CONSIDERATION OF SEISMIC RETROFITTING EFFECT OF 10-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RETROFITTED USING DAMPING SYSTEM WITH AMPLIFIER MECHANISM

Abstract

In the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake, many seismic retrofitted buildings were subjected to strong motion. The 10-story residential building that was retrofitted using damping system with amplifier mechanism was one of these buildings. In order to verify the effect of seismic retrofitting, we investigated the building condition and calculated story drift angle by seismic response analysis. As a result, the safety of this building was confirmed. Furthermore, we verified when partial walls were in failure using the modified compression field theory. It is concluded that the effect of partial walls on structural performance was less.