Influence of Surface Topography on Seismic Response of Existing Buildings

Yavuz Deniz*, Zeynep Tuna Deger, Wenyang Zhang, Ertugrul Taciroglu

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Abstract

Surface topography can have a significant effect on ground motions during an earthquake. The shape and slope of the land can amplify or attenuate the ground motions, leading to variations in shaking intensity across a region. This study investigates the effects of surface topography on existing buildings based on a 10-story building located in Zeytinburnu district, Istanbul, Turkey. The lateral load resisting system of the building consists of shear walls and the structural design was completed according to Turkish Seismic Code 1997. Spatially varying simulated ground motions based on various large-scale physics-based ground motion simulations are applied to obtain seismic responses of the building for topo and flat cases where the topography effects of are considered and not, respectively. Three-dimensional nonlinear response history analyses are carried out in OpenSees. Structural response parameters such as peak story drift ratios, peak floor accelerations, and base shears are utilized to assess seismic response of the building under the influence of surface topography. Preliminary results of response history analyses show that responses are modestly higher (around 15–20%) when surface topography is taken into account.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBuilding for the Future
Subtitle of host publicationDurable, Sustainable, Resilient - Proceedings of the Symposium 2023 - Volume 2
EditorsAlper Ilki, Derya Çavunt, Yavuz Selim Çavunt
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages935-942
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783031325106
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Symposium of the International Federation for Structural Concrete, fib Symposium 2023 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 5 Jun 20237 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume350 LNCE
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium of the International Federation for Structural Concrete, fib Symposium 2023
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period5/06/237/06/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

  • Seismic failure mode
  • Seismic response
  • Simulated ground motions
  • Surface topography
  • Tall buildings

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