Abstract
Under strong motion earthquakes, structures receive various types of damage. The most fatal damage is the loss of lateral strengths of a structure. The loss of lateral resistance causes a total collapse of the structure due to the P-d effect associated with the lateral displacements and the gravity loading. To eliminate such a collapse mode, to introduce into the ordinary stiff structure a flexible element which remains elastic is very effective. The flexible-stiff mixed structure can behave preferably in many aspects under strong earthquakes.
Keywords
collapse mode;damage concentration;P-d effect;flexible-stiff mixed structure
Full Text:
PDFReferences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-3548
Published by INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia - ISSN: 2037-416X