SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF TALL BUILDINGS WITH AND WITHOUT SHEAR WALLS

Abstract

The urbanization of industrial countries has resulted in the migration of the rural population to metropolis cities causing severe pressure on space. The increased use of construction in reinforced concrete has been attributed mainly to the following major factors. The present study is limited to the frame and frame shear wall systems, which are of immediate, interest to us for the present conditions in India. Other systems may also be handled after suitable idealization. The method of analysis commonly used by structural engineers for design of frames building to resist seismic loads, assumes the structure the to be attached to a rigid foundation. In the present thesis soil interaction is carried out to see the change in forces, and displacement. Cost benefit also evaluated for shear wall incorporation to check the feasibility of economy.