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CHAPTER 16 NONLINEAR RESPONSE HISTORY ANALYSIS

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16.1.1 Scope.

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4  It shall be permitted to use nonlinear response history analysis, in accordance with the

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6  maximum considered earthquake ( MCER ) shaking with acceptable performance. When

7  nonlinear response history analysis is performed, the design shall also satisfy the requirements of

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8  Section 16.1.2. Nonlinear response history analysis shall include the effects of horizontal motion,
9  and where required by Section 16.1.3, vertical motion. Documentation of the design and analysis
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be selected and modified in accordance with the procedures of Section 16.2. The structure shall
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12  be modeled and analyzed in accordance with the criteria in Section 16.3. Analysis results shall
13  meet the acceptance criteria of Section 16.4. Independent structural design review shall be
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15  16.1.2 Linear Analysis.

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16  In addition to nonlinear response history analysis, a linear analysis in accordance with one of the
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17  applicable procedures of Chapter 12 shall also be performed. The structure’s design shall meet
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18  all applicable criteria of Chapter 12. Where soil–structure interaction in accordance with Chapter
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20  adjustment in the linear analysis.

21  EXCEPTIONS:

22  1. For Risk Category I, II, and III structures, Sections 12.12.1 and 12.12.5 do not apply to
23  the linear analysis. Where mean computed drifts from the nonlinear analyses exceed
24  150% of the permissible story drifts per Section 12.12.1, deformation-sensitive
25  nonstructural components shall be designed for 2 / 3 of these mean drifts.

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 1  2. The overstrength factor, Ω0 , is permitted to be taken as 1.0 for the seismic load effects of
2  Section 12.4.3.
3  3. The redundancy factor, ρ, is permitted to be taken as 1.0.
4. Where accidental torsion is explicitly modeled in the nonlinear analysis, it shall be

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7  Nonlinear response history analysis shall explicitly include the effects of vertical response where
8  any of the following occur:

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10  2. For nonbuilding structures, when Chapter 15 requires consideration of vertical
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13  Before performing the nonlinear analysis, project-specific design criteria shall be approved by
14  the independent structural design reviewer(s) and the Authority Having Jurisdiction. The project-
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15  specific criteria shall identify the following:

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16  1. The selected seismic and gravity force-resisting systems and procedures used in the
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2. Geotechnical parameters including soil characteristics, recommended foundation types,

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19  design parameters, seismic hazard evaluation, target spectra, and selection and scaling of
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20  acceleration histories.

21  3. Design loading, including gravity and environmental loads.
22  4. Analytical modeling approach and assumptions, including software to be used, definition
23  of mass, identification of force-controlled and deformation-controlled behaviors,
24  description of which component actions are modeled elastically and inelastically,
25  expected material properties, basis for hysteretic component modeling, component initial
26  stiffness assumptions, joint stiffness assumptions, diaphragm modeling, damping, and
27  procedure for modeling foundation–soil interaction.

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 1  5. Summaries of laboratory test data and other applicable data used to justify the hysteretic
2  component modeling or used to justify acceptable structural performance.
3  6. Specific acceptance criteria values used for evaluating performance of elements of the
4  seismic force-resisting system. Associated documentation shall also include identification

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6  7. Where drifts exceed 150% of the applicable values permitted in Section 12.12, the

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7  criteria used to demonstrate acceptable deformation compatibility of components of the

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9  Following completion of analysis, the following documentation shall be prepared and presented
10  to the independent structural design reviewer(s) and the Authority Having Jurisdiction:

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11  1. Final geotechnical report, including soil shear strength, stiffness, and damping
characteristics; recommended foundation types and design parameters; and seismic
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15  2. Overall building dynamic behavior, including natural frequencies, mode shapes, and
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17  3. Key structural response parameter results and comparisons with the acceptance criteria of
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4. Detailing of critical elements.
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20  16.2 Ground Motions

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21  16.2.1 Target Response Spectrum.

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22  A target, 5%-damped, MCER response spectrum shall be developed using either the procedures
23  of Section 16.2.1.1 or Section 16.2.1.2. It shall be permitted to consider the effects of base slab
24  averaging and foundation embedment in accordance with Chapter 19.

25  Where the effects of vertical earthquake shaking are included in the analysis, a target MCER
26  vertical spectrum shall also be constructed.

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 1  16.2.1.1 Method 1.

2  A single response spectrum shall be developed, based on the requirements of either Section
3  11.4.7 or Section 11.4.8.

