Evaluation of Contemporary Design of Reinforced Concrete Lateral Resisting Systems using Current Performance Objective Assessment Criteria

Modern seismic design is strictly governed by building code requirements, such as those found in ASCE/SEI 7-10, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. Similarly, modern seismic assessment of existing buildings (and seismic rehabilitation) is governed by requirements found in ASCE/SEI 41-06, Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings. However, few studies have examined the agreement between code requirements for design and assessment. The following report is a pilot investigation into the correlation between design and assessment methods for reinforced concrete lateral systems. The report focuses on ‘Special Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frames’ and ‘Special Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls’. The parent project aims to relate design and assessment for a broad spectrum of building layouts and heights, for both reinforced concrete and structural steel lateral resisting systems.