Seismic Vulnerability Assessment for Steel Structures

DOI

10.2991/itms-15.2015.302How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Seismic vulnerability; Steel structures; Vulnerability index; Seismic parameters

Abstract

Steel structures are often used in building constructions. However, in seismic area these structures could suffer heavy damages, especially those build according ancient seismic codes. To assess the seismic vulnerability of such structures, studies must be conducted. The aim of the present work is to develop a simple method which gives a state of a studied building according the seismic code in practice. This method is called “Vulnerability index method” and aimed to identify the most important parameters that play a role in the seismic behavior of steel structures. Then weighting factors are determined letting the calculation of a vulnerability index. Then, the studied building is classified according a given classification. Two examples were given to show the efficiency of the method.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - O. Amellal
AU  - M. Bensaibi
PY  - 2015/11
DA  - 2015/11
TI  - Seismic Vulnerability Assessment for Steel Structures
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management Science
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1237
EP  - 1240
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/itms-15.2015.302
DO  - 10.2991/itms-15.2015.302
ID  - Amellal2015/11
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