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Progressive collapse potential of different types of irregular buildings located in diverse seismic sites.

ABSTRACT: This paper evaluates the effects of severity of Torsional Irregularity (TI) and In-plane Discontinuity in Vertical Lateral force-resisting element Irregularity (IDVLI) together with seismic strength of the building on the progressive collapse potential of steel Special Moment-Resisting Frames (steel SMRFs), which were designed based on common seismic codes. In order to investigate the progressive collapse potential according to GSA 2013 guidelines, an interior or exterior column is removed in 3D modeled building using nonlinear dynamic analysis. Various TIs by defining the ratio of maximum relative lateral displacement of the story to average relative lateral displacement of the story between 1 to 1.6 and IDVLIs by disconnecting one or two columns in the first and second stories are selected. Buildings are 3, 6 and 9 stories high, and Los Angeles, California andGeorgia sites with high, moderate and low levels of seismicity, respectively, are considered. All corresponding buildings have similar seismic mass and are designed for approximately equal values of earthquake base shear, so the comparison process can be possible due to the comparison of equivalent-designed buildings. Gravity and seismic loads of buildings are applied based on ASCE 7-05, and steel design is carried out based on AISC 2010. The results show that buildings designed with greater TI have greater resistance to the progressive collapse phenomenon. Furthermore, buildings in a site with higher seismicity level have less progressive collapse potential. In IDVLI, the buildings located in a site with low seismicity are always rejected against progressive failure based on GSA 2013, whereas buildings located in a site with high seismicity are always acceptable. In addition, in a system with IDVLI, the scenario of external column removal always creates more critical conditions. Results toward the combined effects of irregularity and seismicity level of sites are presented.

SUBMITTER: Yavari H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6348240 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Progressive collapse potential of different types of irregular buildings located in diverse seismic sites.

Yavari Hamed H Ghobadi Mohammad Soheil MS Yakhchalian Mansoor M

Heliyon 20190116 1

This paper evaluates the effects of severity of Torsional Irregularity (TI) and In-plane Discontinuity in Vertical Lateral force-resisting element Irregularity (IDVLI) together with seismic strength of the building on the progressive collapse potential of steel Special Moment-Resisting Frames (steel SMRFs), which were designed based on common seismic codes. In order to investigate the progressive collapse potential according to GSA 2013 guidelines, an interior or exterior column is removed in 3D ...[more]

PMID: 30705987

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