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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2017.20.4.369

Seismic performance of R/C structures under vertical ground motion  

Bas, Selcuk (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bartin University)
Lee, Jong-Han (Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Daegu University)
Sevinc, Mukadder (Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering, Kirikkale University)
Kalkan, Ilker (Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering, Kirikkale University)
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Computers and Concrete / v.20, no.4, 2017 , pp. 369-380 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effects of the vertical component of a ground motion on the earthquake performances of semi-ductile high-rise R/C structures were investigated in the present study. Linear and non-linear time-history analyses were conducted on an existing in-service R/C building for the loading scenarios including and excluding the vertical component of the ground motion. The ratio of the vertical peak acceleration to the horizontal peak acceleration (V/H) of the ground motion was adopted as the main parameter of the study. Three different near-source earthquake records with varying V/H ratio were used in the analyses. The linear time-history analyses indicated that the incorporation of the vertical component of a ground motion into analyses greatly influences the vertical deflections of a structure and the overturning moments at its base. The lateral deflections, the angles of rotation and the base shear forces were influenced to a lesser extent. Considering the key indicators of vertical deflection and overturning moments determined from the linear time-history analysis, the non-linear analyses revealed that the changes in the forces and deformations of the structure with the inclusion of the vertical ground motion are resisted by the shear-walls. The performances and damage states of the beams were not affected by the vertical ground motion. The vertical ground motion component of earthquakes is markedly concluded to be considered for design and damage estimation of the vertical load-bearing elements of the shear-walls and columns.
Keywords
vertical ground motion; seismic performance; performance level; earthquake behavior;
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