Hajirasouliha, I., Asadi, P. and Pilakoutas, K. (2011) An efficient Performance-Based Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Frames. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 41 (4). pp. 663-679. ISSN 0098-8847
Abstract
In this paper, a practical method is developed for performance-based design of RC structures subjected to seismic excitations. More efficient design is obtained by redistributing material from strong to weak parts of a structure until a state of uniform deformation or damage prevails. By applying the design algorithm on 5, 10 and 15-storey RC frames, the efficiency of the proposed method is initially demonstrated for specific synthetic and real seismic excitations. The results indicate that, for similar structural weight, designed structures experience up to 30% less global damage compared with code-based design frames. The method is then developed to consider multiple performance objectives and deal with seismic design of RC structures for a design spectrum. The results show that the proposed method is very efficient at controlling performance parameters and improving structural behaviour of RC frames.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | structural optimization;structural damage;reinforced concrete frames;seismic performance;nonlinear dynamic behaviour |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2015 13:27 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 06:54 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eqe.1150 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/eqe.1150 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85514 |