Seismic performance of ductile medium height reinforced concrete frame buildings designed in accordance with the provisions of the 1995 National Building Code of Canada
Ac. Heidebrecht et N. Naumoski, Seismic performance of ductile medium height reinforced concrete frame buildings designed in accordance with the provisions of the 1995 National Building Code of Canada, CAN J CIV E, 26(5), 1999, pp. 606-617
This paper describes an investigation into the seismic performance of a six
-storey ductile moment-resisting frame structure located in Vancouver and d
esigned and detailed in accordance with the seismic provisions of the Natio
nal Building Code of Canada (1995). Both pushover and dynamic analyses are
conducted using an inelastic model of the structure as designed and detaile
d. The structural performance of a number of design variations is evaluated
using interstorey drift and member curvature ductility response as perform
ance measures. All frames studied are expected to perform at an operational
level when subjected to design level seismic excitations and to meet life
safe performance criteria at excitations of twice the design level.