EVALUATION OF SEISMIC DAMAGEABILITY OF A TYPICAL R/C BUILDING IN MIDWEST UNITED STATES

The seismic evaluation of a four story RC building is summarized. The building is representative of low rise RC buildings in the Memphis area. Nonlinear time-history analysis, as well as simplified elastic and inelastic response evaluation methods, are used to determine the response for five earthquake motion intensities. The expected damage is then quantified using the fatigue based damage model.