A seismic index method for vulnerability assessment of existing frames: application to RC structures with wide beams in spain

An energy-based procedure for the assess

An energy-based procedure for the assessment of seismic capacity of existing frames: Application to RC wide beam systems in Spain

✍ A. Benavent-Climent; R. Zahran 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 776 KB

A methodology for assessing the seismic capacity of existing frames in terms of energy is proposed. It estimates the global amount of input energy-in form of a factor AE IU -and hysteretic energy that the overall structure can dissipate until collapse under earthquake-type loadings. The method requi