Challenge

Project 1_Comparative study of different storey buildings for Seismic forces

PROJECT-1

AIM: Comparative study of different story buildings for Seismic forces.

INTRODUCTION:

Factors influencing the dynamic characteristics of a building

Factors influencing the Natural Period of a building

Factors influencing the Mode shape of oscillations

Building:1

2storeys

column dimensions = 400 x400

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 2 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

Building:2

5storeys

column dimensions = 400 x400

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 5 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

Building:3

5 storeys

column dimensions = 550 x300

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 5 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

building:4

5 storeys

column dimensions = 300x550

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 5 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

Building:5

10 storeys

column dimensions = upper 5 storeys = 400x400,Bottom 5 storeys= 600 x 600.

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 10 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

Building:6

10 storeys

column dimensions = 600x600

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 10 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

Building:7

25 storeys

column dimensions = upper 5 storeys = 400x400,middle 10 storeys= 600 x 600,Bottom 10 storeys = 800 x 800

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 25 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

Building:8

25 storeys

column dimentions=800x800

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 25 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

Building:9

25 storeys

building with im[posed mass 10% larger than building -8,

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 25 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

building:10

25 storeys

building with im[posed mass 20% larger than building -8,

PROCEDURE:

1. choose a building with 4grids along the x direction and 3 grids along y direction to create 2 story building,

2. created the materials (concrete, Reabar), sections(beams, columns, and slabs),

3. assign the loads with load combinations inclusion of dead, live, wall, EQX, and EQY.

4. Apply the mass source,

5. apply the loads for beams wall load of 10KN(UDL),(slab load with 3KN UDL shell loads).

6. select the slab sections assign the diaphragm,

7. run the analysis and check the time period.

Criteria Model Analysis results
Effects of stffness on time period Building-5(10 storey with varying column size) 1.73s

Building -6

(10 storey with uniform column size)

1.73s
Effect of stiffness on time period

Building-7

(25 storey with varying column size)

4.17s

Building-8

(25 storey with uniform column size)

4.41s

Effect of mass on time period

Building -8

(25storey with 3KN/sq.m imposed load)

4.41s

Building -9

(25storey with 3.3KN/sq.m imposed load)

4.42s

Building -10

(25storey with 3.6KN/sq.m imposed load)

4.43s
Effect of building height on time period

Building-1

(2storey)

0.5s

Building-2

(5storey)

1.03s

Building-6

(10 storey)

1.73s

Building-8

(25storey)

1.41s
Efeect of column orientation on time period

Building-2

(all floors column size 400x400)

1.03s

Building-3

(all floors column size 550 x 300) oriented in X-direction.

1.145s

Building-4

(all floors column size 300x550)

1.12s
Effect of flexural stiffness of strctural elements on mode shapes

Building-2

1.flexural stiffness of beams close to nil

2.62s
2. Full flexural stiffness of beams 1.03s
Effect of axial stiffness of vertical members on mode shapes

Building-7

1.Axial c/s for columns is close to nill

5.99s
2.full axial c/s for columns(regular) 4.41s
Effect of degree of fixity at column based on model shape.

Building-2

1.column support pinned(regular)

1.03s
2.column support fixed 0.94s
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