Comparison of seismic structure design in the world

Abstract

Aseismic performance is one of the important technical indexes of modern buildings, which has been written into the building codes in various countries. Aseismic structure design is to enhance the stability of the building structure, ensure the safety of the building when the earthquake disaster occurs, reduce the loss and casualties. Since ancient times, innovations have been made in the design of seismic structures worldwide, especially in areas with high earthquake incidence. It was found in the previous research that the calculation method and design of seismic structures in American and Chinese building codes are different. Based on the interest of aseismic design, this paper summarizes the traditional and new aseismic structures. This paper first introduces several commonly used aseismic structures, such as multi-storey masonry, frame and seismic wall construction. Then this paper introduces the characteristics and differences of aseismic structure design in different countries from the modern and ancient time dimensions. In the end, Finally, it is concluded that the seismic structures are different due to the differences of geography, culture and climate in various countries. We can learn from the seismic structure analysis of ancient buildings that Aseismic structure design does not have to resist earthquake, but can reduce the damage of earthquake to the building by reducing the seismic force of the building.