Seismic Upgrade of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW)
Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) provide significant lateral load capacity and can be utilized in the seismic retrofit and upgrade of existing reinforced concrete (r/c) buildings. In this study, the application of SPSW to retrofit a r/c building designed according to older seismic provisions is presen...
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| description | Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) provide significant lateral load capacity and can be utilized in the seismic retrofit and upgrade of existing reinforced concrete (r/c) buildings. In this study, the application of SPSW to retrofit a r/c building designed according to older seismic provisions is presented. Three different options to model SPSW are utilized, i.e., by equivalent braces, by finite elements, and by membrane elements, seeking not only to appropriately simulate the actual behavior of the SPSW but also to achieve the desired seismic behavior of the retrofitted building. Specific seismic response indices, including plastic hinge formations, are derived by non-linear time-history analyses in order to assess the seismic behavior of the retrofitted r/c building. Inspection of the results provided by non-linear analyses in conjunction with the different modeling options of the SPSW leads to the conclusion that the model with the membrane elements exhibits the best performance, implying that for the seismic retrofit and upgrade of existing r/c buildings, the use of membrane elements to model the SPSW is recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-636c7f2b164b482fbc3531af1bde7e782024-01-10T14:52:09ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-01-0114144310.3390/app14010443Seismic Upgrade of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW)Niki Balkamou0George Papagiannopoulos1Laboratory of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Hellenic Open University, 26335 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Hellenic Open University, 26335 Patras, GreeceSteel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) provide significant lateral load capacity and can be utilized in the seismic retrofit and upgrade of existing reinforced concrete (r/c) buildings. In this study, the application of SPSW to retrofit a r/c building designed according to older seismic provisions is presented. Three different options to model SPSW are utilized, i.e., by equivalent braces, by finite elements, and by membrane elements, seeking not only to appropriately simulate the actual behavior of the SPSW but also to achieve the desired seismic behavior of the retrofitted building. Specific seismic response indices, including plastic hinge formations, are derived by non-linear time-history analyses in order to assess the seismic behavior of the retrofitted r/c building. Inspection of the results provided by non-linear analyses in conjunction with the different modeling options of the SPSW leads to the conclusion that the model with the membrane elements exhibits the best performance, implying that for the seismic retrofit and upgrade of existing r/c buildings, the use of membrane elements to model the SPSW is recommended.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/1/443steel plate shear walls (SPSW)reinforced concrete buildingequivalent brace modelfinite element modelorthotropic membrane modelnonlinear time-history analysis |
| spellingShingle | Niki Balkamou George Papagiannopoulos Seismic Upgrade of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) Applied Sciences steel plate shear walls (SPSW) reinforced concrete building equivalent brace model finite element model orthotropic membrane model nonlinear time-history analysis |
| title | Seismic Upgrade of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) |
| title_full | Seismic Upgrade of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) |
| title_fullStr | Seismic Upgrade of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seismic Upgrade of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) |
| title_short | Seismic Upgrade of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW) |
| title_sort | seismic upgrade of an existing reinforced concrete building using steel plate shear walls spsw |
| topic | steel plate shear walls (SPSW) reinforced concrete building equivalent brace model finite element model orthotropic membrane model nonlinear time-history analysis |
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