This paper presents case study of a 6-storey reinforced concrete (RC) frame building which was severely damaged in the November 26, 2019 Albania earthquake. The building was constructed in 2015 and is located in the seaside area of Durres, the city which was most affected by the earthquake. The structure was designed according to the 1989 Albanian seismic design code KTP-89/2. The most prominent problem in this building is the soft-story irregularity. The authors performed a nonlinear static (pushover) analysis of the structure to simulate its seismic behavior and identify the causes of damage and collapse. The analysis was based on the Eurocode 8 requirements.
Investigation of failure mechanism of an RC building after the November 26, 2019 Albania Earthquake
Nikolla Vesho
Primo
Membro del Collaboration Group
2021
Abstract
This paper presents case study of a 6-storey reinforced concrete (RC) frame building which was severely damaged in the November 26, 2019 Albania earthquake. The building was constructed in 2015 and is located in the seaside area of Durres, the city which was most affected by the earthquake. The structure was designed according to the 1989 Albanian seismic design code KTP-89/2. The most prominent problem in this building is the soft-story irregularity. The authors performed a nonlinear static (pushover) analysis of the structure to simulate its seismic behavior and identify the causes of damage and collapse. The analysis was based on the Eurocode 8 requirements.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
