EVALUATION OF CONVENTIONAL AND ADAPTIVE PUSHOVER ANALYSIS I: METHODOLOGY |
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| Authors: | VASSILIS K PAPANIKOLAOU AMR S ELNASHAI |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures, Civil Engineering Department , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , P.O. Box 482, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece;2. Willet Professor, Director Mid-America Earthquake Center University of Illinois , 205 North Mathews, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, a methodology is suggested and tested for evaluating the relative performance of conventional and adaptive pushover methods for seismic response assessment. The basis of the evaluation procedure is a quantitative measure for the difference in response between these methods and inelastic dynamic analysis which is deemed to be the most accurate. Various structural levels of evaluation and different incremental representations for dynamic analysis are also suggested. This method is applied on a set of eight different reinforced concrete structural systems subjected to various strong motion records. Sample results are presented and discussed while the full results are presented alongside conclusions and recommendations, in a companion paper. |
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| Keywords: | incremental dynamic analysis pushover analysis seismic assessment |
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