NONLINEAR STATIC ANALYSIS FOR SEISMIC EVALUATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE (RC) STRUCTURES USING SEISMOSTRUCT

Earthquake is known as the unpredictable disaster that occurs from beneath the
earth as a result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust. The impact of this
massive disaster is visualized as the shaking ofthe area and caused extensive damages
to humankind and environment. Buildings and other structures face extensive
damages and collapse due to high earthquake intensity. The response of this structure
is becoming the main interest to the structural engineers and researchers to study the
structure's behavior under seismic action. Over the past fifty years, there is remarkable
progress in this area where the studies concern in understanding the response of
structures under seismic loading. Since reinforced concrete (RC) structures are unlike
steel materials and heterogeneous, there is still lacking information of response ofRC
structures.