Open AccessLow rise reinforced concrete buildings of limited ductility
Author(s) -
O. A. Glogau
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.13.2.182-193
Subject(s) - ductility (earth science) , structural engineering , reinforced concrete , flexural strength , seismic analysis , dissipation , seismic loading , engineering , materials science , composite material , creep , physics , thermodynamics
The New Zealand Loading Code sets earthquake design levels which are intended, amongst other factors, to reflect the manner in which seismic energy will be dissipated by a structure. In this paper the load levels prescribed for reinforced concrete structures unlikely to behave in a flexural ductile manner, are compared with the strength and behaviour of structures of similar type affected by 3 recent Japanese earthquakes. The adequacy of some of the provisions in the current loading and concrete code and modifications proposed for the design of these so called structures of limited ductility in a companion paper by L.M. Robinson are examined.