The design code for each country is revised and updated based on an expected zone’s seismic intensities, geotechnical site classifications, structural systems, construction materials and methods of construction in order to provide more realistic considerations of seismic demand, seismic response, and seismic capacity. Based on the aforementioned provisions, structures designed according to different seismic codes may yield different performances for the same level of hazard. This study aims to investigate and compare the induced responses related to the earthquake-resistant design of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings according to the Saudi building code (SBC-301), American code (ASCE-7), uniform building code (UBC-97), and European code (EC-8). In order to account for the provision regarding the hazard specification and its effect on the induced seismic responses, four regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with different seismic levels are selected. The code provisions related to the specification of site classification and its effect on the induced design base shear are investigated as well. Significant differences are observed in the induced responses with the variation in seismic design codes for the considered seismic hazards and site classifications.

每个国家的设计规范都是根据预期区域的地震烈度，岩土工地分类，结构系统，建筑材料和施工方法进行修订和更新的，以便对地震需求，地震响应和地震能力进行更实际的考虑。基于上述规定，针对相同危害等级，根据不同地震规范设计的结构可能会产生不同的性能。这项研究旨在根据沙特建筑法规（SBC-301），美国法规（ASCE-7），统一建筑法规（UBC- 97）和欧洲法规（EC-8）。为了考虑关于危险性规范及其对诱发地震响应的影响的规定，选择了沙特阿拉伯王国中四个地震级别不同的区域。还研究了与场地分类规范有关的规范规定及其对诱导设计基础剪力的影响。在考虑到的地震危险和场地分类的地震设计规范中，在诱发响应中观察到了显着差异。