英文摘要 |
The understanding on the inelastic displacement ratio, i.e. the ratio of the maximum inelastic to the maximum elastic displacement of an SDOF system, allows the computation of its maximum inelastic displacement directly from the corresponding elastic one. This study presents a simple and effective method for the inelastic displacement ratio estimation of a structure under cyclic earthquakes. Extensive parametric studies were conducted to obtain expressions for the said ratio, in terms of the period of vibration, the viscous damping ratio, the strain-hardening ratio, the force reduction factor, and the soil class. It has been found that the post-stiffness ratio has a significant effect on the inelastic displacement ratio and hence on the maximum inelastic displacement of SDOF systems. |