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What is Earthquake-Resistance (Anti-Seismic) Measures

Chapter 3
Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures
Design and construction measures aiming to provide resistance of structures to earthquakes. In the context of modern seismic design, this means that for minor earthquakes there should be no damage, for moderate earthquakes structural and non-structural damage is expected but it should be repairable, and for major earthquakes there may be major, unrepairable, structural and non-structural damage but collapse of the building should be avoided.
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Numerical Investigation and Empirical Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Timber-Framed Masonry Buildings
Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris (IUSS, Italy) and Andreas J. Kappos (City University London, UK)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8286-3.ch003
Abstract
This chapter describes the development of traditional timber-framed masonry techniques as an anti-seismic measure in the course of time and their corresponding seismic effectiveness. Firstly, the evolution of timber framed structures from the Bronze Age to date is presented and the effects on their seismic resistance of the structural changes to which these structures have been subjected since the most ancient construction. It is noted that the appearance of timber in the body of masonry walls in prehistoric Greece after strong seismic events is the first time in the history of mankind that an effort is made to provide a rational method for seismic resistance to buildings. The seismic performance of traditional structures during recent earthquakes is also discussed. A variety of advanced analytical modelling strategies for these buildings is presented, from a detailed micro-model to macro-model procedures. The potential seismic vulnerability of these buildings is investigated using statistical data from recent earthquakes. Empirical fragility curves in terms of PGA, PGV and macroseismic intensity from the 2003 Lefkas earthquake damage data are presented.
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