Studies of Design, Evaluation, and Analysis Methods for Earthquake Resistant R/C Structures Using Data from the Chilean Earthquake of 3 Mar 1985

1985年3月3日的智利地震为研究地震带建筑物现行设计方法的充分性提供了一个特殊的机会。许多受地震影响的现代建筑的横向受力设计与美国西海岸的水平受力相当。研究了六座建筑（三座严重受损，三座未受损或轻微受损）的设计、评估和结构细节的分析方法。为验证三维框架系统在建筑中的有效性，进行了试验研究。本项目是研究智利地震对建筑结构影响的合作研究项目的一部分。

The March 3, 1985 Chile earthquake presents a special opportunity to study the adequacy of current design methods for buildings in seismic zones. Many buildings of modern construciton that were affected by the shock were designed for lateral forces comparable to those used on the West Coast of the United States. Six buildings (three heavily damaged and three undamaged or lightly damaged) are studied for analytical methods for design, evaluation, and structural details. Experimental study is conducted to establish the effectiveness of three-dimensional framing systems in the buildings. This project is prepared as part of a cooperatve research program to study effects of the Chilean earthquake on building structures.