Methods to Assess the Seismic Collapse Capacity of Building Structures: State of the Art
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 1
Abstract
The collapses of building structures during recent earthquakes have raised many questions regarding the adequacy of current seismic provisions to prevent a partial or total collapse. They have also brought up questions as to how to determine the collapse safety margin of structures, what is the inherent collapse safety margin in code-designed structures, and how to strengthen structures to effectively augment such margin. The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of the analytical methods that are currently available to assess the capacity of building structures to resist an earthquake collapse, point out the limitations of these methods, describe past experimental work in which specimens are tested to collapse, and identify what is required for an accurate evaluation of the seismic collapse capacity of a structure and the safety margin against such a collapse. It is contended that further research is needed before the collapse capacities of structures and their safety margin against collapse may be evaluated with confidence.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 133 • Issue 1 • January 2007
Pages: 57 - 66
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Received: Sep 22, 2005
Accepted: May 10, 2006
Published online: Jan 1, 2007
Published in print: Jan 2007
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