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The explosions caused by terrorism and/or accidental lead to serious damage and/or collapse in structures, economic losses, and most importantly endanger public safety. The blasting loads that can be larger than design loads are generally neglected in the design stage of civil engineering structures, despite these catastrophic effects. For these reasons, especially strategically important structures such as hospitals, military buildings, and bridges should be designed considering the blasting effects. To this aim, the effects of design parameters such as concrete strength and openings in infill walls on blasting responses of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings are investigated in this study. In situ experimental tests are firstly conducted on a test specimen constructed with brick elements to verify the finite element (FE) model criteria and assumptions. The blasting experiments are performed using 40, 150, and 290 g trinitrotoluene (TNT) explosives. Then, two RC buildings are selected as application, and blasting analyses are done with numerical and empirical methods. FE models of the buildings including structural and non-structural elements are constituted in ANSYS Workbench software. The blasting analyses are carried out with ANSYS AUTODYN software using 100 kg TNT explosives. In the analyses, two different openings in infill walls and six different concrete classes are considered. The blasting pressures, displacements, absorbed and released total energies, and damage ratios are obtained and presented as comparison parameters. The results obtained from the blasting analyses are presented with graphics and tables, comparatively. The study shows that peak pressures and maximum displacements decrease by 22.50% and 32.16% with the increase in concrete strength. Also, it is observed from numerical analyses that openings in infill walls lead to a change of 8.16% in peak pressures and 13.92% in maximum displacements.

In modal testing, the quality of vibration signals and clarity of peak points to extract the natural frequencies, corresponding mode shapes and damping ratio depend on the number and location of the sensors. High measurement costs are required for structural identification and long-term structural health monitoring in large structures, which require a high number of sensors. Therefore, the minimum number of sensors should be placed at appropriate locations on the system during experimental measurements to ensure both information of sufficient quality and cost reductions. The aim of this study is to perform cost-efficient non-destructive modal tests for a laminated composite and steel cantilever beams using an optimal sensor placement approach. Finite element models of the sample beams are constituted in ANSYS® software to determine the initial candidate set of sensor locations. Then, ambient vibration tests are conducted. Based on the experimental modal amplitudes and mode shapes, optimal sensor locations are determined using the effective independence method, and measurements are repeated. The study shows that there is good agreement between the natural frequencies and mode shapes obtained from the initial measurements and those obtained using the limited number of sensors.

Bu çalışmada, kat içinde farklı oran ve düzende yerleştirilen dolgu duvarların betonarme binaların sismik davranışlarına olan etkileri araştırılmıştır. Türkiye Bina Deprem Yönetmeliği (TBDY-2018)'ne uygun olarak tasarımı gerçekleştirilen binaların performansları zaman tanım alanında doğrusal olmayan analiz yöntemiyle tespit edilmiştir. Analizler için 11 adet deprem kaydı, yakın ve uzak fay etkileri, depremlerin büyüklüğü, zemin cinsi ve Ülkemizin faylanma mekanizması gibi parametreler dikkate alınarak seçilmiştir. Seçilen ivme kayıtları, basit ölçeklendirme yöntemi kullanılarak TBDY-2018'de verilen yatay elastik tasarım spektrumuyla uyumlu olacak şekilde ölçeklendirilmiştir. Analizlerde 5 farklı oranda dolgu duvar dikkate alınmıştır. Bu dolgu duvarlar diyagonal (eşdeğer) basınç çubuğu olarak analizlerde dikkate alınmıştır. Binanın sonlu eleman modelinde SAP2000, kesit analizlerinde ise RESPONSE2000 programı kullanılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda, her bir dolgu duvar oranı için binalardan elde edilen mod şekilleri, titreşim periyot değerleri, göreli kat ötelemesi oranları ve bina performans seviyeleri karşılaştırmalı olarak sunulmuştur., In this study, the effects of infill walls, which are placed in different ratios and configurations, on the seismic behaviors of reinforced concrete buildings are investigated. The performance levels of the buildings which are designed according to Turkish Building Earthquake Code (TBEC-2018) are determined by using nonlinear time history analysis. For the nonlinear analysis, 11 ground motion records are selected by considering several parameters such as near and far fault effects, the magnitude of earthquakes, soil type and faulting mechanism. The selected ground motion records are scaled by using simple scaling method accordance with the horizontal elastic design spectrum which is defined in TBEC-2018. In the analyses, 5 different infill wall ratios and configurations are taken into consideration and the infill walls are modeled as equivalent compression strut. The SAP2000 program and RESPONSE2000 program are used for the finite element models of the structures and cross-section analysis, respectively. As a result of the analysis, mode shapes, natural period values, interstory drift ratios and building performance levels obtained for the different infill walls ratios are presented comparatively.