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Seismic safety of reinforced concrete members and structures
Author(s) -
Ba Hooshang,
Veneziano Daniele
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.4290100202
Subject(s) - structural engineering , probabilistic logic , reinforced concrete , engineering , earthquake resistance , dissipation , geotechnical engineering , forensic engineering , computer science , mathematics , statistics , physics , thermodynamics
Based on cyclic load tests of large‐scale reinforced concrete elements and assemblages, a probabilistic model of member failure is developed. The model gives the probability of survival at time t as a functional of damage ratio and dissipated energy up to t . After extension to multivariate survival of several members with correlated resistance, the model is used to calculate the safety of reinforced concrete frames subjected to given input motions. Results are in terms of the probability of local failure and of no failure anywhere in the system.