems of construction. Laboratory testing and mathematical modelling of RC coupled shear wall system for nonlinear static and dynamic response prediction with considered time varying axial forces. Nonlinear response asymmetric building structures and seismic codes: a state of the art review. Index.

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Peter Fajfar is Professor of Structural and Earthquake Engineering Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana. H. Krawinkler was the John A. Blume Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, a position he assumed in 1991.

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