simdesign.rcmrf.bdim.eu_cdh

BDIM EuCDH Library

This package provides a Design Class Constructor (DCC) for defining the Building Design Information Model (BDIM) of reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings corresponding to the European design class eu_cdh. It includes component implementations that inherit from the abstract design interfaces defined in bdim.baselib.

The EuCDH class represents RC buildings designed under contemporary seismic practices in Europe (early 2000s to present), implementing capacity design principles and reinforcement detailing aimed at achieving specific ductility levels. Structural design follows the Eurocode provisions for ductility class medium (DCM), assumed to reflect the most commonly adopted ductility class in Europe.

References

Comité Européen de Normalisation, CEN (2004). Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures — Part 1-1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings. European Committee for Standardization, Brussels, Belgium.

Comité Européen de Normalisation, CEN (2004). Eurocode 8: Design of Structures for Earthquake Resistance — Part 1: General Rules, Seismic Actions and Rules for Buildings. European Committee for Standardization, Brussels, Belgium.

d’Arga e Lima, J., Monteiro, V., Mun, M. (2005). Betão armado: esforços normais e de flexão: REBAP-83. Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Lisboa.