H. A. D. Samith Buddika, Anil C.

Wijeyewickrema (2016) carried research to analyse Seismic

Performance of Precast Wall Frame Buildings and compared with Shear Wall-Frame Buildings.
According to this paper Seismic performance of posttensioned hybrid precast wall systems has
been mainly studied in the past without considering the interaction of the wall system with the
rest of the structure. In the present study, the multilevel seismic response of posttensioned hybrid
precast wall-frame (PWF) buildings is evaluated using nonlinear response history analysis and
compared with the response of shear wall-frame (SWF) buildings under unidirectional excitation.
For that purpose, three-dimensional finite-element models of code-compliant 4- and 8-story PWF
and SWF buildings designed with different frame shear ratios are considered. The performance
of buildings is evaluated under spectrum-matched earthquake motions to represent two levels of
shaking viz the design earthquake (DE) level and the risk-targeted maximum considered
earthquake (MCER) level. The effect of the vertical component of earthquake motion on the
peak response indicators of both types of buildings is also studied.
It is determined that the seismic performance of PWF buildings is superior to SWF buildings in
terms of limiting structural damage under the DE-level and the MCER-level ground motions,
motions, despite the relatively larger roof drifts observed in the PWF buildings; however,
nonstructural damage caused by floor accelerations is more pronounced in the PWF buildings. In
addition, it is determined that the inclusion of the vertical component of earthquake motion does
not significantly affect the peak response indicators of the PWF and SWF buildings considered.
Link: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0001466
Sevket Murat Senel and Mehmet Palanci (2011) carried research on Structural Aspects and
Seismic Performance of 1-Story Precast Buildings in Turkey.
According to this paper a large-scale seismic performance assessment study based on 98 precast
buildings, constructed in the high seismicity region of western Turkey, was performed. Structural
properties of buildings are to be obtained from the design projects and then verified by site
investigations.
Statistical investigations have shown that problems associated with the precast building damages
in recent earthquakes are also valid in the inventory buildings. Higher vibration periods and
lower transverse reinforcement content of columns indicate that stiffness and ductility problems
of existing precast buildings are not site specific, but wider and common. Seismic performance
of inventory buildings can be estimated using two different demand scenarios, which reflect the
site-specific properties of the investigated region and the properties of weak soil sites. The
assessment study can be performed using the capacity spectrum method and the equal
displacement approach. Calculations have shown that the results of these two methods for both
demand scenarios are compatible. Comparison of results based on different demand spectrums
have revealed that damage distributions is greatly affected and amplified by the weak soil
properties. Higher elastic drift and lower ductility capacity of existing precast buildings decrease
the plastic deformation capacity. This situation increases the sensitivity of the assessment study
to even smaller changes in displacement demand.
Link: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CF.1943-5509.0000316
M. Ataur Rahman and Sri Sritharan (2007) carried research on Performance-Based Seismic
Evaluation of Two Five-Story Precast Concrete Hybrid Frame Buildings.
According to this paper the unique features of the hybrid frame, which include minimum
structural damage when subjected to earthquake loading and the recentering capability, are the
result of using a combination of mild steel reinforcement and unbounded prestressing to establish
connections between precast beams and precast columns.
Researchers used acceptance criteria defined in terms of interstory frame drift and floor
acceleration. This paper presents a multiple-level performance-based seismic evaluation for two
five-story precast concrete hybrid frame buildings. The design and analysis of these two
buildings, established as the displacement-based and force-based design solutions for a prototype
building used in the precast seismic structural system (PRESSS) program, were conducted at
60% scale so that the analysis models could be validated using the PRESSS test data.
It can be concluded that the emphasis of this paper is on establishing satisfactory analytical
models for precast hybrid frame buildings. Also formulating a methodology for comparing
responses of hybrid frame buildings designed using the displacement-based design (DBD) and
force based design (FBD) methods, demonstrating the expected performance of low-rise hybrid
frame buildings designed to a lower base shear than required by the current code of practice. As
such, the earthquake ground motion is used as the main variable.
Link: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-
9445%282007%29133%3A11%281489%29