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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/eas.2017.12.3.271

A multimodal adaptive evolution of the N1 method for assessment and design of r.c. framed structures  

Lenza, Pietro (Department of Structural Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II")
Ghersi, Aurelio (Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania)
Marino, Edoardo M. (Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania)
Pellecchia, Marcello (Department of Structural Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II")
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Earthquakes and Structures / v.12, no.3, 2017 , pp. 271-284 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a multimodal adaptive nonlinear static method of analysis that, differently from the nonlinear static methods suggested in seismic codes, does not require the definition of the equivalent Single-Degree-Of-Freedom (SDOF) system to evaluate the seismic response of structures. First, the proposed method is formulated for the assessment of r.c. plane frames and then it is extended to 3D framed structures. Furthermore, the proposed nonlinear static approach is re-elaborated as a displacement-based design method that does not require the use of the behaviour factor and takes into account explicitly the plastic deformation capacity of the structure. Numerical applications to r.c. plane frames and to a 3D framed structure with inplan irregularity are carried out to illustrate the attractive features as well as the limitations of the proposed method. Furthermore, the numerical applications evidence the uncertainty about the suitability of the displacement demand prediction obtained by the nonlinear static methods commonly adopted.
Keywords
pushover analysis; multimodal procedure; adaptive procedure; displacement based design; inelastic response of structures;
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