Seismic Damage Investigation on Buildings of Qingchuan County in Wenchuan Earthquake

Abstract

The seismic damage investigation data of 257 buildings in Qingchuan County during Wenchuan earthquake are statistically analyzed. The results indicate that the seismic damages of buildings with seismic design are obviously lower than those of buildings without seismic design, and the damages of the brick-wood structures are most severe, that of the bottom frame structures and masonry structures are second while that of the reinforced concrete frame structures are relatively slight.

Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Seismic Performance of a Hybrid RC Frame System with Stiffened Masonry Wall

“…In recent decades of the constructional blossom in those countries, reinforced concrete (RC) moment-resisting frames and masonry structures are primary building systems in rural and urban areas for its economic superiority and low requirements on construction technology. However, in the past devastating earthquakes such as Wenchuan earthquake 2008, enormous buildings made of RC frame and masonry structures experienced severe damages and even collapse due to non-ductile seismic performance (Li et al 2009;Wang et al 2009;Cheng-Duo 2009;Wang et al 2016). New hybrid RC and masonry structural systems should be developed to provide ductile seismic performance and avoid pre-mature collapses when subjected to overdesign earthquakes based on previous studies Wang 2018).…”