Seismic Behaviour and Design of Irregular and Complex Civil Structures

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Investigation of an External Impact Conversion into the Strained Rotation Inside Ancient Boulder Structures (Solovky Islands, White Sea)....Pages 3-14
Numerical Analyses of Seismic Ground Rotations from the Wave Passage Effects....Pages 15-27
Impact of Seismic Rotational Components on Symmetric Structures....Pages 29-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
The Effect of Common Irregularities on the Seismic Performance of Existing RC Framed Buildings....Pages 47-58
Influence of the Variability of Concrete Mechanical Properties on the Seismic Response of Existing RC Framed Structures....Pages 59-72
Seismic Response of Irregular Industrial Steel Buildings....Pages 73-85
The Inter-storey Pounding Effect on the Seismic Behaviour of Infilled and Pilotis RC Structures....Pages 87-101
Modal Irregularity in Continuous Reinforced Concrete Bridges. Detection, Effect on the Simplified Seismic Performance Evaluation and Ways of Solution....Pages 103-118
Influence of Infill Panels on the Seismic Response of Existing RC Buildings: A Case Study....Pages 119-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Physically Based Prediction of the Maximum Corner Displacement of One-Storey Eccentric Systems....Pages 137-153
Plan Irregular Structures: Simplified Approach....Pages 155-172
Application of Nonlinear Static Method with Corrective Eccentricities to Multistorey Buildings: A Case Study....Pages 173-188
A Multimode Pushover Procedure for Asymmetric Buildings Under Biaxial Seismic Excitation....Pages 189-202
Three-Dimensional Modal Pushover Analysis of Unsymmetric-Plan Buildings Subjected to Two Components of Ground Motion....Pages 203-217
Estimating Torsional Demands in Plan Irregular Buildings Using Pushover Procedures Coupled with Linear Dynamic Response Spectrum Analysis....Pages 219-233
Analysis of Collapse of Irregular Tall Structures Using Mixed Lagrangian Formulation....Pages 235-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Improved Earthquake-Resistant Design of Irregular Steel Buildings....Pages 253-268
Design of a Plan Irregular RC Frame Building by Direct Displacement-Based Design Method....Pages 269-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
A Simple Methodology for the Seismic Passive Control of Irregular 3D Frames Using Friction Dampers....Pages 285-295
An Energy-Based Design Method for Buildings with Supplemental Damping and Nonlinear Behavior....Pages 297-307
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Mitigation of the Seismic Response of Structures with Vertical Stiffness and Strength Irregularity Using Supplemental Dampers....Pages 309-322
Allocation and Sizing of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Seismic Control of Irregular Structures....Pages 323-338
The Possibility of a Continuous Monitoring of the Horizontal Buildings’ Rotation by the Fibre-Optic Rotational Seismograph AFORS Type....Pages 339-351
Seismic Monitoring of Linear and Rotational Oscillations of the Multistory Buildings in Moscow....Pages 353-363
Back Matter....Pages 365-374