Multihazard Performance-Based Assessment Framework for Multistory Steel Buildings
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 148, Issue 6
Abstract
The paper proposes a uniform multihazard performance-based design framework for multistory steel buildings. Damage of structural and nonstructural components is associated with interstory drifts, residual drifts, and floor acceleration thresholds. Predefined measures that are meaningful to stakeholders, e.g., repair costs, are used to assess the performance of the building subjected to independent winds and earthquakes. The novelty of the procedure lies in: (1) developing a multihazard assessment methodology for buildings subjected to earthquake and wind, where both events are critical, (2) assessing the margin of safety for multi-story concentrically braced frame (CBF) buildings subjected to wind, using wind tunnel data for the simulation of case specific wind histories, and (3) evaluating the economic losses caused by multihazard damage, when allowing for controlled inelastic deformations of the CBF braces under wind excitations in moderate seismic regions. The implementation of response history analysis at the design level and beyond, combined with the probabilistic estimation of non-collapse losses, reduces significantly the conservatism in prescriptive wind design and promotes resilience under multihazard excitations.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
Financial support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec—Nature et Technologies (FRQNT) is gratefully acknowledged. We also thank Prof. Katsuichiro Goda of Western University for providing the seismic hazard curves for Montreal, Canada. An academic license of the SP3 software (www.hbrisk.com) was partially used to assess the economic performance of the buildings considered.
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