Influence of idealized pushover curves on seismic response

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Kadaş, Koray

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Contemporary approach performance based engineering generally relies on the approximate procedures that are based on the use of capacity curve derived from pushover analysis. The most important parameter in the displacement-based approach is the inelastic displacement demand computed under a given seismic effect and the most common procedures employed for this estimation; the Capacity Spectrum Method and the Displacement Coefficient Method are based on bi-linearization of the capacity curve. Although there are some recommendations for this approximation, there is a vital need for rational guidelines towards the selection of the most appropriate method among several alternatives. A comprehensive research has been undertaken to evaluate the influence of several existing alternatives used for approximating the capacity curve on seismic demands. A number of frames were analyzed under a set of 100 ground motions employing OpenSees. In addition, the pushover curves obtained from nonlinear static analyses were approximated using several alternatives and the resulting curves were assigned as the force-deformation relationships of corresponding equivalent single-degree-of-freedom systems. These simplified systems were later analyzed to compute the approximate seismic response parameters. Using the results of the complex and simplified analyses, the performance of each approximation method was evaluated in estimating the ‘exact’ inelastic deformations of the multi-degree-of-freedom systems at various degrees of inelasticity. Dependency of the errors on ductility, strength reduction factor and period was also investigated. The interpretations made and the conclusions drawn in this study is believed to clarify the rationality and accuracy of selecting the appropriate idealization of the capacity curve.

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Structural Engineering (General)

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16336

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K. Kadaş, “Influence of idealized pushover curves on seismic response,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.