TITLE:
Proposed Method for Cost Assessment of Seismic Mitigation Designs for Reinforced Concrete Buildings According to ECP Code
AUTHORS:
Yasser Fayed, Mohamed E. Sobaih, Yasser El Hakem
KEYWORDS:
Performance Based Analysis, Pushover Analysis, Cost Assessment, Crack Width
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Civil Engineering,
Vol.9 No.4,
December
20,
2019
ABSTRACT: The Earthquake can be considered as a natural phenomenon or a disaster
based on the seismic response of structures during a severe earthquake that
plays a vital role in the extent of structural damage and resulting injuries
and losses. It is necessary to predict the performance of the existing structures
and structures at the design stage when it subjected to an earthquake load.
Also, it is needed to predict the repair cost required for the rehabilitation
of the existing buildings that is insufficient in seismic resistance, and the
construction cost and the expected repairing cost for the structures at the
design stage that designed to have a ductile behavior with acceptable cracks.
This study aims to propose a method for seismic performance evaluation for existing and new structures depending on the
width of cracks resulted from the seismic exposure. Also, it assesses the effect of building performance during
earthquakes on its life cycle cost. FEMA 356 criteria were used to predict the
building responses due to seismic hazard. A case study of seven-story reinforced concrete building
designed by four design approaches and then analyzed by static nonlinear
pushover analysis to predict its response and performance during earthquake events using Sap 2000 software. The
first design approach is to design the building to resist gravity loads only by
using ECP code. The second one is to design the building to resist gravity
loads and seismic loads by using static linear analysis according to ECP code.
The third one is to design the building to resist gravity loads and seismic
loads by using static linear analysis according to the regulations of the
Egyptian Society of Earthquake Engineering (ESEE). Finally the fourth one is to design the building as the second approach
but with ground acceleration greater by
five times than it or by using ductility factor R = 1. The
methodology followed in this study provides initial guidelines, and steps
required to assess the seismic performance and the cost associated with using a
variety of design methods for reinforced concrete structures resisting earthquakes, selecting
the retrofitting strategies that would be indicated to repair the structure
after an earthquake.