Slotted Hole Effect on Damage Mechanism of Gymnasium Building with RC Frame and Steel Roof

On the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake, gymnasium buildings exhibited the unexpected structural damages, which prevented a use as evacuation shelters in during- and post-disaster periods. The major failure occurring on the connection between the RC column top and steel roof as well as the cracks in the RC column base was observed during the emergent inspection. According to the earlier studies, it was implied that the presence of the slotted hole possibly deteriorates the seismic capacity;however, the length of slotted hole was fixed at a certain value. Facing this concern, this research attempts to clarify the influence of the slotted hole length through a comprehensive parametric study by pushover and seismic response analyses. In conclusion, it has been discovered that the slotted hole deteriorates the seismic capacity for the connection failure up to almost 50% of that without slotted hole. Moreover, the discrepancy of characteristics obtained by the static and dynamic analyses is originated by means of the presence of slotted hole. This slotted hole effect should be noted by structural engineers and researchers to provide the adequate seismic diagnosis and strengthening.

日本M_W9.0强震动观测与记录初步分析

2011年3月11日日本东太平洋海域发生MW9.0级地震,造成了严重的灾害损失,地震诱发了海啸,海啸灾害最终导致核泄漏事件。本文初步收集整理了日本强震动观测网获得的强震动记录,简要进行强震动记录的特征分析,并完成典型记录的频谱特征计算,为进一步开展全面深入研究地震动特征提供参考。

日本仪器烈度计算3种方法对比

地震发生时的仪器烈度计算和震后的烈度速报对于地震预警系统以及震后救援具有重要的意义。仪器烈度计算速度的改善和计算结果的准确度对于整个预警过程都十分重要。日本仪器烈度计算方法的发展主要经过了3个阶段:1996年气象厅仪器烈度计算方法,2008年实时仪器烈度计算方法以及2013年实时仪器烈度计算方法。本文详细阐述了这3种烈度计算方法,并且采用2011年3月11日东日本9.0级地震的数据,对比分析了3种方法所得到的仪器烈度,发现2013年方法比1996年气象厅仪器烈度在计算速度上具有一定的优势;相比较于2008年的实时仪器烈度,2013年方法计算得到的实时仪器烈度更接近于1996年气象厅仪器烈度。