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Probabilistic Evaluation of the Seismic Response of a Reinforced Concrete Building Structure Subjected to Vehicle Impact

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The dynamic response and seismic fragility of healthy structures are different from those of damaged structures. The structure may be exposed to different damages during its useful life. One of these damages is the collision of the vehicle with the columns of the structure. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the seismic behavior and fragility of a reinforced concrete structure under the effects of vehicle impacts and earthquakes. After the design, the structure is modelled non-linearly in LS-DYNA software and exposed to the impact of the vehicle at different speeds. After calculating the force acting on the column at each speed, the structure has been modelled and analyzed non-linearly in OpenSEES software. At first, the seismic behavior and then the fragility curves have been calculated and presented with two deterministic and probabilistic methods, considering the uncertainties. The results show that with an increase in the severity of the vehicle impact, the collapse probability increases. For example, the probability of exceeding the extension level in PGA = 1 g in the states of earthquake without impact and earthquake after impact with speeds of 10, 60, 80, 100, and 120 km/h is equal to 63, 65, 75, 89, 91, and 100%, respectively. The comparison of the collision of the vehicle with the corner and middle columns shows that the impact effect at the middle column is greater than that at the corner column.

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    Hossein Abbasi, Sepideh Rahimi & Mohammad Hoseinzade

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    Hamidreza Tavakoli

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Abbasi, H., Tavakoli, H., Rahimi, S. et al. Probabilistic Evaluation of the Seismic Response of a Reinforced Concrete Building Structure Subjected to Vehicle Impact. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-024-01479-6

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