This model code is designed to provide guidance as to how the direct displacement-based design methodology can be codified. It is intended for insertion within the seismic requirements of a code, establishing how design forces can be obtained using a Direct Displacement-Based Design (DDBD) approach. The document has currently been drafted with reference to several clauses of Eurocode 8. This document is presented in a traditional “Code + Commentary” format, on a split two-column page. The commentary aims to generally clarify the code requirements and indicate references where the background and further discussion on the requirements can be found. This document is the product of a 3-year Italian research initiative into the displacement-based design and assessment of structures as part of the RELUIS (Rete dei Laboratori Universitari di Ingegneria Sismica) project. The bulk of the text and requirements in this code have been developed from the recommendations provided in the book on DDBD by Priestley et al. (2007) and from the work carried out by the various research units of RELUIS Linea IV. Currently the draft code has been prepared for a specific range of building structures and bridges. Given the limited range of structures that could be considered by the RELUIS Linea IV, the model code does not yet cover all structural systems and materials. Future versions of this model code will look to extend the recommendations to encompass a more complete range of structural systems.
A Model Code for the Displacement -Based Seismic Design of Structures. DBD09 - Draft subject to public enquiry
CECCONI, Manuela;PANE, Vincenzo;
2009
Abstract
This model code is designed to provide guidance as to how the direct displacement-based design methodology can be codified. It is intended for insertion within the seismic requirements of a code, establishing how design forces can be obtained using a Direct Displacement-Based Design (DDBD) approach. The document has currently been drafted with reference to several clauses of Eurocode 8. This document is presented in a traditional “Code + Commentary” format, on a split two-column page. The commentary aims to generally clarify the code requirements and indicate references where the background and further discussion on the requirements can be found. This document is the product of a 3-year Italian research initiative into the displacement-based design and assessment of structures as part of the RELUIS (Rete dei Laboratori Universitari di Ingegneria Sismica) project. The bulk of the text and requirements in this code have been developed from the recommendations provided in the book on DDBD by Priestley et al. (2007) and from the work carried out by the various research units of RELUIS Linea IV. Currently the draft code has been prepared for a specific range of building structures and bridges. Given the limited range of structures that could be considered by the RELUIS Linea IV, the model code does not yet cover all structural systems and materials. Future versions of this model code will look to extend the recommendations to encompass a more complete range of structural systems.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
