Journal article
Framework for seismic vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia
SJ Menegon, HH Tsang, E Lumantarna, NTK Lam, JL Wilson, EF Gad
Australian Journal of Structural Engineering | Published : 2019
Abstract
The project ‘Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategy Development for Building Related Earthquake Risk’ under the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (BNHCRC) aims to develop knowledge to facilitate evidence-based informed decision-making in relation to the need for seismic retrofitting, revision of codified design requirements and insurance policy. Seismic vulnerability assessment is an essential component in the project. The objective of this paper is to present the framework for carrying out vulnerability assessment of limited-ductile reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in Australia. This paper is organised into four parts: (i) overview of typical building construction in Au..
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Awarded by Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the financial supports from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (BNH CRC) for Project A9 entitled Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategy Development for Building Related Earthquake Risk and Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects DP140103350 entitled Collapse Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Regions of Lower Seismicity and DP180101593 entitled Seismic Performance of Precast Concrete Buildings for Lower Seismic Regions. Valuable inputs from Dr Helen Goldsworthy, Dr Ryan Hoult and Dr Anita Amirsardari to the previous version are gratefully acknowledged. Review of an initial draft by Martin Wehner and Dr Hyeuk Ryu, as well as the constructive comments received from the Australian earthquake engineering community, are also acknowledged.