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Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings: Conceptual Earthquake-Resistant Design Methodology.

PB93221695

Publication Date	1992
Personal Author	Bertero, R. D.; Bertero, V. V.
Page Count	263
Abstract	The ultimate goal of the studies reported herein is to formulate a methodology for preliminary Earthquake-Resistant Design (EQRD) of high-rise reinforced concrete buildings that is more reliable than those that are presently available. The first chapter briefly states the need for formulating an overall rational conceptual methodology for EQRD and describes the main objectives of the report. Chapter 2 describes the acquisition and processing of the data needed to establish reliable design earthquakes. Chapter 3 describes the different steps involved in the preliminary analysis of the preliminary EQRD procedure, and contains a flow chart summarizing these steps. The theoretical aspects of the solution of the problems involved in the preliminary analysis step are discussed in detail in Chapter 4. In Chapter 5, the theoretical aspects of the preliminary design step are discussed. Application of the developed conceptual methodology to the preliminary EQRD of a building is discussed in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 describes the analyses that were conducted to evaluate the preliminary design of the 30-story RC building. The final chapter summarizes the main results obtained and observations made during the studies reported herein.
Keywords	Buildings Earthquake engineering Seismic design Reinforced concrete Skyscrapers Earthquake resistant structures Vibration damping Building codes Methodology Dynamic structural analysis
Source Agency	University of California Earthquake Engineering Research Central Berkeley
NTIS Subject Category	89D - Structural Analyses
Corporate Authors	California Univ., Richmond. Earthquake Engineering Research Center. California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Richmond.; Kajima Corp., Tokyo (Japan).
Supplemental Notes	See also PB93-114841. Prepared in cooperation with California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Richmond. Sponsored by Kajima Corp., Tokyo (Japan).
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199322

Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings: Conceptual Earthquake-Resistant Design Methodology.

Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings: Conceptual Earthquake-Resistant Design Methodology.
PB93221695

Publication Date	1992
Personal Author	Bertero, R. D.; Bertero, V. V.
Page Count	263
Abstract	The ultimate goal of the studies reported herein is to formulate a methodology for preliminary Earthquake-Resistant Design (EQRD) of high-rise reinforced concrete buildings that is more reliable than those that are presently available. The first chapter briefly states the need for formulating an overall rational conceptual methodology for EQRD and describes the main objectives of the report. Chapter 2 describes the acquisition and processing of the data needed to establish reliable design earthquakes. Chapter 3 describes the different steps involved in the preliminary analysis of the preliminary EQRD procedure, and contains a flow chart summarizing these steps. The theoretical aspects of the solution of the problems involved in the preliminary analysis step are discussed in detail in Chapter 4. In Chapter 5, the theoretical aspects of the preliminary design step are discussed. Application of the developed conceptual methodology to the preliminary EQRD of a building is discussed in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 describes the analyses that were conducted to evaluate the preliminary design of the 30-story RC building. The final chapter summarizes the main results obtained and observations made during the studies reported herein.
Keywords	Buildings Earthquake engineering Seismic design Reinforced concrete Skyscrapers Earthquake resistant structures Vibration damping Building codes Methodology Dynamic structural analysis
Source Agency	University of California Earthquake Engineering Research Central Berkeley
NTIS Subject Category	89D - Structural Analyses
Corporate Authors	California Univ., Richmond. Earthquake Engineering Research Center. California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Richmond.; Kajima Corp., Tokyo (Japan).
Supplemental Notes	See also PB93-114841. Prepared in cooperation with California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Richmond. Sponsored by Kajima Corp., Tokyo (Japan).
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199322