Performance of reinforced concrete buildings during the 27 February 2010 Maule (Chile) earthquake

Author:

Saatcioglu Murat1,Palermo Dan1,Ghobarah Ahmed2,Mitchell Denis3,Simpson Rob4,Adebar Perry5,Tremblay Robert6,Ventura Carlos5,Hong Hanping7

Affiliation:

1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.

2. Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada.

3. Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C3, Canada.

4. Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers, Vancouver, BC V6J 1N5, Canada.

5. Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.

6. Département de génie civil, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal QC H3C 3A7, Canada.

7. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B8, Canada.

Abstract

The paper presents observed damage in reinforced concrete buildings during the 27 February 2010 Maule earthquake in Chile. Performance of concrete frame and shear wall buildings are discussed with emphasis on seismic deficiencies in design and construction practices. It is shown that the majority of structural damage in multistorey and high-rise buildings can be attributed to poor performance of slender shear walls, without confined boundary elements, suffering from crushing of concrete and buckling of vertical wall reinforcement. Use of irregular buildings, lack of seismic detailing, and the interference of nonstructural elements were commonly observed seismic deficiencies. A comparison is made between Chilean and Canadian design practices with references made to the applicable code clauses. Lessons are drawn from the observed structural performance.

Publisher

Canadian Science Publishing

Subject

General Environmental Science,Civil and Structural Engineering

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3. Observations from the February 27, 2010, earthquake in Chile

4. INN (Instituto Nacional de Normalización). 2009. Diseno Sismico de Edificios [Earthquake-resistant design of buildings]. Official Chilean standard NCh 433. Of 1996, Modified in 2009. 2nd ed. Santiago, Chile.

5. NRCC. 2010. National Building Code of Canada, Associate Committee on the National Building Code, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.

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