1. Capacity curves for monitored existing buildings and within- and between-building variability of secant stiffness.
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Ghimire, Subash and Guéguen, Philippe
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SENDAI Earthquake, Japan, 2011 , *EPISTEMIC uncertainty , *SEISMIC networks , *STRUCTURAL health monitoring , *EARTHQUAKE prediction , *SHARED workspaces - Abstract
In this study, accelerometric data from seven Japanese buildings under long-term monitoring were analysed to explore the variability of the buildings' co-seismic response over time and its within- and between-building components, using co-seismic capacity curves developed in acceleration-displacement-response-spectrum format. The data include the 2011 Tohoku Mw9.1 earthquake, which caused building damage of different levels of severity, and the time-varying actual capacity curves were analysed considering earthquakes before and after 2011. Result showed that the initial slope of the capacity curves reflects the amount of damage. The between-building and within-building components of the variability are discussed by comparing a single building and several buildings in the same class for several earthquakes. Finally, the epistemic uncertainty of seismic risk assessment studies is discussed in relation to the selection of a generic capacity model for all buildings in a single class. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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