Hajirasouliha, I. and Pilakoutas, K. (2012) General Seismic Load Distribution for Optimum Performance-Based Design of Shear-Buildings. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 16 (4). 443 - 462. ISSN 1363-2469
Abstract
An optimization method based on uniform damage distribution is used to find optimum design load distribution for seismic design of regular and irregular shear-buildings to achieve minimum structural damage. By using 75 synthetic spectrum-compatible earthquakes, optimum design load distributions are obtained for different performance targets, dynamic characteristics, and site soil classifications. For the same structural weight, optimum designed buildings experience up to 40% less global damage compared to code-based designed buildings. A new general load distribution equation is presented for optimum performance-based seismic design of structures which leads to a more efficient use of structural materials and better seismic performance.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 212 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Earthquake Engineering . Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Optimization; Performance-Based Seismic Design; Irregular Structures; Lateral Forces; Site Soil Classification; Ductility |
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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 13:03 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2018 17:16 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2012.654897 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13632469.2012.654897 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85516 |