Research Article
Analytical Assessment of the Effect of Vertical Ground Motion on RC Frames Designed for Gravity Loads with Various Geometric Configurations
Table 1
Details and limit states of the selected RC frames.
| | Reference name | Span length (m) | Span ratio | Storey height (m) | Storey height ratio | Fundamental period (sec) | Limit state (interstorey drift ratio (%)) | | L1 | L2 | L2/L1 | H1 | H2 | H2/H1 | Serviceability | Damage control | Collapse prevention |
| | Span length | | SL4 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 1.71 | 2.45 | | SL5 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 1.32 | 1.96 | | SL6 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.85 | 1.18 | 1.78 | | SL7 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 0.83 | 1.12 | 1.72 | | SL8 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 0.79 | 1.13 | 1.94 | | Span ratio | | SR057 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 0.57 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.83 | 1.37 | 1.99 | | SR077 | 6.50 | 5.00 | 0.77 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 1.22 | 1.88 | | SR100 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.85 | 1.18 | 1.78 | | SR127 | 5.50 | 7.00 | 1.27 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 1.76 | | SR160 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 1.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.84 | 1.07 | 1.74 | | Storey height | | SH075 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 4.80 | 3.60 | 0.75 | 1.26 | 1.04 | 1.48 | 1.99 | | SH080 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 3.60 | 0.80 | 1.18 | 0.99 | 1.41 | 1.93 | | SH086 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 3.60 | 0.86 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 1.33 | 1.88 | | SH092 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 0.92 | 1.05 | 0.90 | 1.26 | 1.82 | | SH100 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.85 | 1.18 | 1.78 |
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