Seismic response distribution expressions for rocking building contents under ordinary ground motions

Analytical expressions are proposed for predicting the rocking response of rigid free-standing building contents subjected to seismic-induced floor excitations. The study considers a wide range of rigid block geometries and seismic floor acceleration histories that were recorded during actual earthq...

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Published in:Bulletin of earthquake engineering 2022-09, Vol.20 (12), p.6659-6682
Main Authors: Kazantzi, A. K., Lachanas, C. G., Vamvatsikos, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
Construction
Cultural heritage
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earthquakes
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Fragility
Geophysics/Geodesy
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Ground motion
Hydrogeology
Mathematical analysis
Original Article
Restitution
Rigid blocks
Seismic activity
Seismic engineering
Seismic response
Statistical methods
Structural Geology
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Summary:Analytical expressions are proposed for predicting the rocking response of rigid free-standing building contents subjected to seismic-induced floor excitations. The study considers a wide range of rigid block geometries and seismic floor acceleration histories that were recorded during actual earthquakes in instrumented Californian buildings, so as to cover, in a fully probabilistic manner, the entire spectrum of potential pure rocking responses, i.e. from the initiation of rocking up to the block overturning. Contrary to past observations on anchored building contents (prior to any failure in their anchorage system that could alter their response and mode of failure), it is shown that the response of free-standing blocks is not influenced by the predominant period of the supporting structure. The proposed set of equations can be utilised for estimating the response statistics and consequently for undertaking an analytical seismic fragility assessment on rocking building contents.
ISSN:1570-761X
1573-1456
DOI:10.1007/s10518-022-01424-w