Irregular engineering structures are subjected to complicated additional loads which are often beyond conventional design models developed for traditional, simplified plane models. This book covers detailed research and recent progress in seismic engineering dealing with seismic behaviour of irregular and set-back engineering structures. Experimental results as well as special topics of modern design are discussed in detail. In addition, recent progress in seismology, wave propagation and seismic engineering, which provides novel, modern modelling of complex seismic loads, is reported. Particular emphasis is placed on the newly developed rotational, seismic ground-motion effects.
This book is a continuation of an earlier monograph which appeared in the same Springer series in 2013 (http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789400753761).
Author(s): Zbigniew Zembaty, Mario De Stefano (eds.)
Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering 40
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: XIV, 346
Tags: Civil Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A General Procedure for Selecting and Scaling Ground Motion Records for Nonlinear Analysis of Asymmetric-Plan Buildings....Pages 3-12
Prediction of the “Average” Peak Nonlinear Seismic Response of Asymmetric Buildings Under Bi-directional Ground Motion Acting at an Arbitrary Angle of Incidence....Pages 13-23
Evaluation of Torsional Component of Ground Motion by Different Methods Using Dense Array Data....Pages 25-34
Estimation of Rotational Ground Motion Effects on the Bell Tower of Parma Cathedral....Pages 35-48
FOSREM: Fibre-Optic System for Rotational Events and Phenomena Monitoring: Construction, Investigation and Area of Application....Pages 49-64
Application of Rotation Rate Sensors in Measuring Beam Flexure and Structural Health Monitoring....Pages 65-76
Asymmetric Continuum with Shear and Rotation Strains Including Quantum Synchronous Processes....Pages 77-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Seismic Assessment of RC Frame Buildings....Pages 89-97
Torsional Index of an Asymmetric Building Based on Mode Shape....Pages 99-109
An Approximate Method for Assessing the Seismic Response of Irregular in Elevation Asymmetric Buildings....Pages 111-122
Application of Nonlinear Static Procedures for the Seismic Assessment of a 9-Storey Asymmetric Plan Building....Pages 123-134
Seismic Assessment of an Existing Irregular RC Building According to Eurocode 8 Methods....Pages 135-147
The Concrete Strength Variability as Source of Irregularity for RC Existing Buildings....Pages 149-158
The Influence of Axial Load Variation on the Seismic Performance of RC Buildings....Pages 159-169
Parametric Study of Inelastic Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings....Pages 171-180
Seismic Upgrading of Vertically Irregular Existing r.c. Frames by BRBs....Pages 181-192
Application of Nonlinear Static Method with Corrective Eccentricities to Steel Multi-storey Braced Buildings....Pages 193-203
Influence of the Interaction Yield Domain on Lateral-Torsional Coupling of Asymmetric Single-Storey Systems....Pages 205-214
Improved Nonlinear Static Methods for Prediction of the Seismic Response of Asymmetric Single-Storey Systems....Pages 215-223
Influence of the Rotational Mass Inertia on the Torsional Seismic Response....Pages 225-232
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Seismic Response Trends of SDOF Plan Irregular Structures. Simplified Approach....Pages 233-242
Maximum Corner Displacement Amplifications for Inelastic One-Storey In-Plan Asymmetric Systems Under Seismic Excitation....Pages 243-254
Earthquake-Induced Pounding Between Asymmetric Steel Buildings....Pages 255-261
Dynamic Analysis of Irregular Multistorey Shear Wall Buildings Using Continuous-Discrete Approach....Pages 263-274
Analysis of the Dynamic Response of Masonry Buildings with Irregularities of Localization of Bearing Elements Due to Mining Shocks....Pages 275-287
Numerical and Experimental Prediction Methods for Assessment of Induced Vibrations in Irregular Buildings....Pages 289-302
Stability Analysis of Żelazny Most Tailings Dam Loaded by Mining-Induced Earthquakes....Pages 303-311
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
Optimal Drift and Acceleration Control of 3D Irregular Buildings by Means of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers....Pages 315-322
Improved Seismic Performance of RCC Building Irregular in Plan with Water Tank as Passive TMD....Pages 323-332
Behaviour of Asymmetric Structure with Base Isolation Made of Polymeric Bearings....Pages 333-341
Back Matter....Pages 343-346
