In the present study, friction damper, an energy dissipating passive device is explored to reduce response of open ground storey building under lateral loading due earthquake. This damper installed in selected bays so that reduced. The masonry infill wall macro-modeled form compression only diagonal members. Three different types bracing system were along with Pall – single tension brace cross ...

A review of previous studies shows that there are two general views on how to determine demand in structures through incremental nonlinear static analysis. In the first view, multi-modal methods are used to determine demand in structures. In this view, the applied load pattern is applied to the structure according to the shape of each vibration mode, assuming that the structure deformation foll...

Abstract Vertical structures exhibit flexibility than ordinary and also they show sensitivity in earthquake excitation. As per the safety standards of construction, are built with simple uniform configurations. Focusing on aesthetic view these vertical structures, discontinuity stiffness occurs there by resulting soft storey. this feature is highly undesirable buildings especially seismic activ...

Abstract— Though the structures are supported on soil, most of the designers do not consider the soil structure interaction and its subsequent effect on structure during an earthquake. Different soil properties can affect seismic waves as they pass through a soil layer. When a structure is subjected to an earthquake excitation, it interacts the foundation and soil, and thus changes the motion o...

It is attempted to expand upon the understanding on structure’s behaviour when seismic force, which one of predominant lateral forces, applied structure. The base shear calculated and compared for various variable parameters. For three soil types contrasted while varying building heights an irregularly planned structure in zones: IV V. structures’ are taken as follows: G+6, G+9, G+12 storey hei...

Experimental tests and constructive assessments are presented for a simple bamboo framed structure with innovative low-cost and low technology joints, specifically conceived for small buildings in developing countries. Two full scale one-storey bamboo frames have been designed by using the simplest joints solution among three different tested typologies. The entire building process is based on ...

The worldwide dissemination of the pilotis multi-storey RC buildings, generally attributed to architect Le Corbusier, was contemporary with a structural engineering line thought that advocated soft first storey as means filtering down seismic inertia forces in upper storeys. These two architectural and international trends, combined outdated detailing low-code design, greatly increase risks dev...

Infills can highly influence the seismic response of a Reinforced Concrete (RC) building: generally speaking, their presence leads to an increase in global stiffness and strength, but their brittle behavior can result in an increase of displacement demand if a certain threshold of seismic intensity is overcome. Moreover, presence of infills often leads to a change in the collapse mechanism comp...