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<p>Seismic activity in the last two decades validate the urgent improvement requirement of the ductile seismic design concept for the MR RC frame structures. This necesity of improvement comes from the unfavorable recorded seismic response of the MR RC frame structures required to on-site seismic actions. The same observations and conclusions (regarding the soft storey (<bold>G</bold>round <bold>F</bold>loor (GF) or <bold>C</bold>urrent <bold>F</bold>loor (CF)) mechanism development and the seismic energy dissipation process in the RC columns marginal zones) were registered in the analytical research and the experimental studies on seismic platforms. The fragile rupture mechanism of the vertical structural elements produces the segmentation of the superstructure into rigid and fragile segment portions. In these conditions, the fundamental seismic response mechanisms and the seismic design elements of the MR RC frame structures found in current practice and considered in actual seismic design standards are specified through comparative methods. In the final chapter of the current theoretical research study, it were specified the main conclusions and immediate improvement necessity of the ductile seismic design concept for MR RC frame system.</p>
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Seismic activity in the last two decades validate the urgent improvement requirement of the ductile seismic design concept for the MR RC frame structures. This necesity of improvement comes from the unfavorable recorded seismic response of the MR RC frame structures required to on-site seismic actions. The same observations and conclusions (regarding the soft storey (Ground Floor (GF) or Current Floor (CF)) mechanism development and the seismic energy dissipation process in the RC columns marginal zones) were registered in the analytical research and the experimental studies on seismic platforms. The fragile rupture mechanism of the vertical structural elements produces the segmentation of the superstructure into rigid and fragile segment portions. In these conditions, the fundamental seismic response mechanisms and the seismic design elements of the MR RC frame structures found in current practice and considered in actual seismic design standards are specified through comparative methods. In the final chapter of the current theoretical research study, it were specified the main conclusions and immediate improvement necessity of the ductile seismic design concept for MR RC frame system.

Negative Aspects Regarding the Ductile Seismic Design Concept of the Pure Moment Resisting (MR) Reinforced Concrete (RC) Frame Systems (A Theoretical Study)

Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi

Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iași. Construction. Architecture Section

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Seismic activity in the last two decades validate the urgent improvement requirement of the ductile seismic design concept for the MR RC frame structures. This...

Negative Aspects Regarding the Ductile Seismic Design Concept of the Pure Moment Resisting (MR) Reinforced Concrete (RC) Frame Systems (A Theoretical Study)

Publicado en línea: 09 jun 2023

Páginas: 104 - 120

Recibido: 14 mar 2022

Aceptado: 20 abr 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2021-0038

Palabras clave
MR RC frame system, soft storey mechanism, fragile rupture mechanism, seismic energy dissipation mechanism, superstructure segmentation mechanism

© 2021 Ion Sococol et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Negative Aspects Regarding the Ductile Seismic Design Concept of the Pure Moment Resisting (MR) Reinforced Concrete (RC) Frame Systems (A Theoretical Study)

Publicado en línea: 09 jun 2023

Páginas: 104 - 120

Recibido: 14 mar 2022

Aceptado: 20 abr 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2021-0038

Palabras claveMR RC frame system, soft storey mechanism, fragile rupture mechanism, seismic energy dissipation mechanism, superstructure segmentation mechanism

© 2021 Ion Sococol et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
MR RC frame system, soft storey mechanism, fragile rupture mechanism, seismic energy dissipation mechanism, superstructure segmentation mechanism