Performance based multi-hazard design of high-rise buildings equipped with self-centering systems

Past earthquakes (e.g. 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, 1994 Northridge Earthquake, 2010 Haiti Earthquake, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in Japan) and wind storms (e.g. 2005 Hurricane Katrina, 1992 Hurricane Andrew, 2007 Cyclone Sidr, 2008 Cyclone Nagris) resulted in loss of human lives, economic losses and social disruptions. The current building codes and standards in Canada and the United States consider wind and earthquake effects separately, and suggest designing buildings for one performance requirement. The shortcomings of force based design procedures, coupled with the need to reduce monetary losses after extreme events highlighted the need for performance-based design (PBD) approaches. Within the performance based design procedure, buildings can be designed to meet several performance limit states (occupant comfort, continued occupancy, life safety, collapse prevention, and manageable loss/damage) based on appropriate engineering demand parameters at specified hazard level. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Solomon Tesfamariam

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Partner:

Kyoto University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

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