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  • Structural Engineering
  • Machine Learning Applications
  • Earthquake Engineering

Background:

  • Reinforced Concrete (RC) resisting-moment frame buildings are critical infrastructure.
  • Predicting seismic damage is essential for safety and resilience.
  • Existing methods may not fully capture complex structural behaviors under seismic loads.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a Machine Learning (ML) methodology for predicting the damage condition of RC resisting-moment frame buildings.
  • To identify optimal input parameters and ML models for accurate damage prediction.
  • To enhance the assessment of structural performance under seismic events.

Main Methods:

  • Design of 600 RC buildings with varied stories and spans using the virtual work method.
  • Execution of 60,000 time-history analyses with 10 spectrum-matched earthquake records and scaling factors.
  • Utilizing 27 Intensity Measures (IMs) from sensor data as input features for ML models.

Main Results:

  • Seven Machine Learning (ML) methods were trained and evaluated for damage prediction accuracy.
  • Input data included IMs, number of stories, and spans (X and Y directions).
  • Output data was the maximum inter-story drift ratio, a key damage indicator.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully established a robust ML methodology for predicting RC building damage.
  • The research identified the most effective combination of training data, IMs, and ML algorithms for high prediction accuracy.
  • This approach offers a valuable tool for seismic risk assessment and structural health monitoring.