Seismic Performance Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Moment Frames with Gravity Columns

AbstractMoment frames with gravity columns in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings have been used extensively for the last decade in the United States. Unlike traditional beam–column–slab structures, they provide some advantages in terms of construction time and architectural and economical aspects in...

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Published in:Practice periodical on structural design and construction 2020-05, Vol.25 (2)
Main Authors: Akbas, Bulent, Doran, Bilge, Bozer, Ali, Seker, Onur, Faytarouni, Mahmoud, Shen, Jay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
Columns (structural)
Concrete
Concrete construction
Design specifications
Dynamical systems
Gravitation
Nonlinear analysis
Nonlinear dynamics
Performance evaluation
Reinforced concrete
Reinforcing steels
Seismic response
Steel frames
Technical Papers
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Summary:AbstractMoment frames with gravity columns in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings have been used extensively for the last decade in the United States. Unlike traditional beam–column–slab structures, they provide some advantages in terms of construction time and architectural and economical aspects in design process. The system consists of gravity-only columns resting directly on slabs and seismic force–resisting moment frames. Reinforced concrete special moment frames in two principal directions are typically placed at the perimeter as a lateral force–resisting system. Even though the design procedure is similar to that used with steel special moment frames, there is generally no column at the corner of the plan in such buildings so as to avoid biaxial bending. This paper investigates the contribution of gravity-only columns to inelastic seismic response of low- and high-rise RC special moment frames. For this purpose, nonlinear dynamic time history analyses are carried out on 5- and 15-story RC buildings designed with current design specifications subjected to design-level earthquake ground motions. Seismic performance evaluation was also carried out through nonlinear dynamic time history analyses.
ISSN:1084-0680
1943-5576
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000472