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EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
Volume 35, Issue 11, Pages 1359-1379Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.583
Keywords
reinforced concrete building; mathematical modelling; non-linear dynamic analysis; plan-asymmetric building; displacement-control led analysis; pseudo-dynamic test
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Pre- and post-test analyses of the structural response of a three-storey asymmetric reinforced concrete frame building were performed, aimed at supporting test preparation and performance as well as studying mathematical modelling. The building was designed for gravity loads only. Full-scale pseudo-dynamic tests were performed in the ELSA laboratory in Ispra. In the paper the results of initial parametric studies, of the blind pre-test predictions, and of the post-test analysis are summarized. In all studies a simple mathematical model, with one-component member models with concentrated plasticity was employed. The pre-test analyses were performed using the CANNY program. After the test results became available, the mathematical model was improved using an approach based on a displacement-controlled analysis. Basically, the same mathematical model was used as in pre-test analyses, except that the values of some of the parameters were changed. The OpenSees program was employed. Fair agreement between the test and numerical results was obtained. The results prove that relatively simple mathematical models are able to adequately simulate the detailed seismic response of reinforced concrete frame structures to a known ground motion, provided that the input parameters are properly determined. Copyright (C) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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