Seismic performance analysis of the masonry buildings, typical of the Eixample district of Barcelona

Authors

  • R. Moreno-González Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
  • J. M. Bairán Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.10.045

Keywords:

Masonry, Vulnerability, Fragility, Capacity, Seismic damage

Abstract


In this work a study about the vulnerability and seismic risk of the unreinforced masonry buildings, widely, existent in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain, is carried out. The buildings, here, analyzed are real and detailed structural drawings and reports have been used to model them. The seismic risk is evaluated by means of a mechanical model, based in the Capacity Spectrum Method. The seismic demand is described by elastic response spectrum defined by the Eurocode-8. Fragility curves are obtained from a nonlinear analysis, considering the capacity spectra. Expected seismic damage is gotten with the damage probability matrices. The analysis of the buildings has been performed by TreMuri program by means of a macro-element model. The results shown a considerable vulnerability in this type of buildings, therefore, in spite of the seismic hazard, the expected seismic risk is significant.

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Published

2011-12-30

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Moreno-González, R., & Bairán, J. M. (2011). Seismic performance analysis of the masonry buildings, typical of the Eixample district of Barcelona. Informes De La Construcción, 63(524), 21–32. https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.10.045

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