DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED RAPID SEISMIC ANALYSIS PROCEDURE (RSAP)

DEVELOP AN IMPROVED RAPID SEISMIC ANALYSIS PROCEDURE (RSAP) APPROACH AS RELATED TO TRI-SERVICE MANUAL, ARMY TM 5-809-10-2, SEISMIC DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR UPGRADING EXISTING FACILITIES. THE IMPROVED RSAP INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGY AND ALGORITHM AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING RSAP TO INCORPORATE RECENT ADVANCES IN THE FIELD OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, CHANGES IN THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND SEAOC BLUE BOOK AND LEARNINGS OF THE SEISMOLOGY COMMITTEE OF THE SEAOC, AND RECENT ADVANCES IN MICROCOMPUTER PROGRAMMING. THE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE SUCH STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS AS DAMPING, DUCTILITY, FUNDAMENTAL NATURAL PERIOD, EVALUATION OF BUILDING CAPACITIES AT THE YIELD AND ULTIMATE LEVELS, AND DETERMINATION OF DAMAGE INDEX. PRODUCT OF PHASE I EFFORT WILL AN ALGORITHM THAT WILL LATER USED IN PHASE II TO DEVELOP A SOFTWARE USABLE ON PERSONAL MICROCOMPUTERS. THIS SOFTWARE WILL BE AN IMPROVED VERSION OF RSAP THAT REPLACES THE EXISTING ONE.