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Prediction of the Behavior of Experimentally Tested Structure using the N2 Method

The very beginnings of the N2 method started in late 1980s. Since then the method has been developing by many researchers. The N2 method is a nonlinear static method implemented in European norms and it is considered as a useful tool in seismic design of buildings. In this paper, the N2 method results are compared to the results obtained from the Blind Test Challenge conducted in Portugal in 2012. Within the challenge a 3D reinforced concrete frame model was experimentally tested using bi-directional shaking table. Data comprising displacement time history records was available to the authors and used in this research. The N2 method was applied to the concrete 3D frame model. Using the method target displacement was determined and compared to displacements recorded during the experiment.

N2 method, experiment, prediction, comparison

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