Performance-Based Seismic Design for High-Rise Buildings in Japan

Authors

  • Masayoshi Nakai Advanced Structural Engineering Department, Takenaka Corporation, Shinsuna, Tokyo 136-0075, Japan Author
  • Norihide Koshika Kobori Research Complex Inc., Akasaka, Tokyo 107-8502, Japan Author
  • Kenichi Kawano Structural Engineering Group, A/E Design Division, Kajima Corporation, Akasaka, Tokyo 107-8502, Japan Author
  • Kiyoaki Hirakawa Structural Engineering Section, Building Design Department, Takenaka Corporation, Hommachi, Osaka 541-0053, Japan Author
  • Akira Wada President of Architectural Institute of Japan / Professor emeritus at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Shiba, Tokyo 108-8414, Japan Author

Keywords:

High-rise buildings, Performance-based seismic design, Input earthquake motion, Performance criteria, Timehistory response analysis, Additional damping device, Robustness

Abstract

This paper introduces the outlines of review and approval processes, general criteria and usual practices taken in Japan for the seismic design of high-rise buildings. The structural calculations are based on time-history analyses followed by performance evaluations. This paper also introduces structural design of two high-rise buildings: one is a 100 m high reinforced concrete residential building, and the other is a 300 m high steel building for mixed use.

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Published

2012-09-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Articles