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5  Two or more site-specific target response spectra shall be developed. When this method is used,

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7  1. Two or more periods shall be selected, corresponding to those periods of vibration that
8  significantly contribute to the inelastic dynamic response of the building in two

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10  model shall be considered.
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developed to capture one or more spectral shapes for dominant magnitude and distance
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17  3. The envelope of the target spectra shall not be less than 75% of the spectral values
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18  computed using Method 1 of Section 16.2.1.1, for all periods in the range specified in
19  Section 16.2.3.1.
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20  4. For each target response spectrum, a ground motion suite for response history analyses
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21  shall be developed and used in accordance with Sections 16.2.3 through Section 16.2.4.
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22  The acceptance criteria requirements of Section 16.4 shall be evaluated independently for
23  each of the ground motion suites.

24  Variations on the procedures described in this section are permitted to be used when approved by
25  the design review.

26  16.2.2 Ground Motion Selection.

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 1  A suite of not less than 11 ground motions shall be selected for each target spectrum. Ground
2  motions shall consist of pairs of orthogonal horizontal ground motion components and, where
3  vertical earthquake effects are considered, a vertical ground motion component. Ground motions
4  shall be selected from events within the same general tectonic regime and having generally

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9  probability that MCER shaking will exhibit these effects. Where the required number of

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10  recorded ground motions is not available, it shall be permitted to supplement the available
11  records with simulated ground motions. Ground motion simulations shall be consistent with the
12  magnitudes, source characteristics, fault distances, and site conditions controlling the target
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15  Ground motions shall either be amplitude-scaled in accordance with the requirements of Section
16  16.2.3.2 or spectrally matched in accordance with the requirements of section 16.2.3.3. Spectral
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19  16.2.3.1 Period Range for Scaling or Matching.

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21  contribute significantly to the building’s lateral dynamic response. This period range shall have
22  an upper bound, greater than or equal to twice the largest first-mode period in the principal
23  horizontal directions of response, unless a lower value, not less than 1.5 times the largest first-

24  mode period, is justified by dynamic analysis under MCER ground motions. The lower bound
25  period shall be established such that the period range includes at least the number of elastic
26  modes necessary to achieve 90% mass participation in each principal horizontal direction. The
27  lower bound period shall not exceed 20% of the smallest first-mode period for the two principal

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 1  horizontal directions of response. Where vertical response is considered in the analysis, the lower
2  bound period used for modification of vertical components of ground motion need not be taken
3  as less than the larger of 0.1 seconds, or the lowest period at which significant vertical mass
4  participation occurs.

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9  maximum-direction spectra from all ground motions generally matches or exceeds the target

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10  response spectrum over the period range defined in Section 16.2.3.1. The average of the
11  maximum-direction spectra from all the ground motions shall not fall below 90% of the target
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17  Each pair of ground motions shall be modified such that the average of the maximum-direction
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18  spectra for the suite equals or exceeds 110% of the target spectrum over the period range defined
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19  in Section 16.2.3.1. Where vertical response is considered in the analysis, the vertical component
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23  16.2.4 Application of Ground Motions to the Structural Model.

24  Ground motions shall be applied to the supports of the structural model. For near-fault sites, as
25  defined in Section 11.4.1, each pair of horizontal ground motion components representative of a
26  nearby fault source shall be rotated to the fault-normal and fault-parallel directions of the
27  causative fault and applied to the building in such orientation. At all other sitesFor all other

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 1  selected ground motions at near-fault sites, and for all ground motions at other sites, each pair of
2  horizontal ground motion components shall be applied to the building at orthogonal orientations,
3  such that the average (or mean) of the component response spectrum for the records applied in
4  each direction is within 10% of the mean of the component response spectra of all records

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6  16.3 Modeling and Analysis

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8  Mathematical models shall be three-dimensional and shall conform to the requirements of this

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9  section and Section 12.7 and this section. For structures that have subterranean levels, the
10  structural model shall extend to the foundation level and ground motions shall be input at the
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14  extrapolated beyond tested deformation levels. Degradation in element strength or stiffness shall
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15  be included in the hysteretic models unless it can be demonstrated that response is not sufficient
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21  16.3.2 Gravity Load.

22  The modeling of, and demands on, elements in the analysis model shall be determined
23  considering earthquake effects acting in combination with expected gravity loads, both with and
24  without live load. Expected gravity loads with live load shall be taken as 1.0D  0.5L , where L
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25  shall be taken as 80% of unreduced live loads that exceed 100 lb/ft ( 4.79 kN/ m ) and 40% of
26  all other unreduced live loads. Expected gravity loads without live load shall be taken as 1.0D .

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 1  EXCEPTION: Where the sum, over the entire structure, of the expected live load (0.5L), as

2  defined above, does not exceed 25% of the total dead load, D , and the live load intensity, L0 ,
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3  over at least 75% of the structure is less than 100 psf ( 4.79 kN/ m ), the case without live load

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9  Inherent eccentricity resulting from any offset in the centers of mass and stiffness at each level
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17  Hysteretic energy dissipation of structural members shall be modeled directly. Additional
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21  16.3.6 Explicit Foundation Modeling.

