Seismic Fragility Analysis of Hill Buildings with Uneven Ground Column Heights

Abstract:

The hill buildings sited on slopes have been widely constructed in mountainous regions. In order to estimate the seismic vulnerability of the hill buildings with uneven ground column heights under the effect of potential earthquakes, the exceedance probabilities of the hill buildings sited on different angle slopes in peak ground acceleration (PGA) are calculated and compared by using the incremental dynamic analysis method. The fragility curves show the slope angle has considerable influence on the seismic performance. Specifically, the exceedance probability increases with the increasing of the slope angle at the same performance level.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 638-640)
• Pages: 1848-1853
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.638-640.1848
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Lin Qing Huang, Li Ping Wang*, Chao Lie Ning
• Keywords: Exceedance Probability, Hill Building with Uneven Ground Column Heights, Peak Ground Acceleration, Seismic Fragility

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