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Report - PEER - University of California, Berkeley

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Details about the ten records selected are reported in Table 2.Table 2. Recorded accelerograms used in the applicationName Date Station name M R S a (T=0.8s) [g][km] Strong Weak1 Friuli 06/05/76 Tolmezzo 6.5 37.7 0.542 0.3572 Loma Prieta 18/10/89 Apeel 7 Pulgas 7.1 47.7 0.290 0.1813 Victoria Mexico 09/06/80 Cerro Prieto 6.4 34.8 0.477 0.3054 Spitak Armenia 07/12/88 Gukasian 7.0 30.0 0.436 0.1665 Imperial Valley 15/10/79 Cerro Prieto 6.9 26.5 0.415 0.1626 Coalinga 02/05/83 Parkfield-Vineyard Canyon 6.5 32.3 0.262 0.2567 Northridge 17/01/94 Sandberg - Bald Mtn. 6.7 43.4 0.255 0.1238 Friuli, Italia 06/05/76 Barcis 6.5 49.7 0.018 0.0329 Palm Spring 08/07/86 Santa Rosa Mountain 6.0 55.4 0.113 0.13210 Kobe 16/01/95 TOT 6.9 57.9 0.378 0.2523.4 ResultsThe 3D finite element model <strong>of</strong> the frame structure is analysed with the <strong>PEER</strong>structural analysis package OpenSees. Non-linear flexibility-based elements withfibre section discretisation are used for all members. Bi-linear hysteretic steel andKent-Scott-Park concrete models are employed. P-delta effect is included.The number <strong>of</strong> records (10 records) has been established based on pastexperience. The adequacy <strong>of</strong> this number for this 3D building subjected to bidirectionalexcitation in order to provide stable estimates <strong>of</strong> the statistics <strong>of</strong> theresponse needs to be checked. This has been done for a number <strong>of</strong> responsequantities. Figure 4 shows the evolution <strong>of</strong> mean value and CoV <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> them withthe number <strong>of</strong> records used, for a random ordering <strong>of</strong> the latter. It is noted that,starting from 6-8 records, both the mean and the CoV estimates become sufficientlystable. The same figure also shows the evolution <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the several correlationcoefficients <strong>of</strong> the considered response with the other quantities. Stabilisation isachieved in this case with 4-5 records only, but in general 6-8 records are needed.Figure 4. Stability <strong>of</strong> mean and CoV <strong>of</strong> one selected demand (concretecompressive strain on a critical column C6, first floor); stability <strong>of</strong> correlationcoefficient <strong>of</strong> the compressive strain demand in C6 and C4.228

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