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Title: Structural Reliability of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Buildings Designed for Earthquake-Prone Areas: Performance-Based Approach.
Authors: Galindo-Lopez, Diana L.1 (AUTHOR), Castro-Carrillo, M. Mercedes1 (AUTHOR), Gutierrez-Lopez, Aaron1 (AUTHOR), Reyes-Salazar, Alfredo1 (AUTHOR), Tolentino, Dante2 (AUTHOR), Gaxiola-Camacho, J. Ramon1 (AUTHOR) jrgaxiola@uas.edu.mx
Source: Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering (Springer Science & Business Media B.V. ). Feb2026, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p4253-4277. 25p.
Subject Terms: *Structural reliability, *Performance-based design, *Earthquake zones, *Engineering standards, *Nonlinear analysis, *Reinforced concrete buildings, *Steel buildings, *Seismic response
Abstract: Steel and reinforced concrete buildings are popular structural systems. The design of these buildings is regulated by deterministic building codes. In this context, it is established that if building codes are followed, the structure will resist demands without collapsing. However, no regulation is required to control the damage of structures in terms of performance criteria. In this paper, the seismic performance and structural reliability of both steel and reinforced concrete buildings, respectively, are analyzed as a benchmark case of study. Both buildings are designed in an earthquake-prone area for two soil types, respectively. Subsequently, nonlinear dynamic analyzes are conducted and the seismic responses of the models are determined in terms of inter-story drift. To obtain seismic responses, eleven characteristic ground motions of the region are selected corresponding to three performance levels: (1) immediate occupancy, (2) life safety, and (3) collapse prevention, respectively. It was documented that the resulting maximum inter-story drift was much lower than the one obtained from modal analysis. In addition, the risk was computed in terms of reliability index integrating a novel probabilistic approach with performance-based design criteria. According to the results, a small variation in the structural risk among the buildings under consideration is observed. However, buildings designed for rigid soil proved to be more reliable. Additionally, it is observed that the buildings designed with current regulations are too conservative based on the performance criteria limits. Hence, structures located on earthquake-prone areas may be overdesigned when implementing deterministic building codes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Steel and reinforced concrete buildings are popular structural systems. The design of these buildings is regulated by deterministic building codes. In this context, it is established that if building codes are followed, the structure will resist demands without collapsing. However, no regulation is required to control the damage of structures in terms of performance criteria. In this paper, the seismic performance and structural reliability of both steel and reinforced concrete buildings, respectively, are analyzed as a benchmark case of study. Both buildings are designed in an earthquake-prone area for two soil types, respectively. Subsequently, nonlinear dynamic analyzes are conducted and the seismic responses of the models are determined in terms of inter-story drift. To obtain seismic responses, eleven characteristic ground motions of the region are selected corresponding to three performance levels: (1) immediate occupancy, (2) life safety, and (3) collapse prevention, respectively. It was documented that the resulting maximum inter-story drift was much lower than the one obtained from modal analysis. In addition, the risk was computed in terms of reliability index integrating a novel probabilistic approach with performance-based design criteria. According to the results, a small variation in the structural risk among the buildings under consideration is observed. However, buildings designed for rigid soil proved to be more reliable. Additionally, it is observed that the buildings designed with current regulations are too conservative based on the performance criteria limits. Hence, structures located on earthquake-prone areas may be overdesigned when implementing deterministic building codes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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