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- Title
Optimal retrofit quantity of exterior steel brace methods on minimizing seismic loss for non-ductile reinforced concrete school buildings in Korea.
- Authors
Choi, Insub; Kim, DongWon; Kim, JunHee
- Abstract
The brittle shear failure and seismic vulnerability of existing reinforced concrete (RC) school buildings observed during major earthquakes in Korea have highlighted the need to upgrade the seismic performance of school buildings through structural retrofits. This study aimed to determine the optimal retrofit quantity that could minimize the seismic losses of RC school buildings retrofitted using the exterior steel brace method. A three-story, seven-span RC moment frame with partial masonry infills was selected as a representative archetype for existing school buildings requiring seismic retrofitting by analyzing public statistical data and blueprints. The expected annual loss (EAL) was introduced to measure reduction in seismic loss based on the retrofit quantity. By considering the flexure-shear behavior of columns to implement the observed brittle shear failure, a finite element model for the as-built RC school building was established to evaluate the EAL from drift and acceleration demands. Six retrofit options were considered with retrofit quantity as a variable. A performance evaluation revealed that the as-built school building did not satisfy the performance level because of the shear failure of the column, whereas the retrofitted school buildings satisfied the performance level while preventing the shear failure of the column. Considering the low-to-moderate seismicity in Korea, the optimal retrofit quantity was determined to be approximately 10% of the replacement cost to effectively reduce EAL. Furthermore, installing the exterior steel brace on all floors was more effective in reducing the drift demand and EAL with a smaller retrofit quantity than installing only some floors.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; REINFORCED concrete buildings; SEISMIC response; STEEL framing; SCHOOL buildings; BUILDING performance; RETROFITTING; EXTERIOR walls; RETROFITTING of buildings; FINITE element method
- Publication
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2024, Vol 22, Issue 3, p1055
- ISSN
1570-761X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10518-023-01809-5