Relative Displacement Floor Spectra for Seismic Design of Non Structural Elements

• Published in: Journal of earthquake engineering : JEE Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 1037 - 1059
• Main Author: Calvi, Paolo Martino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.01.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Degrees of freedom; Design engineering; Displacement; Displacement-Based Assessment; Displacement-Based Design; Ductility; Earthquake engineering; Floor Spectra; Flooring; Mathematical analysis; Non Structural Elements; Secondary Structural Elements; Seismic engineering; Spectra; Structural engineering; Structural members

Relative displacement floor spectra represent a powerful tool to evaluate the seismic displacement requirements of non-structural elements relative to their attachment points and can be used for displacement-based design of ductile components. This article examines the displacement floor spectra on...