Open AccessEvaluation of earthquake response of low-rise structures using design codes and local specifications
Author(s) -
G. L. Hutchinson,
A. Navidi
Publication year - 1983
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.16.4.331-344
Subject(s) - building code , earthquake simulation , seismic analysis , code (set theory) , earthquake engineering , structural engineering , computer science , engineering , civil engineering , programming language , set (abstract data type)
Most earthquake engineering research projects are concerned with the analysis and design of high-rise buildings. Comparisons of
actual earthquake forces with pseudo-static design forces recommended
by various building codes indicate that in actual earthquakes the forces in low-rise buildings can be up to three to five times the pseudo-static design forces. This paper is concerned with evaluating and comparing the earthquake response of low-rise buildings calculated using local response spectra and real time-histories with various Building Code Recommendations. It is shown that Building Code Recommendations underestimate the
structural response.