Seismic Retrofit:
Criteria, Weakness & Methods
                  by
       Paul W. McMullin, SE, PhD
      CRSA Green Brains Seminar
             June 26, 2008
Outline



Performance

Weaknesses

Options




              SDEDC (1994)

                                 Seismic Retrofit
Life Safety Through the Eyes of an SE



GET PEOPLE
 OUT THE
DOOR ALIVE




                              Seismic Retrofit
Life Safety Through the Eyes of an SE



The purpose of this code is to establish
    the minimum requirements to
 safeguard the public health, safety and
           general welfare…
             (IBC 2006, 101.3)




                                 Seismic Retrofit
Life Safety Through the Eyes of an SE


Structural Code generally
does not consider:

Building economics

Business interruption losses

Sustainability




                                      Seismic Retrofit
Building State After a Major Earthquake


Northridge Earthquake
  Magnitude 6.7
  Estimated Economic
    Loss $49.3 billion




                         PEER (2000)

                                       Seismic Retrofit
Building State After a Major Earthquake:
                              Northridge




SDEDC (1994)

                                            Seismic Retrofit
Building State After a Major Earthquake:
               Northridge




                      FEMA (2000)

                                    Seismic Retrofit
Performance Based Seismic Design:
                         Basics


Next generation seismic
design methodology

Originally developed by
FEMA for existing buildings

Applicable for new design

Considers each element’s
energy dissipation capacity




                                    Seismic Retrofit
Performance Based Seismic Design:
                             Pairing
                                                                   Target Building
                                                                 Performance Levels




                                       Operational Performance



                                                                   Performance Level (1-B)




                                                                                                                       Performance Level (5-E)
                                                                                             Life Safety Performance
                                                                   Immediate Occupancy




                                                                                                                       Collapse Prevention
                                                                                             Level (3-C)
                                       Level (1-A)
               Once every 100 years            a                           b                         c                              d

               Once every 250 years            e                            f                        g                              h
Hazard Level
Earthquake




               Once every 500 years              i                          j                        k                               l

               Once every 2500 years         m                             n                         o                              p



                                                                                                                                  Seismic Retrofit
Performance Based Seismic Design:
                 Levels & Acceleration


Performance levels      Acceleration Options
  Operational             Typical
  Immediate Occupancy          50%/50 (1/100 year)
  Life Safety (IBC)            20%/50 (1/250 year)
  Collapse Prevention          10%/50 (1/500 year)
                               2/3 of 2%/50 (IBC)
                               2%/50 (1/2500 year)

                           Any probability between
                        those listed above




                                        Seismic Retrofit
Common Damage




                Seismic Retrofit
Common Damage




                Seismic Retrofit
Common Weaknesses: Masonry


Unreinforced Masonry:
       Everything

Reinforced Masonry:
(generally perform well)
       Under-reinforced
       Ungrouted cells
       Connections




                                   Seismic Retrofit
Common Weaknesses: Concrete


Ductility is big issue:
        Continuous beam
reinforcing
        Hoop spacing
        Lap splices

Under-reinforced (primary)




                                   Seismic Retrofit
Common Weaknesses: Concrete




EQE (1999 Taiwan)
                                         Seismic Retrofit
Common Weaknesses: Timber


DETAILING
      Cross grain bending
      Continuity
      Shear transfer

Undersized Elements

Nail pattern too far apart




                                     Seismic Retrofit
Common Weaknesses: Steel


Constraint
       Full penetration welds

Redundancy

Material Over strength


                                FEMA (2000)




                                              Seismic Retrofit
Common Weaknesses: Steel


Constraint
       Full penetration welds

Redundancy

Material Over strength




                                FEMA (2000)

                                              Seismic Retrofit
Retrofit Options: Masonry


Unreinforced Masonry
       Post Tensioning
       Adding Perforations
       Vertical Wall Coring
       Slotting
       Shotcrete
       Fiber Reinforced
         Plastics (FRP)

Reinforced Masonry
       Shotcrete
       FRP



                                        Seismic Retrofit
Retrofit Options: Masonry




                     Seismic Retrofit
Retrofit Options: Masonry




                     Seismic Retrofit
Retrofit Options: Concrete


Shear Walls

Grade Beams

Steel or FRP
        Wrap of columns/
        beams
        Application to flat
        surface

Concrete jacketing (steel fiber
reinforced)



                                          Seismic Retrofit
Retrofit Options: Timber


Structural Panel overlay

Increased nailing
       Sheet metal blocking

Steel Connectors (Simpson is
our friend)




                                         Seismic Retrofit
Retrofit Options: Timber




                     Seismic Retrofit
Retrofit Options: Steel


Cover Plates

Shear Walls (steel or
concrete)

Braced Frames out of
Moment Frames




                                            Seismic Retrofit
Preguntas?


Questions?




                          Seismic Retrofit

Seismic retrofit methods