The Comparison of Strength of pier in Different provisions

비보강 조적조 기준들의 강도식 비교

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the strength of piers subjected to earthquake ground motion. In particular, the piers of an unreinforced masonry wall under in-plane seismic loading are considered with emphasis. For this purpose, several pier strength equations in seismic rehailitation provisions such as UCBC, FEMA 178, FEMA 273, and FEMA 306 are compared. This strength equations in different provision are applied for calculating the strength of a pier in building. According to the results of this study, it is shown that the assessment procedure based on FEMA 178 overestimated pier strengths comparing to other provisions when all piers are in Rocking-controlled mode.