22  When soil spring and/or dashpot elements are included in the structural model, horizontal input
23  ground motions shall be applied to the horizontal soil elements rather than being applied to the
24  foundation directly.

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 1  16.4 Analysis Results and Acceptance Criteria

2  Structures shall be demonstrated to meet the global acceptance criteria of Section 16.4.1 and the
3  element-level acceptance criteria of Section 16.4.2.

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5  EXCEPTION: Where a ground motion produces unacceptable response as permitted in Section

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16.4.1 Global Acceptance Criteria

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15  16.4.2, exceed the element capacity, or
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21  exceeds a value of 0.015hsx. 
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23  Unacceptable response to ground motion shall not be permitted.

24  EXCEPTION: For Risk Category I and II structures, where spectral matching of ground motion
25  is not used, not more than one motion shall be permitted to produce unacceptable response.

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 1  16.4.1.2 Transient Story Drift.

2  The mean transient story drift ratio for all building heights , Δ in ft (m), shall not exceed two
3  times the limits of Table 12.12-1. Additionally, for structures exceeding 100 ft (30 m) in height, 

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9  where hn and hsx are measured in ft (m).  The value obtained from Equation. (16.4‐1) need not 
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14  The transient story drift ratio shall be computed as the absolute value of the largest difference of
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20  16.4.1.3  Residual Story Drift 

21  .  For structures exceeding 240 ft (73m) in height, the mean residual story drift shall not exceed 
22  0.01hsx, where residual story drift is taken as the maximum value of story drift in a structure at 
23  rest, following response to an earthquake motion.

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 1  16.4.2 Element-Level Acceptance Criteria.

2  All element actions shall be evaluated classified either as force-controlled or deformation-

3  controlled, in accordance with ACI  318 for reinforced concrete elements or ASCE 41 for 

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8  with Section 16.4.2.1. Deformation-controlled response parameters actions shall be evaluated for

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10  16.4.2.2, element actions shall be categorized as Critical, Ordinary, or Noncritical.
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21  Earthquake Spectral Acceleration at a period of 0.2 seconds;  I e is the Importance Factor

22  prescribed in Section 1.5.1; Qu is the mean value of the demand computed from the suite of

23  analyses; Qns is the portion of the demand caused by loads other than seismic; Qe is the
24  expected component strength; and γ is the load factor obtained from Table 16.4-1. Rn is the

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 1  nominal strength specified by the applicable material standard. The resistance factor, , for
2  critical elements shall be taken as the value specified by the applicable material standard. The
3  resistance factor  for Ordinary elements shall be taken as 0.9. The resistance factor  for
4  Noncritical elements shall be taken as 1.0. B is a factor to account for differences between

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17  in structural walls and columns, the nominal element strength need not exceed the effects
18  of gravity load plus the force demand determined by plastic mechanism analysis, where
19  the analysis is based on expected material properties. need only satisfy Equations. (16.4-
20  3) and (16.4-4):
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22  1.2 0.12𝑆 𝐷 0.5𝐿 0.2𝑆 𝐸 ∅𝐵𝑅 (16.4-3)

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3  Where Emc is the capacity-limited earthquake effect associated with developing the
4  plastic capacity of yielding components, determined in accordance with the applicable

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18  elements.  Where suitable test data is not available, either the valid range of modeling of the 
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24  permissible acceptance criteria for the Collapse Prevention Structural Performance Level, as

25  defined in ASCE 41, divided by the Importance Factor, I e , prescribed in Section 1.5.1. 

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 1  Alternatively, for critical and ordinary deformation-controlled actions, the mean inelastic

2  deformation, Qu , shall not exceed φSQne , where φS is obtained from Table 16.4-2 and Qne is the
3  mean value of inelastic deformation at which loss of gravity-load-carrying capacity is expected
4  to occur, based on laboratory test data. For noncritical deformation-controlled actions, inelastic

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15  Jurisdiction and the registered design professional with a letter attesting to:

16  1. Scope of review performed,

17  2. Whether the reviewer(s) concur with the analysis and its applicability to the design,
18  3. Conformance of the design to applicable requirements of the standard, and
19  4. Any items relating to the design or analysis that require further resolution by the
20  Authority Having Jurisdiction.

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2  Reviewer(s) shall consist of one or more individuals acceptable to the Authority Having
3  Jurisdiction and possessing knowledge of the following items:

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4  1. The requirements of this standard and the standards referenced herein, as they pertain to

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6  2. Selection and scaling of ground motions for use in nonlinear response history analysis.

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9  and including knowledge of soil–structure interaction if used in the analysis or the

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11  4. Behavior of structural systems, of the type under consideration, when subjected to
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17  16.6 Consensus Standards and Other Referenced Documents

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18  See Chapter 23 for the list of consensus standards and other documents that shall be considered
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