Some considerations on the future EAE structural steel instruction in relation to the earthquake resistant structures project

Abstract

In this paper a few points are made

concerning the draft version of the

EAE Instruction with regard to the

earthquake resistant metal

structure project, and within the

application field of Building

Earthquake Resistant Code (NCSE-

02) and Eurocode 8 in the current

framework of the Technical

Building Code.

• To be precise,after the Introduction,

some foundations of the projetcs

are highlighted,as well as the way

of defining seismic action. Relative

and absolute displacement of the

ground plan is then analysed,

focussing on stauctural analaysis

inmediately after, and inside this

one on second nature effects. The

problem of lamellar tearing is

subsequently addressed before

finally concluding with some ideas

on local conditions of ground

foundations.