Earthquake Resistant Design

Effect of Building
Configuration

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Effect of irregular layout in plan

vy due to rotation

Total deformation at
distant building corner
Example: L-shape in plan

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Effect of irregular layout in plan
Shape of Building in plan Layout of floor diaphragms

a) less favourable

c) less favourable d) more favourable

b) more favourable

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Irregularity in
Configuration

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Irregularity in Configuration

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Irregularity in Elevation

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 Regularity of buildings
Regularity in Plan
horizontal stiffness and mass distribution in two
orthogonal directions
shape in plan shall be compact
stiffness of slabs as diaphragms is big

Regularity in Elevation
members of lateral stiffening system shall be
continuous from foundation to top of building
Horizontal stiffness and mass distribution are constant
across height
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 Reality Engineering model

v = displacement

mass m
[to]
v stiffness k
[kN/m]

g
v
ground acceleration g(t)
v
g
v horizontal,
vertical, t
g = ground
(rotations)

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