Seismic Performance Evaluation of Village Buildings in Wenzhou

Earthquakes cause severe damage to structures and economic losses recently, based on which investigations are carried out on village buildings in Wenzou. Investigation results show that cavity wall structures are the most widely used by village buildings. So a typical cavity wall structure is select...

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Published inApplied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 166-169; pp. 2522 - 2527
Main Authors Yang, Ke Jia, Li, Wei, Yin, Jian Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.05.2012
Subjects
Performance evaluation
Structural Measures
Seismic Performance
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Village Building
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Summary:Earthquakes cause severe damage to structures and economic losses recently, based on which investigations are carried out on village buildings in Wenzou. Investigation results show that cavity wall structures are the most widely used by village buildings. So a typical cavity wall structure is selected for analyses in this paper. The typical structure is simulated using Sap2000. The structure was analyzed with and without structural columns and ring beams. Analyses results show that the prototype structure is inadequate to resist earthquake load. Structural columns and ring beams can enhance its seismic performance and provide it adequate seismic performance. So it is necessary to enhance village structures with structural measures.
Bibliography:Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building Materials (CEABM 2012), May 25-27, 2012, Yantai, China
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ISBN:9783037854211
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ISSN:1660-9336
1662-7482
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DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.166-169.2522