| Earthquakes and Structures Volume 10, Number 6, June 2016, pages 1315-1330 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2016.10.6.1315 | |
Damage potential of earthquake records for RC building stock | |
Hayri Baytan Ozmen and Mehmet Inel
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| Abstract [Buy Article] | |
| This study investigates ground motion parameters and their damage potential for building type structures. It focuses on low and mid-rise reinforced concrete buildings that are important portion of the existing building stock under seismic risk in many countries. Correlations of 19 parameters of 466 earthquake records with nonlinear displacement demands of 1056 Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) systems are investigated. Properties of SDOF systems are established to represent RC building construction practice. The correlation of damage and ground motion characteristics is examined with respect to number of story and site classes. Equations for average nonlinear displacement demands of considered RC buildings are given for some of the ground motion parameters. Velocity related parameters are generally found to have better results than the acceleration, displacement and frequency related ones. Correlation of the parameters may be expected to decrease with increasing intensity of seismic event. Velocity Spectrum Intensity and Peak Ground Velocity have been found to have the highest correlation values for almost all site classes and number of story groups. Common parameter of Peak Ground Acceleration has lower correlation with damage when compared to them and some other parameters like Effective Design Acceleration and Characteristic Intensity. | |
| Key Words | |
| destructiveness; seismic evaluation; peak ground velocity; record characteristics; reinforced concrete | |
| Address | |
| Hayri Baytan Ozmen: Department of Civil Engineering, Usak University, 64200 Usak, Turkey Mehmet Inel: Department Department of Civil Engineering, Pamukkale University, 20070 Denizli, Turkey | |
