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Post Graduate Student, Civil Engineering Department, Khaja Banda Nawaz College of Engineering, Gulbarga,
Karnataka, India
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Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Khaja Banda Nawaz College of Engineering, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
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Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Khaja Banda Nawaz College of Engineering, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
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Abstract
As per the codal provisions, a soft storey is defined as the storey in which the stiffness is less than 70% of the storey above or less
than 80% of the combined stiffnesses of the three storeys above. It is the general practice in the multistoreyed buildings to
accommodate parking facilities for the vehicles of the occupants of the building. As we know that the soft storey in a building
structure causes stiffness irregularity in a structure, due to this the structure undergoes unequal storey drifts, formation of the
plastic hinges and then finally resulting into the collapse of the structure.This research work purely interacts with the effect of the
soft storeys in the analysis of RC framed structures as entitled above, and in this work the soft storeys positions has been provided
at different levels as shown in the analytical modelling. All the models are analyzed by using the ETABS software. The seismic
analysis performed consists of the Equivalent static analysis (ESA), response spectrum analysis (RSA), and the push over analysis
(PA). The seismic base shear forces, storey drifts, and the displacements has been compared with the three analysis methods as
listed above. With the aid of the push over analysis the values of the ductility and the response reduction factor have been
obtained. Apart from these, the performance point parameters such as spectral acceleration(Sa) , spectral displacement (Sd),
Base shear(V) and the roof displacement(D) has been also illustrated in this work and a detailed information of several stages of
the hinge formation (A,B,IO,LS,CP,C,D,E) has also been illustrated..
Keywords: Soft Storey, Stiffness, Storey Drift, Storey Displacement, Earthquake, RC Frames.
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I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
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response spectrum method and the famous non linear
static method.
Comparing the results from different methodologies.
Accessing the performance point of the building thus
coming to the conclusion with regard to the performance
levels of the structure.
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3.
ANALYTICAL MODELLING
3.1description of Models
Fig:4 model-3
Fig:5 model-4
Fig:6 model-5
Fig:7 model-6
Fig:8 model-7
Fig:10 model-9
Fig:9 model-8
Fig:11 model-10
3.2.1 General
Occupancy= Residential
Height of each storey=3.5m
Depth of foundation=2.0m
3.2.2 Loads
Fig:3 model-2
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Response reduction factor (table 7 IS: 1893-2002)= 5
(SMRF)
Soil type (figure 2 of IS 1893-2002)=Type II (Medium soil)
3.3 Assumptions
4.
ANALYTICAL
DISCUSSIONS
RESULTS
AND
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From above chart no-2 we see that the base shear values in
both the longitudinal as well as transverse direction are at its
peak (highest) in the model no-10. Also we see that the
model no-2 and the model no-7 has significant values of
base shear as in comparison to the other models. Here we
found that the bare frame model i,e model no-1has the
lowest values of base shear in both longitudinal and
transverse direction. In the model no-5 & 6 the base shear
values in both directions have almost the nearer values.
Chart -4
As seeing the table 3 & 4 and chart 3 & 4 we see that the
displacement at first hinge is at its peak for model no-2 in
both directions and then the model-7 & 10 has the
significant values of displacement in transverse direction,
regarding the base shear at first hinge the model-10 has the
highest values of base shear in boyh directions and then
model-2 has the significant values . The above result shows
that due to shear wall increases base shear and further which
reduces the displacement of the building.
Chart -3
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Chart -7
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Chart -15
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4.5 Displacements
Chart -23
Chart -25
Chart -24
From the chart 5 & 6, it can be seen that the bare frame
model (model 1) yields higher drift values as compared to
other models .The drift values gradually increases from
storey level 2 to storey level 7 then starts decreasing from
storey 7 in the both the directions as shown in the chart
5.0&6.0. Also the storey drift in both the directions satisfy
the permissible limit i.e. 0.004*h =0.004*3.5 =0.014m
=14mm.
From the chart 7 to 24, it can be seen that the storey drift
has higher values for models with soft storey as compared to
that for models with full infill due to the fact that the infill
presence increases the stiffness which results in decrease of
storey drift. It is noticed that the storey drift curve of
pushover analysis lies above that of equivalent static and
response spectrum analysis in models with infill i.e. models
2 ,7 and 10 whereas for models 3,4,5 6 and 9th model the
storey drift curve of pushover lies below that of ESA and
RSA because of the soft storey. We also see, the model 8
and model 10 yields in which shear wall is present yields
comparatively lesser storey drifts than models without shear
walls i.e. models 2,3,4,5,6,7,9 Hence it can be concluded
that providing shear wall at the core, and also at the corners
in x & y directions will significantly reduces the drifts in the
storeys.
Chart -26
Chart -27
Chart -28
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The bare frame (model 1) yields the higher values of
displacement for ESA compared to other methods in
which the ESA curve lies above the curves obtained of RSA
and Pushover. From the charts 27 to 44, for model 2 to
model 10, it is observed that, the displacement values for
models are smaller in comparison to model 1. Also the
displacement in the transverse direction is more that the
corresponding displacement in the longitudinal direction.
Comparing soft storey models i.e. models 3,4,5, 6,7 and 9
with other models with infill it is seen that the
displacement values form pushover analysis are less
compared to values obtained from ESA and RSA and the
curve lies below that of ESA and RSA. Further by providing
shear walls in different patterns the displacement values
are further reduced. From the above observations we at this
position can say that as soon as we see that infill stiffness
increases we also see there the displacement decreases.
CONCLUSIONS
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