Abstract
The earthquake response of r/c frame structures with columns flexurally weaker than beams (SBWC) is investigated in a combined experimental and analytical study. Two small-scale models, comprising parallel nine-story, three-bay frames, were constructed and tested on an earthquake simulator. Accelerations and displacements were measured at each level. A lumped parameter MDOF model is presented and used to interpret observed test specimen response. The model is subsequently used in a parametric study of earthquake response of SBWC frames. Variables in the study are: ground motion, frame profile, and frame strength.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication Title |
Publisher | Earthquake Engineering Research Inst |
Pages | 1517-1527 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Print) | 0943198070 |
State | Published - Dec 1 1986 |