Structural Reliability of Seismic Design Methodologies for Shear Walls and Distributors in Reinforced Concrete Buildings

Structural Reliability of Seismic Design Methodologies for Shear Walls and Distributors in Reinforced Concrete Buildings

Van der Linde, W.B.

Metrikine, A.V. (mentor)
Hendriks, M.A.N. (mentor)
Van der Veen, C. (mentor)
Deierlein, G.G. (mentor)
Mathias, N.J. (mentor)
Zhang, J. (mentor)

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Structural Engineering

Concrete Structures

2015-11-10

The intent of US design codes is to design buildings with uniform reliability regardless of the building type, location, or design approach. However, it is unlikely that risk-consistency is achieved for different design approaches, as differences and discrepancies between these design methodologies exist. This study focused on the structural reliability obtained with different design approaches for specific force-controlled components in RC shear wall buildings. The structural reliability of distributors in transfer diaphragms and shear capacity of shear walls designed according to the different methodologies was computed and compared to the reliability intent. Furthermore, design provisions for risk-consistent design of distributors and shear walls were recommended. Moreover, insight in the influence of design criteria, design decisions, and analysis assumptions on the structural reliability of the considered force-controlled components was provided. Finally, the framework for structural reliability analysis proposed in this study can be used to evaluate the structural reliability of other structural components. Hence, this work sets an example for future reliability evaluations.

Seismic
Concrete
Structural reliability
Shear wall
Distributor
Diaphragm

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Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2015 Van der Linde, W.B.