Evaluation of the relative and absolute cumulative input energy time history in the near-fault earthquake with visible pulse in acceleration time history, using the relative and absolute energy reflection spectral approach

Abstract

Several studies have been carried out to evaluate the impact of near-fault earthquake with fling-step motion effects. The obvious feature of such earthquakes is the existence of a pulse with a significant amplitude in the velocity accelerograms. In this article, in order to investigate the effect of pulse-type near-fault earthquakes on the elastic demands of steel moment frames, a 15stories was simulated. After verifying the modelling process, under the influence of 20 near-field and 2 far-field records were analysed. The relationship between effective cyclic energy, ECE, and the displacement, velocity and hysteretic curve of SDOF systems in near- and far-fault earthquakes was evaluated. Then, studying the energy of relative and absolute cumulative input energy with kinetic energy in one section and maximum inter-story drift for 4 different levels of nonlinear behaviours (R = 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0) in the other section, the effect of higher modes was evaluated. Studying the inter-story drift profile for two near-fault earthquakes, with and without accelerated pulses, indicates the formation of the maximum drift, IDRmax, in upper stories for low nonlinear degrees (R=1.0 and R=2.0) in Records with visible pulses that verify the participation of higher modes. However, in accelerated pulse-free records, in addition to intensifying the IDRmax in the upper stories, a large-scale demand is imposed in the lower stories. In other words, in the lower stories, the first mode is mainly involved in these records.