Structural irregularities are one of the most frequent causes of severe damages in buildings, as evidenced by the numerous earthquakes in recent years. This issue is of particular importance, since real structures are almost all irregular. Furthermore, structural irregularities depend on several factors often very difficult to predict. This book is an essential tool for understanding the problem of structural irregularities and provides the most up-to-date review on this topic, covering the aspects of ground rotations, analysis, design, control and monitoring of irregular structures. It includes 24 contributions from authors of 13 countries, giving a complete and international view of the problem.
Author(s): Felix Yudahin, Galina Antonovskaya, Nataly Kapustian, Egor Egorov, Aleksey Klimov (auth.), Oren Lavan, Mario De Stefano (eds.)
Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering 24
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 374
Tags: Civil Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Building Repair and Maintenance; Structural Mechanics
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Investigation of an External Impact Conversion into the Strained Rotation Inside Ancient Boulder Structures (Solovky Islands, White Sea)....Pages 3-14
Numerical Analyses of Seismic Ground Rotations from the Wave Passage Effects....Pages 15-27
Impact of Seismic Rotational Components on Symmetric Structures....Pages 29-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
The Effect of Common Irregularities on the Seismic Performance of Existing RC Framed Buildings....Pages 47-58
Influence of the Variability of Concrete Mechanical Properties on the Seismic Response of Existing RC Framed Structures....Pages 59-72
Seismic Response of Irregular Industrial Steel Buildings....Pages 73-85
The Inter-storey Pounding Effect on the Seismic Behaviour of Infilled and Pilotis RC Structures....Pages 87-101
Modal Irregularity in Continuous Reinforced Concrete Bridges. Detection, Effect on the Simplified Seismic Performance Evaluation and Ways of Solution....Pages 103-118
Influence of Infill Panels on the Seismic Response of Existing RC Buildings: A Case Study....Pages 119-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Physically Based Prediction of the Maximum Corner Displacement of One-Storey Eccentric Systems....Pages 137-153
Plan Irregular Structures: Simplified Approach....Pages 155-172
Application of Nonlinear Static Method with Corrective Eccentricities to Multistorey Buildings: A Case Study....Pages 173-188
A Multimode Pushover Procedure for Asymmetric Buildings Under Biaxial Seismic Excitation....Pages 189-202
Three-Dimensional Modal Pushover Analysis of Unsymmetric-Plan Buildings Subjected to Two Components of Ground Motion....Pages 203-217
Estimating Torsional Demands in Plan Irregular Buildings Using Pushover Procedures Coupled with Linear Dynamic Response Spectrum Analysis....Pages 219-233
Analysis of Collapse of Irregular Tall Structures Using Mixed Lagrangian Formulation....Pages 235-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Improved Earthquake-Resistant Design of Irregular Steel Buildings....Pages 253-268
Design of a Plan Irregular RC Frame Building by Direct Displacement-Based Design Method....Pages 269-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
A Simple Methodology for the Seismic Passive Control of Irregular 3D Frames Using Friction Dampers....Pages 285-295
An Energy-Based Design Method for Buildings with Supplemental Damping and Nonlinear Behavior....Pages 297-307
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Mitigation of the Seismic Response of Structures with Vertical Stiffness and Strength Irregularity Using Supplemental Dampers....Pages 309-322
Allocation and Sizing of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Seismic Control of Irregular Structures....Pages 323-338
The Possibility of a Continuous Monitoring of the Horizontal Buildings’ Rotation by the Fibre-Optic Rotational Seismograph AFORS Type....Pages 339-351
Seismic Monitoring of Linear and Rotational Oscillations of the Multistory Buildings in Moscow....Pages 353-363
Back Matter....Pages 365-374
