Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Gravity Load Designed R/C Frames |
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| Authors: | Angelo Masi |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Structures, Geotechnics and Geology applied to Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The seismic vulnerability of some frame structures, typical of existing Reinforced Concrete buildings designed only to vertical
loads, has been evaluated. They are representative of building types widely present in the Italian building stock of the last
30 years. A simulated design of the structures has been made with reference to the codes in force, the available handbooks
and the current practice at the time of construction. The seismic response is calculated through non linear dynamic analyses
with artificial and natural accelerograms. Three main types have been examined: bare frames, regularly infilled frames and
pilotis frames. The results show a high vulnerability for the pilotis buildings: they can be assigned to the class B of the
European Macroseismic Scale of 1998 (EMS98). On the contrary, a low vulnerability (class D of EMS98) can be attributed to
the regularly infilled buildings: in this case collapse can be considered unlikely also with strong earthquakes. An intermediate
seismic behavior is shown by buildings without infills, whose vulnerability can be placed between the classes B and C of EMS98.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | assessment existing buildings frames masonry infills reinforced concrete seismic vulnerability simulated design |
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