Time history analysis of an existing structure in accordance with Turkish and European standards

Abstract

<p>Turkey is located on active seismic fault lines. Having this major issue makes the seismic performance analysis a critical step to decide the safety or whether demolishing or reinforcing is more efficient. In this study, a seismic analysis comparison is performed on an existing steel structure via SAP2000 software. The seismic analysis method is Linear Time History Analysis. A comparison of results attained from dynamic analysis is obtained for an existing steel structure serving as a garage in Istanbul, Turkey. The results are demonstrated using graphics where base shear forces as well as lateral displacements obtained for two models are plotted for comparison.</p>