Seismic Performance of High-rise Concrete Buildings in Chile

Authors

  • René Lagos Civil Engineer, C.E.O. René Lagos Engineers, Santiago, Chile Author
  • Marianne Kupfer Civil Engineer, Senior Partner, René Lagos Engineers, Santiago, Chile Author
  • Jorge Lindenberg Civil Engineer, Senior Partner, I.E.C. Engineering, Santiago, Chile Author
  • Patricio Bonelli Civil Engineer, M.S. C.E.O. Patricio Bonelli y Asociados, Viña del Mar, Chile Author
  • Rodolfo Saragoni Civil Engineer, PhD, C.E.O. SyS Ingenieros Consultores, Santiago, Chile Author
  • Tomas Guendelman Civil Engineer, M.S. President, I.E.C. Engineering, Santiago, Chile Author
  • Leonardo Massone Civil Engineer, PhD. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile Author
  • Ruben Boroschek Civil Engineer, PhD. C.E.O. RBS Assoc Engineers, Santiago, Chile Author
  • Fernando Yañez Civil Engineer, PhD, C.E.O. IDIEM, Santiago, Chile Author

Keywords:

Seismic performance, High-rise, Concrete buildings, Chilean earthquake, Chilean code, Performance based design, Structural index, Stiffness index, Structural response velocity, Elastic performance spectrum

Abstract

Chile is characterized by the largest seismicity in the world which produces strong earthquakes every 83

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Published

2012-09-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Articles