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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2004.17.3_4.527

Fragility reduction using passive response modification in a Consequence-Based Engineering (CBE) framework  

Duenas-Osorio, Leonardo (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Park, Joonam (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Towashiraporn, Peeranan (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Goodno, Barry J. (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Frost, David (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Craig, James I. (School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Bostrom, Ann (School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Structural Engineering and Mechanics / v.17, no.3_4, 2004 , pp. 527-537 More about this Journal
Abstract
Consequence-Based Engineering (CBE) is a new paradigm proposed by the Mid-America Earthquake Center (MAE) to guide evaluation and rehabilitation of building structures and networks in areas of low probability - high consequence earthquakes such as the central region of the U.S. The principal objective of CBE is to minimize consequences by prescribing appropriate intervention procedures for a broad range of structures and systems, in consultation with key decision makers. One possible intervention option for rehabilitating unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, widely used for essential facilities in Mid-America, is passive energy dissipation (PED). After the CBE process is described, its application in the rehabilitation of vulnerable URM building construction in Mid-America is illustrated through the use of PED devices attached to flexible timber floor diaphragms. It is shown that PED's can be applied to URM buildings in situations where floor diaphragm flexibility can be controlled to reduce both out-of-plane and in-plane wall responses and damage. Reductions as high as 48% in roof displacement and acceleration can be achieved as demonstrated in studies reported below.
Keywords
consequence-based engineering; risk assessment; fragility reduction; response modification; passive energy dissipation; multi-criteria decision making; parametric analysis; meta-modeling;
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