Seismic design, or assessment, of buildings based on conventional force-based principles
typically involves trading-off strength with ductility to provide sufficient capacity of the …

Seismic assessment and design procedures are typically founded on the concept of trading
off strength with ductility (displacement) to provide sufficient capability for the structure to …

Seismic assessment has traditionally been based on trading off strength with displacement
(ductility) to provide sufficient energy dissipation capacity to structures. However, the energy …

This paper presents an overview of recent research in Australia into seismic activity and
ground motion modelling which has culminated in the development of a new response …

Assessment of structures according to conventional seismic design procedure has been
based on trading off strength and ductility (or displacement) to provide sufficient energy …

This article presents findings from parametric studies involving nonlinear time-history
analyses of inelastic systems with and without strength degradation. Results showed that …

Consistently with the use of seismic inertia forces for the verification of structural members,
buildings have been traditionally designed for earthquake resistance by relying on ground …

The concept of designing structures to achieve a specified performance limit state defined by
strain or drift limits was first introduced, in New Zealand, in 1993. Over the following years …

This paper reviews a BRANZ building research levy funded study into the dynamic response
of buildings to design earthquakes as prescribed by the draft revised loading standard [SNZ …

When yielding occurs in a structure during extreme earthquakes formation of a desired
earthquake resistant mechanism does not in itself guarantee that repair cost would be …