Seismic evaluation and retrofit of a typical reinforced concrete hospital building in Indonesia with DCFP isolation system

In this paper, a study on seismic evaluation and retrofit of a typical reinforced concrete (RC) hospital building in Indonesia is presented. Seismic evaluation is performed against basic structural performance objectives outlined in the current code for structural seismic evaluation. The target building is a typical 5 -story RC building designed by the 1970s Indonesia seismic and building codes, which imposed lower seismic demand and were not as strict as the current codes in the requirements for strength and ductility. The first part of the paper describes a seismic evaluation procedure against specific target performance levels. Nonlinear time history analysis (NLTHA) is conducted and structural performances were evaluated against structural responses (base shear force and interstory drift ratio) and acceptance of seismic performance level for local (element rotational limit) and global (roof drift ratio) performance criteria under 225, 975, and 2475 -year return period earthquake scenarios. Results reveal that seismic performances of some structural elements are unsatisfactory and under the acceptable performance level, especially for 2475 -year return period (BSE-2 N/MCE R ) earthquake scenario. Seismic retrofit is thus recommended and the use of double -concave friction pendulum (DCFP) base -isolation system as a retrofit strategy is explored. The seismic performance of DCFP-retrofitted building is examined by NLTHA, where effectiveness of DCFP base -isolation system in improving seismic performance is confirmed by comparing structural responses, local and global structural performance of the existing building and the DCFP-retrofitted building under 2475 -year return period earthquake scenario. Results of NLTHA demonstrate that local structural performance level has improved from Collapse Prevention to Immediate Occupancy level, whereas the global structural performance has improved from Limited Safety level to Operational level.