Probabilistic seismic design and assessment methodologies for the new generation of damage resistant structures

dc.contributor.authorRobertson, Kathryn Louiseen
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-07T21:52:42Z
dc.date.available2008-09-07T21:52:42Z
dc.date.issued2005en
dc.description.abstractFollowing the evolution of a damage avoidance design (DAD) frame system, with rocking beam-column joints, at the University of Canterbury, analytical studies are carried out to evaluate the performance of proposed structures, and verify the proposed design methodology. A probabilistic seismic risk assessment methodology is proposed, from which the expected annualised financial loss (EAL) of a structure can be calculated. EAL provides a consistent basis for comparison of DAD frame systems with state-of-practice ductile monolithic construction. Such comparison illustrates the superior performance of DAD frame systems. The proposed probabilistic seismic assessment methodology requires the response of the structure to be evaluated over a range of seismic intensities. This can be achieved by carrying out an incremental dynamic analysis, explicitly considering seismic randomness and uncertainty; or from a pushover analysis, and assuming an appropriate value of the dispersion. By combining this information with the seismic hazard, probabilistic response curves can be derived, which when combined with information about damage states for the particular structure, can be transformed into 'resilience curves'. Integration of information regarding the financial loss occurring due to each of the damage states, results in an estimate of EAL.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/1093
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/1570
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Civil Engineeringen
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNZCUen
dc.rightsCopyright Kathryn Louise Robertsonen
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.subjectstructural analysisen
dc.subjectreinforced concrete structuresen
dc.titleProbabilistic seismic design and assessment methodologies for the new generation of damage resistant structuresen
dc.typeTheses / Dissertations
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Engineeringen
uc.bibnumber1025901en
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineeringen
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