Assessment of Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Damage Index
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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 followed by the numerical phase where the building is supplied with the mechanical characteristics necessary to keep its response within certain limits. The objective of this study is to incorporate performance-based and energy concepts in assessing seismic response and overall performance of the building structures subjected to earthquake ground motions by using damage index.
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