Impact of the Vertical Component of Earthquake Ground Motion in the Performance Level of Steel Buildings
This study discusses the impact of the vertical component of earthquake ground motion in the performance level of steel building subjected to earthquake excitations. Analyses are carried out for the strong column-weak beam philosophy because the structural performance is focused on these elements. A...
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doaj-a718644d716d44be86b89246b203ae3e2021-02-23T00:03:46ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-02-01111925192510.3390/app11041925Impact of the Vertical Component of Earthquake Ground Motion in the Performance Level of Steel BuildingsJesús-Gerardo Valdés-Vázquez0Adrián David García-Soto1Miguel Á. Jaimes2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de Guanajuato, Juárez 77, Zona Centro, Guanajuato, Gto. 36000, MexicoDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de Guanajuato, Juárez 77, Zona Centro, Guanajuato, Gto. 36000, MexicoInstituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, Coordinación de Ingeniería Estructural, Av. Universidad, No. 3000, Coyoacán, Mexico City C.P. 04510, MexicoThis study discusses the impact of the vertical component of earthquake ground motion in the performance level of steel building subjected to earthquake excitations. Analyses are carried out for the strong column-weak beam philosophy because the structural performance is focused on these elements. A realistic steel frame is also considered to investigate the impact of including the seismic vertical component in the non-linear response of the building. The main findings of this study are: (1) When an analysis is performed by considering the horizontal and vertical components of ground motion acting simultaneously (near the causative fault), larger plastic rotations in the beams are obtained as compared to those resulting by considering only the horizontal component. (2) Due to the previous finding, if a codified criterion to inspect the steel beams performance in terms of the plastic rotation is considered, the beam performance could lie within a different acceptation criterion (i.e., from immediate occupancy to collapse prevention) if the vertical component is included in the analysis.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1925non-linear dynamic analysisseismic responsevertical componentacceptance criteriasteel buildings |
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Jesús-Gerardo Valdés-Vázquez Adrián David García-Soto Miguel Á. Jaimes |
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Impact of the Vertical Component of Earthquake Ground Motion in the Performance Level of Steel Buildings |
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Impact of the Vertical Component of Earthquake Ground Motion in the Performance Level of Steel Buildings |
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Impact of the Vertical Component of Earthquake Ground Motion in the Performance Level of Steel Buildings |
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Impact of the Vertical Component of Earthquake Ground Motion in the Performance Level of Steel Buildings |
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Impact of the Vertical Component of Earthquake Ground Motion in the Performance Level of Steel Buildings |
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impact of the vertical component of earthquake ground motion in the performance level of steel buildings |
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This study discusses the impact of the vertical component of earthquake ground motion in the performance level of steel building subjected to earthquake excitations. Analyses are carried out for the strong column-weak beam philosophy because the structural performance is focused on these elements. A realistic steel frame is also considered to investigate the impact of including the seismic vertical component in the non-linear response of the building. The main findings of this study are: (1) When an analysis is performed by considering the horizontal and vertical components of ground motion acting simultaneously (near the causative fault), larger plastic rotations in the beams are obtained as compared to those resulting by considering only the horizontal component. (2) Due to the previous finding, if a codified criterion to inspect the steel beams performance in terms of the plastic rotation is considered, the beam performance could lie within a different acceptation criterion (i.e., from immediate occupancy to collapse prevention) if the vertical component is included in the analysis. |
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non-linear dynamic analysis seismic response vertical component acceptance criteria steel buildings |
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