Seismic load reduction factors for reinforced concrete chimneys: a probabilistic assessment
Wilson J. L.
CICIND REPORT Vol. 17, No. 2, 2001
Order No: CR-216
This paper presents a probabilistic approach to compare the
performance of a chimney designed using existing and proposed code provisions to
an extreme earthquake event. The seismic hazard is represented by a
Weibull distribution relating a peak effective ground acceleration to a return
period, from which a probability density function for seismic loading can be
developed, whilst the structural resistance is expressed by a