Damage to non-structural elements in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake
Author(s): |
Andrew Baird
Helen Ferner |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English |
Published in: | Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, June 2017, n. 2, v. 50 |
Page(s): | 187-193 |
DOI: | 10.5459/bnzsee.50.2.187-193 |
Abstract: |
This paper describes the damage to non-structural elements in buildings following the 14th November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. As has been observed in recent earthquakes in New Zealand and around the world, damage to non-structural elements is a major contributor to overall building damage. This paper focusses on damage to non-structural elements in multi-storey commercial buildings, in particular damage to the following: suspended ceilings, suspended services, glazing, precast panels, internal linings, seismic gaps and contents. The nature and extent of damage to each of these components is discussed in this paper with the help of typical damage photos taken after the earthquake. The paper also presents observations on the seismic performance of non-structural elements where seismic bracing was present. These observations suggest that seismic bracing is an effective means to improve seismic performance of non-structural elements. |
Copyright: | © 2017 Andrew Baird, Helen Ferner |
License: | This creative work has been published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license which allows copying, and redistribution as well as adaptation of the original work provided appropriate credit is given to the original author and the conditions of the license are met. |
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