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Performance of Structures During the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Tsunami Induced Forces for Structural Design
Abstract Observations from a reconnaissance visit to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster area are presented from structural performance perspective. Behaviour of engineered and non-engineered buildings under tsunami-induced hydrodynamic and debris impact forces is discussed. It is shown that engineered reinforced concrete buildings generally survived the tsunami without much damage. Non-engineered concrete frame and confined masonry buildings suffered different degrees of structural and non-structural damage, depending on the topography and their proximity to the shoreline. Low-rise timber construction exhibited little resistance to tsunami loads, resulting in massive destruction of large residential areas. Recommendations made by existing building codes for tsunami force computations are reviewed. A case study is presented for a 10-storey reinforced concrete building located along the Pacific coast of Canada in terms of tsunami and seismic design force levels. It is demonstrated that local structural damage can be induced by tsunami forces on vertical elements designed to perform within the inelastic range of deformations under earthquake-induced forces.
Performance of Structures During the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Tsunami Induced Forces for Structural Design
Abstract Observations from a reconnaissance visit to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster area are presented from structural performance perspective. Behaviour of engineered and non-engineered buildings under tsunami-induced hydrodynamic and debris impact forces is discussed. It is shown that engineered reinforced concrete buildings generally survived the tsunami without much damage. Non-engineered concrete frame and confined masonry buildings suffered different degrees of structural and non-structural damage, depending on the topography and their proximity to the shoreline. Low-rise timber construction exhibited little resistance to tsunami loads, resulting in massive destruction of large residential areas. Recommendations made by existing building codes for tsunami force computations are reviewed. A case study is presented for a 10-storey reinforced concrete building located along the Pacific coast of Canada in terms of tsunami and seismic design force levels. It is demonstrated that local structural damage can be induced by tsunami forces on vertical elements designed to perform within the inelastic range of deformations under earthquake-induced forces.
Performance of Structures During the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Tsunami Induced Forces for Structural Design
Saatçioğlu, Murat (author)
1
2009-01-01
26 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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