@article{ref1,
title="Code inadequacies discouraging the earthquake-based seismic analysis of buildings",
journal="International journal of safety and security engineering",
year="2017",
author="Cristina Porcu, Maria",
volume="7",
number="4",
pages="545-556",
abstract="Despite being the more accurate method to design earthquake-resistant buildings, the non-linear dynamic analysis still remains the least used in practice. The paper shows that some code inadequa- cies may even contribute to ward off the designer from this kind of seismic analysis. To this purpose, non-linear analyses under different sets of spectrum-compatible earthquakes and by considering two distinct plastic-hinge models were carried out for a multistory reinforced concrete (r/c) frame designed according to the Eurocode 8 provisions. It has been shown that owing to the inadequate limits imposed to the spectrum-compatible earthquakes, the European codes of practice may lead to significant inconsistencies in the seismic design of structures through the time-history non-linear analysis.   Keywords  earthquake-resistant buildings, EC8 inadequacies, spectrum-compatible earthquakes, time-history non-linear seismic analysis<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2041-9031",
doi="10.2495/SAFE-V7-N4-545-556",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/SAFE-V7-N4-545-556"
}