Performance analysis of hollow blocks

[Insomia]

Hello friends. I want to ask you a question about a topic. As you know, in this latest earthquake regulation, it has been made obligatory to make hollow blocks with curtains. In other words, since the shear force cannot be met by columns in hollow floor slabs, we now provide this with curtains. But here's the thing. Most of the hollow blocks built before this regulation do not have curtains. Now my question is, can we do performance analysis according to the new regulation on such buildings? If we do, what should we choose the coefficient of R. Should we choose the system limited or mixed? Thanks for your answers in advance. Have a nice day.

 

[Levent Özpak]

Hi guys. I want to ask you a question about something. As you know, in the latest published earthquake code, it has been made obligatory to make hollow slabs with curtains. In other words, since the shear force in hollow blocks cannot be met with columns, we now provide this with curtains. But There is a situation like this. Most of the hollow blocks built before this regulation do not have curtains. Now my question is, can we do performance analysis according to the new regulation on such buildings? If we do, what should we choose the R coefficient. Should we choose the system limited or mixed. Thanks for your answers in advance. Good. days.

Hello, For the performance analysis of the existing structure, you can ignore the conditions in the Analysis Settings wizard. These conditions are used to determine the coefficients R and D. The linear performance analysis and evaluation of the structure is made according to the conditions specified in TBDY Section 15.5. (Article R=D=1 as specified in 1.5.1.3 nir) good work