Seismic performance evaluation Ⅱ

[2135] Proposal of Seismic Index of Low-rise Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) Building in Afghanistan

Ahmad NAQI¹, Taiki SAITO² (1.Toyohashi University of Technology 2.豊橋技術科学大学)

Keywords:Afghanistan, Concrete Masonry, Earthquake, Seismic index, 耐震指標, コンクリート組積造, アフガニスタン, 地震

This paper applied the seismic evaluation method of the Japanese Standard on several recently constructed CMU (Concrete Masonry Unit) dominant buildings in Afghanistan. The obtained seismic indices, IS, are compared with the maximum inter-story drifts of buildings calculated by Capacity Spectrum Method based on nonlinear static pushover analysis using STERA-3D software. As the result, an efficient and practical seismic evaluation method using a new seismic index is proposed for Afghanistan CMU buildings. Also, the paper recommends the CMU as an alternative for brick masonry in case of low-rise structures.