Response Reduction Factor for Lateral Load Resisting Frames with Vertical Discontinuity of Asymmetrical Structure

In recent times, the RC building construction with vertical discontinuity that is floating column structures are unavoidable feature and increases trends day by day. To reduce lateral forces the earthquake resistance structures are designed so the response reduction factor (R) is used to determine these lateral forces by using base shear values. The R factor depends upon the overstrength factor, ductility factor, redundancy factor also the sizes of columns, types of soil, zones and load transferring path, etc. The IS code provides response reduction factor only for OMRF and SMRF along with other structures like Braced frame system, Structural wall system, Dual system, Flat slab structure wall system, etc. so there are no codal provisions for floating column structures. Thus it is essential to study the real behaviours of RC buildings with discontinuity in load transferring path through non-linear static analysis, so the present research work is done on trying to find R factor for vertical discontinuous asymmetrical structure for different soil conditions and different positions of floating column using moment resisting frames. And the structure is analyzed by response spectrum analysis and non-linear static analysis using SAP2000 software.

Seismic Performance Evolution of Tube-in-Tube Diagrid Structure Using Non Linear Static Analysis

Diagrid structures are evolved as one of the best structural system for high rise buildings. In this study seismic performance of 36 stories Tube-in-Tube Diagrid Structure with various diagonal slopes is evaluated by Non Linear Static Analysis. Tube-in-Tube diagrid structures are modified Diagrid structures in which gravity core is replaced with Diagrid core. Single tube diagrid structure is also studied for comparison. The structure is pushed gradually proportional to fundamental Mode shape. The analysis results shows that Tube-in-Tube structure possess higher stiffness and Lateral Load resisting capacity. The pushover analysis demonstrates that diagrid core can perform better by hardening the structure. According to analysis results, the Tube-in-Tube diagrid structure shows higher non-linear lateral displacement. It was observed that as the diagrid angle increases the stiffness and lateral load carrying strength decreases.

Numerical study of the effect of geometric arrangement of the truss on the response modification factor of the special truss moment frame (STMF)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of the geometric arrangement of the trusses on the response modification factor of the special truss moment frame. For this purpose, six different geometric arrangements for the three types of trusses (Vierendeel, multiple Vierendeel panels, and X-diagonals) were considered. The results were obtained based on non-linear static analysis of two- and three-span frames for 4- and 8-story structures with the given geometric arrangements. According to the results obtained, different truss arrangements can affect the response modification factor by about 4 to 10%. Additionally, using multiple Vierendeel panels and the X-diagonals can increase the response modification factor by 1.06 and 1.74 times, respectively. Article Highlights Different truss arrangements do not have a significant effect on the coefficient of behavior. The addition of several Vierendeel panels does not have much effect on the behavior of these structures. Adding cross diameters almost doubles the coefficient of behavior and significantly improves the performance of the structure.

Sensitivity Assessment of the Seismic Response of a Masonry Palace via Non-Linear Static Analysis: A Case Study in L’Aquila (Italy)

The city of L’Aquila (Italy) includes a significant amount of masonry palaces erected from the middle of the 13th century up to the first half of the 20th century. This paper focuses on the seismic response of a masonry palace built during the first half of the 20th century and characterized by regularity in plan and elevation. The authors investigate the seismic response by varying a suite of modelling parameters that express the actual scatter of the mechanical properties typical of the masonry palaces erected in L’Aquila. The authors discuss the seismic performance exhibited by this building during the 2009 earthquake. Then, they assess the sensitivity of the selected building’s seismic performance via non-linear static analysis to the mechanical properties of masonry, the in-plane stiffness of the floors, and the mechanical resistance of the spandrels. The parametric analysis shows that the three variables markedly affect the shear resistance, the ultimate displacement, and the behavior factors. The fragility functions were then estimated from the results of non-linear static analysis. A significant scatter of the probability of collapse for the considered limit states reveals the limitations of typological approaches for masonry palaces.

Linear and Non-Linear Static Analysis of Berthing Structure

Rapid growth in the water transport system demands the construction of more port and harbour structures.Berthing structures are constructed in ports and harbours to provide facilities such as berthing and mooring of vessels, loading and unloading of cargo and embarking and disembarking of passengers. Quays, wharfs, piers, jetties and dolphins are the most widely used berthing structures. In this project, linear and non-linear static analysis berthing structure module is studied. The basic data influence factors which affected the berthing structure were taken into consideration, such as soil characteristics of the proposed location, environmental conditions and range of traffic which will be used in the project is generally taken from Visakhapatnam port. The entire Berth length is 506.4m which is divided into 10 modules and each module length is 50.640m and width of the berth is 33.450m. The Berth has been analyzed by using STAAD Pro Software. After performing the linear and non-linear static analysis of the berthing structure module the behaviour of the structural elements is compared by various parameters deflection, bending moments, shear forces of cross beam, long beam, crane beam, front crane beam, retaining beam and also for the different piles. The axial forces variations of different piles are also studied.