Earthquake Analysis of RC Building Using Clay Infill with Regular and Irregular Geometry

Author(s):

Darshit Jain , Department of Civil Engineering, UIT (RGPV), Bhopal (MP); Saleem Akhtar, epartment of Civil Engineering, UIT (RGPV), Bhopal (MP); Aslam Hussain, epartment of Civil Engineering, UIT (RGPV), Bhopal (MP)

Keywords:

Infill structure, seismic zones, framed structure, moment, forces, drift, displacements, etc

Abstract:

Reinforced concrete frame buildings have become common form of construction with masonry infills in urban and semi urban areas in the world. The term infilled frame denotes a composite structure formed by the combination of a moment resisting plane frame and infill walls. The infill masonry may be of brick, concrete blocks, or stones. In the current practice of structural design in India infill walls are considered as non-structural elements and their strength and stiffness contribution are neglected. The effect of infill panels on the response of reinforced concrete frames subjected to seismic action is widely recognized and has been subject of numerous experimental and analytical investigations over last five decades. The framed building behaves differently as compared to a bare framed building (without any infill) or a fully infilled framed building under lateral load. A bare frame is much less stiff than a fully infilled frame; it resists the applied lateral load through frame action and shows well-distributed plastic hinges at failure. In this study high rise buildings of regular and irregular geometry with 200 mm clay infill thickness under earthquake Zones-V with different infill positions are considered so as to evaluate the efficient building frame. These are achieved by comparing the result with different parameter like moment, shear force, peak displacement and drift.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV2I7039
Published in	:	Volume : 2, Issue : 7
Publication Date	:	01/02/2016
Page(s)	:	190-199

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