Earthquake-resilient self-centering steel frame

Projektinformationen

EQRESFRAME

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 654426

DOI 10.3030/654426

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 5 April 2015

Startdatum 31 August 2015

Enddatum 30 August 2017

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 183 454,80

EU-Beitrag € 183 454,80

Koordiniert durch

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
United Kingdom

Ziel

An important requirement of performance-based earthquake engineering is the simultaneous control of structural and non-structural damage. Structural damage measures are related to story drifts, inelastic deformations and residual drifts. Non-structural damage measures are related to story drifts and storey accelerations. Earthquake reconnaissance reports highlight that injuries, fatalities and economical losses related to failure of non-structural components far exceed those related to structural failures. Moreover, explicit consideration of non-structural damage becomes vital in the design of critical facilities such as hospitals carrying acceleration-sensitive medical equipment, which have to remain functional in the aftermath of an earthquake. Structural and non-structural damage results in direct and indirect losses such as repair costs and costly downtime during which the building is repaired and cannot be used or occupied. Therefore, there is an urgent need for minimal-damage structures that can truly achieve seismic resilience.
Researchers have developed self-centering frames with the goal of avoiding residual drifts. Other studies focused on increasing the energy dissipation capacity of structures by adding dampers with the goal of reducing storey drifts and storey accelerations. This project aims to couple, for the first time, self-centring systems and modern seismic energy dissipation systems with the goal of developing a novel earthquake-resilient steel frame. The optimal combined design of the self-centering and energy dissipation mechanisms will lead to a steel frame with superior minimal-damage seismic performance.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › civil engineering › structural engineering › earthquake engineering › seismic loading
• humanities › history and archaeology › history
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › geology › seismology

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2014-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Koordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 183 454,80
• Adresse: Kirby Corner Road - University House ; CV4 8UW Coventry ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Coventry
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 183 454,80