Displacement controlled behaviour of strength degraded structures

© 2009 Dr. Rupali S. BhamareThis research study represents an important contribution towards fulfilling the long-term objective of the research program in terms of assessing and controlling seismic risks of building structures in low and moderate seismic regions such as Australia. The research outcome enables the existing building stock to be assessed in an inexpensive way. Post-disaster agencies and insurance agencies could then better assess risk exposure. The displacement controlled phenomenon associated with conditions in low and moderate seismic regions has become the basis of a new performance assessment methodology for strength degraded structures. In low and moderate seismic regions the kinetic energy demand generated by a small or medium magnitude earthquake (M