Seismic Performance Evaluation of Village Buildings in Wenzhou

• Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 166-169; pp. 2522 - 2527
• Main Authors: Yang, Ke Jia, Li, Wei, Yin, Jian Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.05.2012
• Subjects: Performance evaluation; Structural Measures; Seismic Performance; Finite Element Analysis (FEA); Village Building

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...