The importance of Seismic Designs for Base Plate Applications

The importance of Seismic Designs for Base Plate Applications

Owing to the tremendous hazard posed by earthquakes, the design of structures to resist seismic actions has been the subject of intensive research and field investigations over the past half century. While much attention has been focused on the global response of structures and their analysis for earthquake loading, it is also recognized that good seismic performance is equally dependent on robust connection design. The design of anchorages used to transfer earthquake loads between steel and concrete elements represents an essential part of ensuring a continuous load path for inertial forces generated in a structure.