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: Received: 1 December 2018 / Approved: 4 December 2018 / Online: 4 December 2018 (03:07:19 CET)
How to cite:
Lima, C.; Martinelli, E. On Predicting the Seismic Response of Acceleration-Sensitive Non-Structural Components in Buildings. Preprints2018, 2018120041. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0041.v1
Lima, C.; Martinelli, E. On Predicting the Seismic Response of Acceleration-Sensitive Non-Structural Components in Buildings. Preprints 2018, 2018120041. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0041.v1
Lima, C.; Martinelli, E. On Predicting the Seismic Response of Acceleration-Sensitive Non-Structural Components in Buildings. Preprints2018, 2018120041. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0041.v1
APA Style
Lima, C., & Martinelli, E. (2018). On Predicting the Seismic Response of Acceleration-Sensitive Non-Structural Components in Buildings. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0041.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lima, C. and Enzo Martinelli. 2018 "On Predicting the Seismic Response of Acceleration-Sensitive Non-Structural Components in Buildings" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0041.v1
Abstract
This paper is intended at highlighting the main mechanical parameters controlling the behavior of the so-called "acceleration-sensitive" Non-Structural Components (NSCs). In the first part a short review of the current state of knowledge and the critical issues related to the prediction of the seismic response of NSCs is reported. Then, the paper presents the results of a numerical parametric analysis intended to capture the key features of the dynamic response of a two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) system which is supposed to be representative of both the main structure and the "non-structural" component (NSC). Particularly, it allows to simulate the coupled behaviour of both main structure and NSC and evaluating their response. The main parameters controlling the dynamic response of NSCs emerge from this study, which could pave the way towards formulating more mechanically consistent relationships for evaluating the maximum accelerations induced by seismic shakings on NSCs.
Keywords
seismic analysis; non-structural components; nonlinear analysis; 2DOF; maximum acceleration
Subject
Engineering, Civil Engineering
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
