Seismic Assessment and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Structural Rehabilitation, Retrofitting and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Reinforced cement concrete is getting extensively used for construction of different type of structures for the last one century. During this period, we have constructed many structures like buildings, bridges, industrial structures, pavement, water tanks etc. using this construction material. These structures have been created with huge investment of resources. It is essential to maintain thos...

The Effect of Axial Force Variations on Nonlinear Modeling and Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures

In order to increase the accuracy of evaluating seismic response of structures, it is critical to conduct dynamic analyses based upon precise nonlinear models being as consistent as possible with the real conditions of corresponding structures. The concentrated plasticity model including one elastic element and two nonlinear spring elements at both ends has been considered within the research c...

Probabilistic assessment of the seismic damage in reinforced concrete buildings

The main objective of this article is to assess the expected seismic damage in reinforced concrete buildings from a probabilistic point of view by using Monte Carlo simulation. To do that, the seismic behavior of the building is studied by using random capacity obtained by considering the mechanical properties of the materials as random variables. Starting from the capacity curves, one can obta...

Time-dependent Seismic Fragility Curves on Optimal Retrofitting of Neutralized Reinforced Concrete Bridges

Assessment of Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Damage Index

The earthquake engineering community recognizes the need to improve current seismic codes and design methods in the light of recent inadequate behavior of building structures. Presently, the performance-based earthquake engineering is being envisioned as the solution to this problem. In this new design approach, the desired behavior of the building is formulated first in the conceptual stage fo...