| Author | Attanayake, A. M. U. B. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ST-01-5 |
| Subject(s) | Reinforced concrete construction--Thailand--Bangkok
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is one of the largest cities in Asia, has never
experienced a destructive earthquake. Consequently, large number of buildings have been
designed and constructed without any consideration on earthquake loading. Due to the
potential risk of having damage causing earthquakes, there is a crucial necessity of evaluating
seismic capacity of structures to mitigate the possible hazards during future eaiihquakes. This
work presents seismic evaluation of a typical low-rise reinforced concrete commercial
building based on the capacity spectrum method (CSM) recommended in ATC-40. To
simulate the actual behavior of the building during ground motions, a nonlinear threedimensional FEM model incorporating the effects of foundations, masonry infills, and other
site-specific features is constructed. Applying pushover analysis seismic capacity of the
structure is determined and compared with the demand imposed by the predicted ground
motions. Results indicate that this building possess the most undesirable brittle failure with
low level of seismic capacity. Further, this analysis method reveals lots of earthquake
vulnerable features and the effectiveness of 3D modeling of buildings with strength and
stiffness inegularities. Finally, strengthening of the superstructure is limited by the poor
foundation system. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pennung Wamitchai |
| Examination Committee(s) | Nii, Kazuyoshi ; Barry, William Joseph
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Norway |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 |