STUDY ON DAMAGE OF BUILDINGS IN INTERMEDIATE STORIES BY EARTHQUAKE USING DEVIATION COEFFICIENT METHOD(Structures)

Abstract

Inelastic response behavior of building models with weak intermediate stories is investigated using deviation coefficient method. The method can explain well the large damage in intermediate stories and the possibility of predicting the response behavior of buildings with irregular strength distribution is shown. Also, the inelastic mode estimation method is applied to interpret the response behavior of intermediate story damage.