SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS BASED ON RESULTS OF SEISMIC RESISTANT TESTS(Materials and Construction)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify seismic performance of non-structural elements such as external walls, partition walls and ceilings. Firstly, literature on seismic resistant tests of many kinds of non-structural elements are reviewed. Secondly, the non-structural elements are classified into four groups based on those earthquake resistance efficiency. And representative seismic performance for each group is expressed using relationships between the classifications of damage of non-structural elements and interstory displacement angles of buildings.