A Critical Review of European and American Provisions for the Seismic Assessment of Existing Steel Moment-Resisting Frame Buildings. Issue 8 (14th September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Araújo, Miguel; Castro, José Miguel
• Is Part Of: Journal of earthquake engineering. Volume 22:Issue 8(2018)
• Page Start: 1336
• Page End: 1364
• Publication Date: 2018-09-14
• Subjects: Seismic Assessment -- Existing Steel Buildings -- Part 3 of Eurocode 8 -- ASCE41-13 -- Nonlinear Analysis; Earthquake engineering -- Periodicals; 624.1762
• DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2016.1277568
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1363-2469

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The publication of Part 3 of Eurocode 8 (EC8-3), dedicated to the seismic assessment of existing buildings, took place a decade ago. However, its application in engineering practice has been limited. Moreover, no studies have been conducted regarding the application of EC8-3 to steel structures. In this paper, a critical review and practical application of EC8-3 and ASCE41-13 are carried out. Issues related to the definition of the performance requirements, compliance criteria, and the consistency of the analysis procedures proposed by both standards are identified. Conceptual differences between both documents are highlighted, and several inconsistencies in EC8-3 are discussed.