Skip to main content

Secondary Structures and Attachments Under Seismic Actions: Modeling and Analysis

  • Reference work entry
  • First Online:
Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 1,799.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 2,999.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • AFPS (2007) Guide methodologique pour la conception, l’installation et le diagnostic des equipment en zone sismique. Association Francaise de Genie Parasismique, Paris

    Google Scholar 

  • ASCE 7-02 (2002) Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston

    Google Scholar 

  • ATC 58 (2012) Seismic performance assessment of buildings. Applied Technology Council, Redwood City

    Google Scholar 

  • ATC/BSSC (1997) NEHRP commentary on the guidelines for the seismic rehabilitation of buildings. Report no FEMA 274, prepared by the Applied Technology Council for the Building Seismic Safety Council, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC

    Google Scholar 

  • CEN (2008) Eurocode 8: design of structures for earthquake resistance, part 1: general rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings. Comité Européen de Normalisation, Brussels

    Google Scholar 

  • Chaudhri SR, Villaverde R (2008) Effect of building nonlinearity on seismic response of nonstructural components: a parametric study. J Struct Eng 134(4):661–670

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chen Y, Soong TT (1988) State-of-the-art review seismic response of secondary systems. Eng Struct 10:218–228

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • FEMA 369 (2001) NEHRP recommended provisions for seismic regulations for new buildings and other structures: part 2-commentary. Building Seismic Safety Council, National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, DC

    Google Scholar 

  • FEMA 74 (2005) Earthquake hazard mitigation for nonstructural elements. Field Manual, Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC

    Google Scholar 

  • Gilani AS, Whittaker AS, Fenves GL, Fujisaki E (1999) Seismic evaluation of 55° kV porcelain transformer. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Berkeley

    Google Scholar 

  • (IEEE) (2005) Recommended practice for seismic design of substations, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Igusa T, Der Kiureghian A (1985a) Dynamic characterization of two degree-of-freedom equipment-structure systems. J Eng Mech ASCE 111(1):1–19

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Igusa T, Der Kiureghian A (1985b) Dynamic response of multiply supported secondary systems. J Eng Mech ASCE 111(1):20–41

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kircher CA (2003) It makes dollars and sense to improve nonstructural system performance. In: Proceedings of ATC 29–2 seminar on seismic d, performance, and retrofit of nonstructural components in critical facilities, Newport Beach, 23–24 Oct 2003

    Google Scholar 

  • KTA (2012) Safety standards of the nuclear safety standards commission: design of nuclear power plants against seismic events; Part 4: components. KTA-Geschaeftsstelle c/o BfS, Willy-Brandt-Str. 5, 38226 Salzgitter

    Google Scholar 

  • Taghavi S, Miranda E (2003) Response assessment of nonstructural building elements. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, PEER 2003/05 Sept

    Google Scholar 

  • Villaverde R (1997) Seismic design of secondary structures: state of the art. J Struct Eng 123(8):1011–1019

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Nicola Nisticò .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this entry

Cite this entry

Nisticò, N., Proia, A. (2015). Secondary Structures and Attachments Under Seismic Actions: Modeling and Analysis. In: Beer, M., Kougioumtzoglou, I.A., Patelli, E., Au, SK. (eds) Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35344-4_150

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics