Pushover Analyses of a R/C Frame by Distinct Software

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Pereira, VG (Author) Other; Rui Carneiro de Barros (Author) FEUP; Cesar, MB (Author) Other; Lu, JWZ (Author) Other; Leung, AYT (Author) Other; Iu, VP (Author) Other; Mok, KM (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: ISCM II AND EPMESC XII, PTS 1 AND 2

Pages: 1618-1623

2nd International Symposium on Computational Mechanics12th International Conference on the Enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering and Science

Hong Kong, PEOPLES R CHINAMacau, PEOPLES R CHINA, NOV 30-DEC 03, 2009DEC 02-03, 2009

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Authenticus ID: P-003-BG2

DOI: 10.1063/1.3452153

Abstract (EN): A series of pushover analyses on two-dimensional RC frames, part of an office building, are performed. They constitute a detailed parametric study, varying the number of stories and its height, and also the bay width. Regarding the stated objective, several commercial packages universally used in the design of civil engineering structures were used, namely SAP 2000, SeismoStruct and MIDAS. To represent the influence of the masonry infill panels, the equivalent tie method is used considering several values for the tie width. The influence of other parameters, on the structural behavior of the RC frame through a pushover analysis, is also analyzed: the confinement of the structural elements (columns and beams) and the length and location of the plastic hinges forming near the end of the structural elements. Finally, it is also parameterized the behavior of the structure when submitted to different load patterns, such as: uniform and modal, as suggested in the Eurocode 8, and triangular. Major conclusions of the study elaborated are presented and future developments are pointed-out in order to deepen the pushover analysis of two dimensional RC frames.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6