SEISMIC DAMAGE PREDICTION OF COLUMNS, BEAMS AND JOINT PANEL ZONES IN STEEL RIGID FRAMES

Abstract

In this paper, a method for seismic damage prediction of columns, beams and joint panel zones in steel rigid frames was proposed utilizing the results of the earthquake response analysis. In order to evaluate the applicability of the proposed damage prediction method, the damage prediction and the earthquake response analysis of three different configuration frames were carried out. Comparing the results of the prediction and the earthquake response analysis, it was found that the proposed method could approximately make a safety-side estimation of the members' damage obtained from the earthquake response analysis.