The Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Frames According to the Iran Design Code

The experiences on past earthquakes reveal the vulnerability of the reinforced concrete buildings, which has been evaluated through this project. In order to achieve a comprehensive result and investigate the effects of the seismic and structural parameters on reinforced concrete buildings, several buildings have been studied according to their dynamic and nonlinear behaviour. Representation of the damage function in reinforced concrete buildings which are lacking shear wall, and also the study of changes in damage index in relation to seismic and structural parameters and their comparison in variety of buildings are some of the achievements. By extending the ramifications of the designed samples the seismic capacity of the reinforced concrete buildings has been quantitatively analyzed and at the end their vulnerability has been investigated. As a proposal, the project could be considered as a basis for comprehensive studies. By applying the existing samples different researches, including the effects of the other parameters on the extent to which reinforced concrete buildings are vulnerable and their trust ability, could be carried out.

Keywords:

Performance levels , structural component damage