| Author | Narong Traitruengtatsana |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ST-84-29 |
| Subject(s) | Earthquakes and building--Thailand--Bangkok
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The objective of this study is to investigate the safety
o f conventionally designed tall buildings under an unexpected
earthquake excitation of moderate intensity. Tall building
models are first designed without any earthquake safety
provisions and subsequently subjected to two earthquake
motions (1 ) the El Centro 1934 earthquake (north-south
component ) with magnitude of 6.5 Richter scale (2) the
simulated earthquake with magnitude o f 5.b Richter scale
obtained by risk analysis using the 77-year earth quake records
in the Bangkok area. The responses and behaviors of the two models are studied and serve later as a. basis for introducing a more practical Bangkok· building code with earthquake safety
provisions. Finally, more practical building examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the provisions. Two multistory tall buildings are designed. to carry the equivalent
static lateral loads under the proposed provisions. The
results show that the provisions are both adequate and
economic for such a zone of relatively low earthquake intensity as Bangkok. |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai |
| Examination Committee(s) | Wireland, Martin ;Ping Kunawatsatit
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Japanese Government |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1984 |