The Influence of Strong-Motion Duration on the Seismic Response of Masonry Structures |
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Authors: | Julian J Bommer Guido Magenes Jonathan Hancock Paola Penazzo |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, U.K;(2) Dipartimento di Meccanica Strutturale, Università di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy |
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Abstract: | The influence of strong-motion duration on the response of saturated soils is clearly recognised and accounted for in the
assessment of liquefaction potential. The degree to which duration of shaking influences damage to structures, however, remains
a topic of debate, with resolution of the issue complicated by the variety of definitions of duration and the variety of structural
behaviours, as well as the difficulty of decoupling the specific effect of duration from other features of the ground motion.
A suite of seven structural models with strength and stiffness degrading characteristics, designed to reflect the seismic
behaviour of masonry structures commonly encountered in many parts of Europe, are analysed using a suite of almost 500 strong-motion
accelerograms. Correlations are explored between the damage, measured in terms of the strength degradation, and a range of
strong-motion parameters, demonstrating that Arias intensity and spectral acceleration at the fundamental initial period of
the structure are both reasonably good damage indicators for such structures. A significantly improved correlation is obtained
by using the elastic spectral accelerations averaged over a period range from the initial period of the structure to a value
approximately three times greater, reflecting the stiffness degradation as the shaking progresses. The scatter in the correlation
is shown to be partially explained by differences in duration.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | earthquake ground motion inelastic structural demand masonry structures seismic vulnerability assessment strong-motion duration |
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