Earthquakes and Structures
Volume 8, Number 2, 2015, pages 463-484
DOI: 10.12989/eas.2015.8.2.463
Should accidental eccentricity be eliminated from Eurocode 8?
S.A. Anagnostopoulos, M.T. Kyrkos, A. Papalymperi and E. Plevri
Abstract
Modern codes for earthquake resistant building design require consideration of the so-called
accidental design eccentricity, to account for torsional response caused by several factors not explicitly considered in design. This provision requires that the mass centres in the building floor be moved a certain percentage of the building
Key Words
accidental eccentricity; torsion; multistory steel buildings; inelastic response; plastic hinge model
Address
S.A. Anagnostopoulos: Department of Civil Engineering University of Patras, Greece
M.T. Kyrkos: Attica Region, Greece
A. Papalymperi and E. Plevri: University of Patras, Greece