AIM: To assess the type, cause and feasible rectification for the given structural issues based on the following building photos. Before going in to the assessment, it is better to first distinguish the terms, a Damage and a Failure of a structure. Damage of a Structure: A damage can occur in a structural frame or an element…

Answer for Question-1:   Aim: To compute lateral stiffness of one storey building with the given parameters.   Basic formulas of stiffness coefficient of Beams and frames:   Steps: 1. Let us assume three different cases to apply for each degree of freedom. `K_11`where first number denotes node of degree…

Aim: To compute the values of the seismic parameters based on the given structural data.   Formation of mass matrix: m = `[[m,0,0,0,0],[0,m,0,0,0],[0,0,m,0,0],[0,0,0,m,0],[0,0,0,0,m]]`   Influence vector: Since the degrees of freedom move along the direction of the lateral force, the influence vector will be…

Answer for Question-1: Aim: To assess the given structural plan with respect to seismic irregularities Irregularity in terms of symmetry: As depicted in the above images, the building structural elements are mirror both in X-axis and Y-axis. So, it hold good symmetrical property in both the principal directions.  Irregularity…