Canadian Conferences on Earthquake Engineering

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Préface vi
4. Acknowledgements / Remerciements vii
5. Canadian Conferences on Earthquake Engineering viii
6. Table of Contents / Tableau des matières ix
7. Keynote lectures / Discours d'ouverture
8. Recent development in design and construction of high-rise reinforced concrete buildings in Japan 3
9. The effects of site conditions on ground motions 17
10. Development of phased strong-motion time-histories for structures with multiple supports 35
11. 1. Response analysis and design of structural components / Analyses de reponses et dimensionnement de composantes structurales
12. Calibrated linear methods for analysis and design of yielding RC structures 53
13. Strength and ductility demand in relation to velocity spectrum 61
14. On the hysteretic to input energy ratio 69
15. Application of perturbation techniques in the analysis of braced frames 77
16. Dynamic instability in buildings 85
17. A study on earthquake pounding between adjacent structures 93
18. Seismic response of non-symmetric structures using the 1990 NBCC 101
19. Seismic response of symmetric structures having unbalanced yield strengths in plan 109
20. Seismic analysis of structurally interconnected steel frames 125
21. Seismic design of concentrically braced frames - code com pan sons 133
22. Behavior of open-web steel joists in moment-resisting frames 141
23. Local buckling and early fracture of cold-formed steel members 149
24. Effect of seismic input on hydrodynamic forces acting on gravity dams 157
25. Boundary element analysis of the seismic response of gravity dams 165
26. A nonlinear formulation for the earthquake responses of dam-reservoir systems 173
27. Dam-reservoir interaction during earthquake 181
28. Simplified three-dimensional analysis of concrete gravity dams 189
29. Seismic crack propagation in concrete gravity dams 197
30. Classical formulation of the impact between bridge deck and abutments during strong earthquakes 205
31. Design of bridges to satisfy ductility requirements 213
32. Modified response spectrum approach for multiplysupported secondary systems 221
33. Parameter studies of statically tilted unanchored cylindrical tanks 229
34. Experimental study on the seismic response·of telecommunications equipment supported on access floor 237
35. Mathematical modeling of seismic isolators 245
36. Response of buried pipelines located through liquefied and non-liquefied ground 253
37. Seismic damage potential to ductile and nominally ductile concrete frames 261
38. Seismic performance of R.C. structures in the Eastern U.S.A. 269
39. Retrofit techniques for masonry chimneys in se1sm1c zones 277
40. Elastic analysis of infilled frames using substructures 285
41. Uncertainty in system modeling for seismic performance of structural systems 293
42. Spatial correlation effects on seismic response of structures 301
43. Nondeterministic inelastic response spectra 309
44. Stochastic response of large structures to multiple excitations 317
45. 2. Seismicity, mitigation, soil response, and soil-structure interaction / Sismicité, mitigation, réponse des sols, et interaction sol-structure
46. Shake table studies of seismic response of single partially supported piles 327
47. Model studies of dynamic pile response using hydraulic gradient shaking table tests 335
48. A study of shield tunnel's earthquake prevention under a big earthquake 343
49. A microcomputer software package for shake table testing 351
50. Studies on friction base isolators 359
51. Actively regulated friction slip braces 367
52. Seismic response of a friction-base-isolated house in Montreal 375
53. New approach to seismic base isolation 383
54. Friction-dampers for rehabilitation of Ecole Polyvalente at Sorel, Quebec 389
55. 1988 Saguenay earthquake and design of rigid underground walls for Southeastern Canada seismicity 397
56. Effects of soil-structure interaction on the seismic performance of a concrete frame-wall structure 405
57. Soil-structure interaction effects on seismic response of elevated, ground-based, and buried tanks 413
58. Earthquake observation of deeply embedded building structure 421
59. Seismic liquefaction and flow deformations 429
60. Seismic response, liquefaction, and resulting earthquake induced displacements in the Fraser Delta 437
61. Response of reinforced soil slopes to earthquake loadings 445
62. Dynamic behaviour of fly ash under seismic conditions of Eastern Canada 453
63. Empirical prediction of response spectra 461
64. Use of the uniform hazard spectrum in characterizing expected levels of seismic ground shaking 469
65. Results of a parametric study on site response effects 477
66. Seismograph records processed by Fourier transform 485
67. Analytical evaluation of site-specific response spectrum 493
68. The implications of recent ground motion observations for theoretical predictions for Eastern North America 501
69. Seismic site amplification study for Fraser Delta, British Columbia 509
70. Attenuation of strong ground motion from the Saguenay, Quebec earthquake of November 25, 1988 517
71. Ground motion characteristics and engineering implications of the 1988 Saguenay, Quebec earthquake 525
72. A digital approach to integration of accelerometer data 533
73. 3. Seismic codes and structures / Codes sismiques et structures
74. Seismic design of concrete water retaining structures 543
75. Seismic performance of high-rise reinforced concrete frame buildings located in different seismic regions 551
76. Two-level vs. one-level seismic design of buildings 559
77. Design and construction features of a 37-story precast reinforced concrete moment frame building in Tokyo 567
78. Earthquake type loading on R/C beam-column connections: special cases of wide beams and eccentric beams 575
79. Effects of beam width on the cyclic behavior of reinforced concrete 583
80. The effect of floor-slabs on the behaviour of beam-column connections under seismic loads 591
81. Load carrying capacity of top slab reinforcement in punched flat-plate floors 599
82. Effects of loading rate on the behaviour of reinforced concrete coupling beams 607
83. Reversed cyclic loading tests of precast concrete columns 615
84. Confined concrete columns with varied concrete strength 623
85. Jacketed columns subjected to combined axial load and reversed cyclic bending 631
86. Shake table test of a one-eighth scale three-story reinforced concrete frame building designed primarily for gravity loads 639
87. Experimental study of slab-wall connections 647
88. Seismic performance of existing reinforced concrete frames designed primarily for gravity loads 655
89. The seismic renovation and repair potential of ferrocement coatings applied to old brick masonry walls 663
90. A study on elasto-plastic behavior of one-twentieth scale reinforced concrete frames 671
91. Seismic resistance of a moment resisting steel portal frame with composite concrete slab deck and simulated gravity loading 679
92. Bolted beam-to-column subassemblages under repeated loading 687
93. Behavior of steel frame buildings with infill brick 695
94. Ambient vibration testing and analysis of the Bosporus Suspension Bridge 703
95. Impact of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake from a Canadian perspective 711
96. Distribution of damages and site effects during the 1988 Saguenay earthquake 719
97. Seismic response of low-rise buildings subjected to the 1988 Saguenay earthquake 727
98. Observation of structural pounding damage from 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake 735
99. Overview of seismic provision changes in national building code of Canada, 1990 743
100. Evaluation of NBCC 1990 seismic force reduction factors 751
101. Seismic resistant design of building: multinational codes and programs 759
102. Code provisions for structures on deep soft sites 767
103. A comparison of the seismic provisions of the building codes of Canada and China 775
104. U.S. national program on seismic repair and retrofit of structures 783
105. Earthquake education curricula: a necessary step in mitigating loss of life in the schools 791
106. An example of aseismic measures for water supply systems: the case of Yokosuka City 799
107. Damage associated with three early Eastern North American earthquakes 807
108. Index of authors / Index des auteurs 815