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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 13, Number 3, September 2017, pages 267-277 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/eas.2017.13.3.267 |
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Seismic retrofitting by base-isolation of r.c. framed buildings exposed to different fire scenarios |
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Fabio Mazza and Mirko Mazza
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| Abstract | ||
| Base-isolation is now being adopted as a retrofitting strategy to improve seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete (r.c.) framed structures subjected to far-fault earthquakes. However, the increase in deformability of a base-isolated framed building may lead to amplification in the structural response under the long-duration horizontal pulses of high-magnitude near-fault earthquakes, which can become critical once the strength level of a fire-weakened r.c. superstructure is reduced. The aim of the present work is to investigate the nonlinear seismic response of fire-damaged r.c. framed structures retrofitted by base-isolation. For this purpose, a five-storey r.c. framed building primarily designed (as fixed-base) in compliance with a former Italian seismic code for a medium-risk zone, is to be retrofitted by the insertion of elastomeric bearings to meet the requirements of the current Italian code in a high-risk seismic zone. The nonlinear seismic response of the original (fixed-base) and retrofitted (base-isolated) test structures in a no fire situation are compared with those in the event of fire in the superstructure, where parametric temperature-time curves are defined at the first level, the first two and the upper levels. A lumped plasticity model describes the inelastic behaviour of the fire-damaged r.c. frame members, while a nonlinear force-displacement law is adopted for the elastomeric bearings. The average root-mean-square deviation of the observed spectrum from the target design spectrum together with a suitable intensity measure are chosen to select and scale near- and far-fault earthquakes on the basis of the design hypotheses adopted. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| seismic retrofitting; r.c. framed buildings; base-isolation system; fire scenarios; spectral matching; nonlinear dynamic analysis | ||
| Address | ||
| Fabio Mazza and Mirko Mazza: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Università della Calabria 87036 Rende (Cosenza), Italy | ||