{"_id":"iwDZnbTjYfhi5ocBy","bibbaseid":"aboelezz-lefebvre-nollet-seismicperformanceassessmentofmasonryinfillreinforcedconcretebuildingsineasterncanada-2014","author_short":["Abo El Ezz, A.","Lefebvre, K.","Nollet, M."],"bibdata":{"bibtype":"article","type":"article","language":"English","copyright":"Compendex","title":"Seismic performance assessment of masonry infill reinforced concrete buildings in Eastern Canada","journal":"IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering","author":[{"propositions":[],"lastnames":["Abo","El","Ezz"],"firstnames":["Ahmad"],"suffixes":[]},{"propositions":[],"lastnames":["Lefebvre"],"firstnames":["Karine"],"suffixes":[]},{"propositions":[],"lastnames":["Nollet"],"firstnames":["Marie-Jose"],"suffixes":[]}],"volume":"7","number":"3","year":"2014","pages":"207 - 218","issn":"19373260","abstract":"In Eastern Canada, most of moment resisting reinforced concrete frames with unreinforced masonry infill (MI-MRF) buildings were constructed between 1915 and 1960. These pre-code structures, in terms of seismic requirements, are considered vulnerable to earthquake due to insufficient ductility and resistance. The goal of this study is to provide a quantitative assessment of their seismic performance using fragility functions. Fragility functions represent the probability of damage that corresponds to a specific seismic intensity measure (e.g. peak ground acceleration at the site). Based on a structural characterisation study on existing buildings in Québec region, a case study three storey-three bay MI-MRF was selected as representative for mid-rise buildings. Pushover analyses were conducted on a nonlinear model of the infill frame to obtain the corresponding lateral load-deformation capacity curve. The nonlinear behaviour of the reinforced concrete beams and columns was modelled with concentrated plastic hinges at members' ends and a modified strut-and-tie model was used for the infill to account for multiple failure modes. A simplified probabilistic nonlinear static procedure was applied to obtain the seismic demand model at increasing levels of seismic intensity. Fragility functions were then developed using an experiment-based damage model that correlate the extent of damage to the displacement demand. Damage assessment using the developed functions was conducted for an earthquake scenario compatible with the design-level seismic hazard in Quebec City with a 2% and 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years. 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