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it is then recommended that retrofit strategies be implemented to improve the building’s seismic performance or, in some exceptional cases, a partial or total demolition and reconstruction of the structure may be warranted.
Eurocode 8 [25] suggests four analysis methods, of which two are linear and the other two non-linear. In the present work, it was assumed that the material non-linearity and non-linear dynamic time history response analyses were the most appropriate tool to assess the seismic vulnerability of the building.
Throughout the following sub-sections, the methodology adopted to assess the seismic vulnerability of the structure will be presented and the results will be presented and discussed in detail.
3.2 Methodology
The seismic assessment methodology used is based on the analysis of the peak inter-storey drift ratios reached by the different floors of the structure during the non-linear time history response analysis. These peak...”
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