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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 26, Number 3, June20 2007 , pages 297-313
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2007.26.3.297
 


Preliminary design and inelastic assessment of earthquake-resistant structural systems
Marcelo Rubinstein, Oscar Moller and Alej and ro Giuliano

 
Abstract
    A preliminary performance-based seismic design methodology is proposed. The top yield displacement of the system is computed from these of the components, which are assumed constant. Besides, a simple procedure to evaluate the top yield displacement of frames is developed. Seismic demands are represented in the form of yield point spectra. The methodology is general, conceptually transparent, uses simple calculations based on first principles and is applicable to asymmetric systems. To consider a specific situation two earthquake levels, occasional and rare are considered. The advantage of an arbitrary assignment of strength to the different components to reduce eccentricities and improved the torsional response of the system is addressed. The methodology is applied to an asymmetric five story building, and the results are verified by push-over analysis and non linear dynamic analysis.
 
Key Words
    design; system; earthquake-resistant; displacement; yield.
 
Address
Marcelo Rubinstein and Oscar Moller: Instituto de Mecanica Aplicada y Estructuras (IMAE), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingenieria y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Riobamba y Berutti, 2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Alejandro Giuliano: Instituto Nacional de Prevencion Sismica, Roger Balet 47 N, 5400 San Juan, Argentina
 

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