In this paper, an innovative displacement-based adaptive pushover procedure, whereby a set of laterally applied displacements, rather than forces, is monotonically applied to the structure, is presented. The integrity of the analysis algorithm is verified through an extensive comparative study involving static and dynamic nonlinear analysis of 12 rein-forced concrete buildings subjected to four diverse acceleration records. It is shown that the new approach manages to provide much improved response predictions, throughout the entire deformation range, in comparison to those obtained by force-based methods. In addition, the proposed algorithm proved to be numerically stable, even in the highly inelastic region, whereas the additional modelling and computational effort, with respect to conventional pushover procedures, is negligible. This novel adaptive pushover method is therefore shown to constitute an appealing displacement-based tool for structural assessment, fully in line with the recently introduced deformation- and performance-oriented trends in the field of earthquake engineering.

Development and verification of a displacement-based adaptive pushover procedure

SILVA MOURA PINHO, RUI JORGE
2004-01-01

Abstract

In this paper, an innovative displacement-based adaptive pushover procedure, whereby a set of laterally applied displacements, rather than forces, is monotonically applied to the structure, is presented. The integrity of the analysis algorithm is verified through an extensive comparative study involving static and dynamic nonlinear analysis of 12 rein-forced concrete buildings subjected to four diverse acceleration records. It is shown that the new approach manages to provide much improved response predictions, throughout the entire deformation range, in comparison to those obtained by force-based methods. In addition, the proposed algorithm proved to be numerically stable, even in the highly inelastic region, whereas the additional modelling and computational effort, with respect to conventional pushover procedures, is negligible. This novel adaptive pushover method is therefore shown to constitute an appealing displacement-based tool for structural assessment, fully in line with the recently introduced deformation- and performance-oriented trends in the field of earthquake engineering.
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