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  • Damage as a measure for earthquake-resistant design of masonry structures : Slovenian experience
    Tomaževič, Miha
    The results of lateral resistance tests of masonry walls and shaking table tests of a number of models of masonry buildings of various structural configurations, built with various materials in ... different construction systems, have been analyzed to find a correlation between the occurrence of different grades of damage to structural elements, characteristic limit states, and lateral displacement capacity. On the basis of correlation betweenacceptable level of damage and displacement capacity, it has been shownthat the range of elastic force reduction factor values used to determinethe design seismic loads for different masonry construction systems proposed by the recently adopted European standard Eurocode 8 EN-1998-1 for earthquake resistant design are adequate. By using the recommended design values, satisfactory performance of the masonry buildings that have been analyzed may be expected when subjected to design intensity earthquakes with respect to both the no-collapse and damage-limitation requirements.
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2007
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 1352295