Building design based on energy dissipation: A critical assessment

Mitropoulou, CC; Lagaros, ND; Papadrakakis, M

dc.contributor.author	Mitropoulou, CC	en
dc.contributor.author	Lagaros, ND	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadrakakis, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:32:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:32:58Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	1570-761X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20256
dc.subject	Behaviour factor	en
dc.subject	Life-cyclecost analysis	en
dc.subject	Performance-based design	en
dc.subject	RC buildings	en
dc.subject	Structural optimization	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Geological	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Behaviour factor	en
dc.subject.other	Building design	en
dc.subject.other	Construction costs	en
dc.subject.other	Critical assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Cross section	en
dc.subject.other	Design variables	en
dc.subject.other	Economical design	en
dc.subject.other	Eurocodes	en
dc.subject.other	Life-cyclecost analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Life-times	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical formulation	en
dc.subject.other	Multistorey buildings	en
dc.subject.other	Objective functions	en
dc.subject.other	Optimization problems	en
dc.subject.other	Performance based design	en
dc.subject.other	RC buildings	en
dc.subject.other	Seismic design code	en
dc.subject.other	Steel reinforcements	en
dc.subject.other	Total life	en
dc.subject.other	Concrete buildings	en
dc.subject.other	Cost accounting	en
dc.subject.other	Costs	en
dc.subject.other	Design	en
dc.subject.other	Energy dissipation	en
dc.subject.other	Functions	en
dc.subject.other	Life cycle	en
dc.subject.other	Ocean structures	en
dc.subject.other	Reinforced concrete	en
dc.subject.other	Seismic design	en
dc.subject.other	Shape optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Structural analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Structural optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Cost benefit analysis	en
dc.subject.other	architectural design	en
dc.subject.other	assessment method	en
dc.subject.other	building construction	en
dc.subject.other	cost-benefit analysis	en
dc.subject.other	critical analysis	en
dc.subject.other	energy efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	hazard management	en
dc.subject.other	life cycle analysis	en
dc.subject.other	mathematical analysis	en
dc.subject.other	optimization	en
dc.subject.other	reinforced concrete	en
dc.subject.other	seismic design	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.title	Building design based on energy dissipation: A critical assessment	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10518-010-9182-x	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-010-9182-x	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The basic objective of this study is the assessment of the European seismic design codes and in particular of EC2 and EC8 with respect to the recommended behaviour factor q. The assessment is performed on two reinforced concrete multi-storey buildings, having symmetrical and non-symmetrical plan view respectively, which were optimally designed under four different values of the behaviour factor. In the mathematical formulation of the optimization problem the initial construction cost is considered as the objective function to be minimized while the cross sections and steel reinforcement of the beams and the columns constitute the design variables. The provisions of Eurocodes 2 and 8 are imposed as constraints to the optimization problem. Life-cycle cost analysis, in conjunction with structural optimization, is believed to be a reliable procedure for assessing the performance of structures during their life time. The two most important findings that can be deduced are summarized as follows: (1) The proposed Eurocode behaviour factor does not lead to a more economical design with respect to the total life-cycle cost compared to other values of q (q = 1, 2). (2) The differences of the total life-cycle cost values may be substantially greater than those observed for the initial construction cost for four different q (q = 1, 2, 3, 4). © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10518-010-9182-x	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000284361600007	en
dc.identifier.volume	8	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	1375	en
dc.identifier.epage	1396	en