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Seismic performance evaluation of water supply pipes installed in a full-scale RC frame structure based on a shaking table test

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As an important part of nonstructural components, the seismic response of indoor water supply pipes deserves much attention. This paper presents shaking table test research on water supply pipes installed in a full-scale reinforced concrete (RC) frame structure. Different material pipes and different methods for penetrating the reinforced concrete floors are combined to evaluate the difference in seismic performance. Floor response spectra and pipe acceleration amplification factors based on test data are discussed and compared with code provisions. A seismic fragility study of displacement demand is conducted based on numerical simulation. The acceleration response and displacement response of different combinations are compared. The results show that the combination of different pipe materials and different passing-through methods can cause obvious differences in the seismic response of indoor riser pipes.

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This work was supported by Scientific Research Fund of Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration (Grant Nos. 2021EEEVL0204 and 2018A02).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, Harbin, 150080, China

    Houli Wu, Endong Guo, Jingyi Wang, Xin Dai & Chenxi Dai

  2. Key Laboratory of Earthquake Disaster Mitigation, Ministry of Emergency Management, Harbin, 150080, China

    Houli Wu, Endong Guo, Jingyi Wang, Xin Dai & Chenxi Dai

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Wu, H., Guo, E., Wang, J. et al. Seismic performance evaluation of water supply pipes installed in a full-scale RC frame structure based on a shaking table test. Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib. 23, 163–178 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-024-2232-1

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