Effect of damage limit states on the seismic fragility of reinforced concrete frame-shear wall buildings

Abstract

Assessment of the seismic vulnerability of frame-shear wall buildings can be performed by non-linear dynamic analysis and it needs detailed analytical modeling, structural performance measures and various earthquake intensities. The codal based design method can hardly be used for designing buildings of pre-defined target objectives whereas the Unified performance-based design (UPBD) method can be designed for buildings of pre-defined target objectives. In the current study, the UPBD method for frame-shear wall buildings has been applied for different performance levels (PL) i.e. Immediate occupancy (IO), Life safety (LS) and Collapse prevention (CP) with 1%, 2% and 3% drift in both the directions of the buildings. The nonlinear dynamic analysis of the reinforced concrete (RC) frame-shear wall buildings is performed considering spectrum compatible ground motions (SCGM) as per EC-8 demand spectrum at 0.45g level and type B soil condition. Vulnerability assessment of the frame-shear wall buildings is conducted by generating fragility curves and the probability failure of structure is checked based on different configurations and damage limit states of the structure. Finally, the outcome of the work gives a proper idea of the nonlinear behavior of the dual system so that optimum design could be acquired for achieving higher safety aspects.