Aljawhari, K;
Gentile, R;
Freddi, F;
Galasso, C;
(2020)
Effects of ground-motion sequences on fragility and vulnerability of case-study reinforced concrete frames.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
10.1007/s10518-020-01006-8.
(In press).
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Abstract
This study investigates the efects of ground-motion sequences on fragility and vulnerability of reinforced concrete (RC) moment-resisting frames (MRFs). Two four-storey, fourbay RC MRFs are selected as case studies. These structures, which share the same geometry, are representative of distinct vulnerability classes in the Mediterranean region and are characterized by diferent material properties, cross-section dimensions, and detailing. The frst case study is a ductile MRF designed according to Eurocode 8 (i.e., a special-code frame), while the second is a non-ductile MRF designed to sustain only gravity loads (i.e., a pre-code frame). The infuence of masonry inflls on their seismic performance is also investigated. Advanced numerical models are developed to perform cloud-based sequential nonlinear time history analyses using ground-motion sequences assembled by randomly pairing two real records via Latin hypercube sampling. Diferent structure-specifc damage states are considered to derive fragility curves for the undamaged structures, when subjected to a single ground-motion record, and state-dependent fragility curves by considering the additional damage induced by a second ground-motion record within the sequence. Damage-to-loss models are then used to derive mean vulnerability relationships. Results of the analysis show the importance of considering the efect of damage accumulation in the pre-code frames. Moreover, the presence of inflls shows an overall positive contribution to the seismic performance of both frame types. Vector-valued vulnerability relationships accounting for the damaging efect of two ground-motion records are fnally presented in the form of mean vulnerability surfaces.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Effects of ground-motion sequences on fragility and vulnerability of case-study reinforced concrete frames |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10518-020-01006-8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-020-01006-8 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Seismic sequences · Cumulative damage · Conditional fragility curves · Vulnerability relationships · Reinforced concrete frames |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Inst for Risk and Disaster Reduction |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10116505 |
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