Resilience Evaluation of Post-Earthquake Functional Recovery for Precast Prestressed Concrete Buildings
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Abstract
To improve the post-earthquake resilience evaluation of concrete buildings with various construction types, this study presents a generalized recovery-based framework that ext-ends the FEMA P-58 methodology. The proposed method introduces a dynamic repair scheduling approach that incorporates two key construction-related parameters: the prefabrication ratio and the types of prefabricated components. These inputs govern the allocation of parallel or sequential repairs, enabling a more accurate estimation of recovery trajectories and downtime. Functional loss over time is modeled through component-level repair sequencing combined with mobilization delays. A case study involving three four-story prestressed concrete frame buildings (cast-in situ, partially prefabricated, and fully precast prestressed concrete (PCaPC) with mortise–tenon (MT) connections) demonstrated the framework’s applicability. The results show that higher prefabrication levels lead to significantly shorter median repair times, with up to a 97-day reduction observed for the fully prefabricated frame. Additionally, recovery differences emerge even between buildings with the same prefabrication ratio but different component configurations. Compared to conventional assessment methods, the proposed framework avoids the overestimation of mobilization and repair duration, offering a practical tool for the design and performance assessment of resilient precast and hybrid concrete building systems.
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OpenAlex topics: Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis · Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring · BIM and Construction Integration
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Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Architecture and Building Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
Funding
JST SPRING
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