In the master thesis, we analyse the impact of the working version of the new Eurocode 8 standard on the earthquake-resistance of a representative reinforced concrete building, which has already been designed according to Eurocode 8 standard. The effects of standards are evaluated by redesigning the building structures requirements of the working version of the new standard. In the first part, we present the load-bearing structure of the analysed building, geometry, materials and the modelling of the building and loads. Drawings of the reinforcement designed according to the existing version of Eurocode 8 standard are also shown. In the second part, we describe novelties in the design that are introduced in the working version of the new standard. The structure is then redesigned for the seismic design loads, and the design results are presented by reinforcement drawings. In the last part of the thesis, the earthquake resistance of both buildings is compared. For each building structure, a non-linear model is defined, pushover analysis is performed, and the peak ground acceleration that causes the near-collapse limit state is estimated with the N2 method. The effect of seismic action is modelled in two ways, by considering the Eurocode elastic acceleration spectrum and by using the web-based methodology for the prediction of approximate IDA curves. Because we designed the new structure for the ductility class DC2, the seismic design loads were increased due to the lower behaviour factor. As a result, the amount of calculated reinforcement is also increased. The load-bearing capacity of the new structure is, therefore, higher, but the deformation capacity does not change significantly. Thus, the earthquake resistance of the new building, if expressed in terms of ultimate peak ground acceleration, is approximately equal to that designed according to Eurocode 8. Based on the results of seismic analyses, we can conclude that the working version of the new Eurocode 8 standard does not affect the seismic resistance of the analysed building significantly, provided that the seismic design maps will not change considerably in the future.
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