Nonlinear analyzing of RC frame buildings subjected to earthquake

During the earthquake reinforced concrete (RC) beams or columns may fail and fail of some RC columns may lead to collapse of entire buildings. RC buildings should be well designed in order to minimize the damage of buildings and loss of life. In this study, a new developed code was verified with the results of SAP2000 and then the code was applied to determine the response of selected real RC buildings located in Bingol seismic zone. The response of buildings was shown as schematic diagram of the plastic hinge locations.