Acceptance criteria for ductile failure and plastic collapse in seismic design of piping systems and components due to the standard seismic motion

Abstract

The ductility factors of nonlinear SDOF systems at Service Limits Ds “using elastic analysis design” in JEAC4601 are investigated, and it was confirmed that the ductility factors depend on the natural frequencies of systems, seismic motions and constant loads. Based on the above results, an acceptance criterion of components to prevent ductile failure and plastic collapse is proposed. The criterion is given as a limit of ductility factor for Service Limits Ds “using elastoplastic analysis design”. The proposed limit of ductility factor allows single state for nonlinear systems, and doesn't depend on the natural frequencies of systems, seismic motions and constant loads.