AIJ Seismic Performance Evaluation Guidelines for Reinforced Concrete Buildings Based on the
Capacity Spectrum Method
By K. Kusunoki and M. Teshigawara
Concrete Journal, Vol.57, No.11, Nov. 2019
- Synopsis
- Since Freeman announced the capacity spectrum method in 1978, this method has been studied as one of the simple nonlinear response estimation methods. In Japan, owing to the revision of building-related standards for performance standardization in 2000, this method was added to seismic design methods as a limit strength calculation method. Taking into account subsequent research findings, in 2019, the Architectural Institute of Japan published "AIJ Seismic Performance Evaluation Guidelines for Reinforced Concrete Buildings Based on the Capacity Spectrum Method," which includes building modeling, methods of analysis, and assurance design methods. These are AIJ's first guidelines for the capacity spectrum method, and they are expected to contribute to the popularization of this method in the future.
- Keywords:
- reinforced concrete structure, buildings, seismic design, capacity spectrum method, damage limit state, safety limit state
