Comparison results between linear dynamic and nonlinear static analyses for an historical RC frame

The structural safety assessment and the seismic response of existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings gravity load designed are a key topic in the appraisal of the Italian seismic hazard. A great variability and quantity of parameters characterise these type of structures, and, therefore, the type of performed structural analysis can strongly affect the final structural safety level. The study of a public building of the University of Padova, built in 1937 and composed by a three-storey RC frame partially infilled, allowed to evaluate the differences in terms of safety levels between results from linear and non-linear structural analyses.