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Probabilistic seismic demand and fragility analysis of a novel mid-rise large-span cassette structure

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This paper presents the probabilistic seismic demand and fragility analyses of a novel mid-rise large-span cassette structure. A newly designed nine-storey office building in Hunan, China, is selected, and its two different design schemes, namely, a traditional frame structure and a novel cassette structure, are examined using numerical models established on the basis of a shake table test. Based on probabilistic seismic theory, the appropriate intensity measures are firstly studied based on a set of 110 seismic records; and PGV and GeoSaavg, which consider the 3D characteristics of the structure, are selected. In addition, the uncertainty of earthquakes, including spectral characteristics, fault distance and input direction, are considered, and 25 seismic records recommended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are selected. An incident angle interval of 22.5° is selected to consider the uncertainty in the input directions of real earthquakes. Incremental dynamic analyses are conducted, and the structural responses in every individual input direction as well as in all the directions are studied. Finally, probabilistic seismic fragility analysis is conducted, and the probabilities of exceeding different limit states of the frame and cassette structures is presented. Amongst the studies, the novel cassette design can not only achieve much larger span, but also shows a better, more stable seismic performance. Therefore, the cassette structure may be a better alternative in seismic design.

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Acknowledgements

The authors greatly appreciate financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Numbers 51838004, 51525801 and 51708106) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant Number BK20170680).

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The research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51838004, 51525801 and 51708106) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20170680).

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

    Zhi-Peng Chen & Songye Zhu

  2. Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China

    De-Cheng Feng, Xu-Yang Cao & Gang Wu

  3. National Prestressing Engineering Research Centre, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China

    De-Cheng Feng, Xu-Yang Cao & Gang Wu

  4. Space Structure Research Centre, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550003, People’s Republic of China

    Ke-Jian Ma

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Z-PC: Methodology, investigation, data curation, conceptualization, writing—original draft; D-CF: project administration; X-YC: data collecting; K-JM: investigation, supervision; SZ: writing—review and editing; GW: validation, resources.

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Appendix 1

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Table 5 Detailed information of IM assessment
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Table 6 Selected ground motion records
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IDA results of the 22.5° input direction of the two structures: a cassette with PGV selected as the IM, b cassette with GeoSaavg selected as the IM, c frame with PGV selected as the IM and d frame with GeoSaavg selected as the IM

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IDA results of the 45° input direction of the two structures: a cassette with PGV selected as the IM, b cassette with GeoSaavg selected as the IM, c frame with PGV selected as the IM and d frame with GeoSaavg selected as the IM

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IDA results of the 67.5° input direction of the two structures: a cassette with PGV selected as the IM, b cassette with GeoSaavg selected as the IM, c frame with PGV selected as the IM and d frame with GeoSaavg selected as the IM

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IDA results of the 90° input direction of the two structures: a cassette with PGV selected as the IM, b cassette with GeoSaavg selected as the IM, c frame with PGV selected as the IM and d frame with GeoSaavg selected as the IM

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IDA results of the 112.5° input direction of the two structures: a cassette with PGV selected as the IM, b cassette with GeoSaavg selected as the IM, c frame with PGV selected as the IM and d frame with GeoSaavg selected as the IM

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IDA results of the 135° input direction of the two structures: a cassette with PGV selected as the IM, b cassette with GeoSaavg selected as the IM, c frame with PGV selected as the IM and d frame with GeoSaavg selected as the IM

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IDA results of the 157.5° input direction of the two structures: a cassette with PGV selected as the IM, b cassette with GeoSaavg selected as the IM, c frame with PGV selected as the IM, and d frame with GeoSaavg selected as the IM

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Chen, ZP., Feng, DC., Cao, XY. et al. Probabilistic seismic demand and fragility analysis of a novel mid-rise large-span cassette structure. Bull Earthquake Eng 20, 383–413 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-021-01222-w

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