Investigation of Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Shearwall Building Frames Subjected to Ground Motions from the 1999 Turkish Earthquakes

Abstract eng:
In this study, the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete shearwall frames subjected to ground motions from the 1999 Turkish Earthquakes are investigated. The shearwall frames constitute a shearwall building proposed for Turkey with two different frames in the EW and the NS directions, respectively. These frames are analyzed for selected effective ground motions recorded during both Marmara Earthquake (August 17th, 1999) and Duzce Earthquake (November 12th, 1999). The analyses are conducted using both static and dynamic analyses procedures. The static analysis procedure provides an instrument to define the base shear shear strength coefficient, Cy of the shearwall frames while the dynamic analysis procedure helps to define the corresponding seismic response of the building. The nonlinear displacement response histories of the proposed shearwall frames subjected to the ground motions recorded during the 1999 Turkish earthquakes are evaluated. The base shear strength coefficient, Cy values of the shearwall frames, which are 32% in the EW direction and 34% in the NS direction, are comparatively high. The calculated relatively low displacement response values emphasize that the application of shearwall frames provides a positive impact in the seismic performance of the building structures located in seismically active regions in Turkey.

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