COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF FIXED BASE AND ROCKING BUILDING FRAMES EQUIPPED WITH AN ENERGY DISSIPATION SYSTEM

2023-3-06
Özen, Hazal
In this study, the effect of columns with a rocking-base isolation system on enhancing the seismic performance of a reinforced concrete building is investigated. A compara- tive study comprising of comparisons of fixed-based and rocking-based systems with post-tensioning strands and free column ends is conducted. For analysis purposes, a reinforced-concrete building with shear walls was designed, modeled, and analyzed in ETABS software. Nonlinear boundary time history analysis (NTHA) was conducted by exposing the structure to a set of ground motions scaled by taking reference from the California region in the USA. The effect of different parameters of the designed building was considered in the study such as a) the story height b) the number of bays c) the presence of shear walls d) the addition of dampers and different damping pa- rameters. In addition, the NTHA was repeated for different ground motion intensity levels.

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Citation Formats
H. Özen, “COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF FIXED BASE AND ROCKING BUILDING FRAMES EQUIPPED WITH AN ENERGY DISSIPATION SYSTEM,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2023.