earthquake engineering.pdf

The 14 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China PERMISSIBLE RESIDUAL DEFORMATION LEVELS FOR BUILDING STRUCTURES CONSIDERING BOTH SAFETY AND HUMAN ELEMENTS Jason McCormick 1 , Hiroshi Aburano 2 , Masahiro Ikenaga 3 , and Masayoshi Nakashima 4 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Email: jpmccorm@umich.edu 2 Engineer, Takenaka Corporation, Osaka, Japan. 3 Graduate Student, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. 4 Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. ABSTRACT : A review of permissible residual deformation levels is undertaken in light of the increased interest in performance-based seismic design and self-centering systems. Permissible residual deformation levels are considered based on functionality, construction tolerances, and safety. Values are defined based on a review of past structural engineering research, post-earthquake reconnaissance, current building codes, and research in the field of psychology. The findings show that there are only a limited number of studies that measured residual drift levels of structures after an earthquake and correlated these to actual damage levels. In general, construction tolerances remain at or below 0.003 rad depending on the type of structural system and material being considered. This value is below the residual drift levels at which non-structural systems start to lose functionality. Research in the field of psychology has also shown that the lower limit at which people can sense an inclination is approximately 0.005 rad above which extended periods of inclination can cause headaches and dizziness. In order to verify these findings and provide further quantitative results, floor inclinations and column tilt of an occupied 40 year old structure are investigated. These results combined