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Seismic performance of steel friction connections considering direct-repair costs

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This study compares seismic losses considering initial construction costs and direct-repair costs for New Zealand steel moment-resisting frame buildings with friction connections and those with extended bolted-end-plate connections. A total of 12 buildings have been designed and analysed considering both connection types, two building heights (4-storey and 12-storey), and three locations around New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington). It was found that buildings with friction connections required design to a higher design ductility, yet are generally stiffer due to larger beams being required to satisfy higher connection overstrength requirements. This resulted in the frames with friction connections experiencing lower interstorey drifts on most floors but similar peak total floor accelerations, and subsequently incurring lower drift-related seismic repair losses. Frames with friction connections tended to have lower expected net-present-costs within 50 years of the building being in service for shorter buildings and/or if located in regions of high seismicity. None of the frames with friction connections in Auckland showed any benefits due to the low seismicity of the region.

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Acknowledgements

This project was supported by QuakeCoRE (Project 17137), a New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission-funded Centre. This is QuakeCoRE publication number 0256. The authors would also like to acknowledge Brendon Bradley and Karim Tarbali for their guidance on performing probabilistic seismic hazard analyses and ground motion selection; Shahab Ramhormozian and Robin Xie for their advice regarding design, modelling, and repair of friction connections; and Stuart Oliver for recommendations regarding typical building dimensions. Information on ground motion records and building components (quantity, fragility, and consequence functions) are available at the following link: https://wiki.canterbury.ac.nz/display/QuakeCore/Project+17137+-+Usage+of+Seismic+Loss+Assessment+to+Motivate+High+Performance+Building+Solutions.

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  1. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Z. Yeow

  2. Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    A. Orumiyehei, T. J. Sullivan & G. A. MacRae

  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    G. C. Clifton & K. J. Elwood

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Yeow, T.Z., Orumiyehei, A., Sullivan, T.J. et al. Seismic performance of steel friction connections considering direct-repair costs. Bull Earthquake Eng 16, 5963–5993 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-018-0421-x

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