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Efficient strong motion duration of pulse‐like records for nonlinear structural analyses
The special interest produced by near‐field directivity records and their effect on structural response has given a new significance in the velocity time history, its pulse‐like content, and relevant parameters and indices. Recent research has shown that directivity pulses inherent in these records govern the linear and the nonlinear response of a wide range of structures. Based on this observation, it is suggested in this paper that a truncated ground motion, limited to the duration of the predominant velocity pulse, can be efficiently used to predict the structural response, instead of the base motion with the total duration, reducing significantly the required runtimes. The proposed methodology is verified for a series of medium to high rise reinforced concrete buildings, for which nonlinear time‐history analyses are performed for a vast suite of pulse‐like near‐field records applied as base excitations with their total duration and the proposed truncated one. Comparison of the results for the response displacements and forces shows very good agreement, permitting the acceptance of the pulse duration as the efficient strong motion time interval of the original record, which determines the response and, thus, it can be used for nonlinear structural analyses.
Efficient strong motion duration of pulse‐like records for nonlinear structural analyses
The special interest produced by near‐field directivity records and their effect on structural response has given a new significance in the velocity time history, its pulse‐like content, and relevant parameters and indices. Recent research has shown that directivity pulses inherent in these records govern the linear and the nonlinear response of a wide range of structures. Based on this observation, it is suggested in this paper that a truncated ground motion, limited to the duration of the predominant velocity pulse, can be efficiently used to predict the structural response, instead of the base motion with the total duration, reducing significantly the required runtimes. The proposed methodology is verified for a series of medium to high rise reinforced concrete buildings, for which nonlinear time‐history analyses are performed for a vast suite of pulse‐like near‐field records applied as base excitations with their total duration and the proposed truncated one. Comparison of the results for the response displacements and forces shows very good agreement, permitting the acceptance of the pulse duration as the efficient strong motion time interval of the original record, which determines the response and, thus, it can be used for nonlinear structural analyses.
Efficient strong motion duration of pulse‐like records for nonlinear structural analyses
Repapis, Constantinos C. (author) / Mimoglou, Petros P. (author) / Dimakopoulou, Vicky V. (author) / Psycharis, Ioannis N. (author) / Taflampas, Ioannis M. (author)
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics ; 49 ; 479-497
2020-04-25
19 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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