D. Cardone
Seismic Performance Assessment of Pre70 RC Frame Buildings with FEMA P58
715 - 722
2016
10
6
International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10004591
https://publications.waset.org/vol/114
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Past earthquakes have shown that seismic events may incur large economic losses in buildings. FEMA P58 provides engineers a practical tool for the performance seismic assessment of buildings. In this study, FEMA P58 is applied to two typical Italian pre1970 reinforced concrete frame buildings, characterized by plain rebars as steel reinforcement and masonry infills and partitions. Given that suitable tools for these buildings are missing in FEMA P 58, specific fragility curves and loss functions are first developed. Next, building performance is evaluated following a timebased assessment approach. Finally, expected annual losses for the selected buildings are derived and compared with past applications to old RC frame buildings representative of the US building stock.
Open Science Index 114, 2016