Evaluation of Medium-Rise Reinforced Concrete Building Performance under Low Intensity Earthquake Effect

Abstract:

The paper presents an evaluation of medium-rise reinforced concrete building in Johor which is subjected to low intensity earthquake effects. Even-though Malaysia is outside the earthquake region, the country had experienced and did suffer from major cases due earthquake in the past like tsunami. Engineers should concern and consider the loading for reinforced concrete building due to earthquake in the building design procedure. The study addresses the performance of critical frame reinforced concrete building when subjected to earthquake motion. The building of Marlborough College Malaysia chooses as model. The building was analyzed using Finite Element Modelling (FEM) using IDARC (2D) with respect to various earthquake intensities obtained from Time History Analysis (THA) data. The yield point at the beam-column connections was analyzed to determine the damage index and damage level of the building subjected to the various earthquake intensities. The building performed the early yielding point at 4.2650 sec for beam element at the intensity of 0.15g. Based on the results, it was found that the critical frame of Condominium Marlborough College Malaysia can stand an earthquake occurrence with intensity up to 0.20g. There is no structural damage some non-structural damage is expected in the non-linear analysis of modal frames. The building was also categorized as the one in the light damage level.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 661)
• Pages: 106-110
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.661.106
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Rozaina Ismail*, Hamidah Mohd Saman, Masitah Hassim
• Keywords: Building Performance, Damage Index, Dynamic Analysis, Low Intensity, Non-Linear Analysis

References

[1] Li, G., Zhang, Y., and Li, H. Seismic Damage Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frame Using the Force Analogy Method. " J. Eng. Mech., 139(12), 1780–1789, (2013).

DOI: 10.1061/(asce)em.1943-7889.0000618

[2] Moreno-Gonzalez R. & J. M. Bairan., Seismic Damage Assessment for Waffled-Slabs Reinforced Concrete (RC) Buildings in Barcelona, International Journal of Architectural Heritage: Conservation, Analysis, and Restoration , Volume 7, Issue 1, (2013).

DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2011.616619

[3] Ditommaso R., M. Vona1, M. R. Gallipoli, and M. Mucciarelli. Evaluation and considerations about fundamental periods of damaged reinforced concrete buildings, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 1903–1912, (2013).

DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-1903-2013

[4] Joel M. Barron and Mary Beth D. Hueste. Diaphragm Effects in Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Buildings, ACI Structural Journal: Technical Paper, September-October, Vol. 3, 89-98, (2004).

[5] Kunnath, S. K., Reinhorn, A. M., and Lobo, R. F. IDARC Version 3. 0: A Program for the Inelastic Damage Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Report No. NCEER-92-0022, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, (1992).

[6] Surya Kumar V. Gunturi. Building Specific Earthquake Damage Estimation, Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, Stanford University, San Francisco, (1992).

[7] Ismail R, Adnan A and Ibrahim A. Vulnerability of Public Buildings in Sabah Subjected to Earthquake by Finite Element Modeling , The 2nd International Building Control Conference 2011, Procedia Engineering 20 (54-60), (2011).

DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.11.138

[8] Park, Y. J., Ang, A. H. -S., and Wen, Y. K. Seismic Damage Analysis and Damage-Limiting design of R/C Buildings, Civil Engineering Studies, Technical Report No. SRS 516, University of Illinois, Urbana, (1984).