An Economic Analysis of Earthquake Design Levels for New Concrete Construction.

Abstract

This report presents data on the cost of seismic strengthening for a new concrete structure for two strengthening concepts: moment frame and shear wall. Damage is related to drift and acceleration of key elements of the structure. A damage matrix is constructed relating damage to design level and applied loading. An economic analysis is performed evaluating cost of strengthening, the present worth of expected damage, and the probability of site acceleration levels. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA133144

Entities

People

  • J. M. Ferritto

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Databases
  • Ductility
  • Earthquakes
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Investments
  • Money
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Structural Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Structural Dynamics.