Pushover Analysis of R.C. Frame Building With Shear Wall: Nitin Choudhary Prof. Mahendra Wadia

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IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE)

e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 11, Issue 2 Ver. V (Mar- Apr. 2014), PP 09-13
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Pushover Analysis of R.C. Frame Building with Shear Wall


Nitin Choudhary1 Prof. Mahendra Wadia2
Research scholar, 1Department of civil engineering, Alpine Institute of Technology ,Ujjain
Asst. Professor, 2Department of civil engineering, Alpine Institute of Technology , Ujjain

Abstract: A performance - based design is at controlling the structural damage based on precise estimation of
proper response parameter. In performance based seismic analysis evaluates how building is likely to perform.
It is an iterative process with selection of performance objective followed by development of preliminary design,
an assessment whether or not the design meets the performance objective; In the present study pushover
analysis has been done an two multistoried R.C. frame building; In which plan of one building was taken
symmetrical and it consist of 2 bay of 5m in x direction & 2 bay of 4m in y direction and second building having
L shaped unsymmetrical plan. The shear wall is providing for studying their resisting lateral forces. In this
paper highlight the effect of shear wall on R.C frame building when shear wall providing along the longer and
shorter side of the building. The base shear and displacement will decreases of building. The comparative study
has been done for base shear, story drift, spectral acceleration, spectral displacement, story displacement.
Key word: Pushover analysis, Capacity spectrum method, shear wall

I. Introduction
The Concept of seismic design is to provide building structure with sufficient strength and deformation
capacity to sustain seismic demands imposed by ground motion with adequate margin of safety. Even if the
probability of occurrence of earthquake within the life span of structures is very less, strong ground motion
would generally cause greater damage to the structure. For designing the structures for this combination having
less probability and extreme loading, a criterion is adopted in such a way that a major earthquake, with a
relatively low probability of occurrence is expected to cause significant damage which may not be repairable but
not associated with loss of life Performance based seismic design is gaining popularity from last decades. Many
countries are separate document over this method such as FEMA, ATC etc. Recently formulated Euro codes
EC2 and EC8 [Euro code 2, Euro code 8] are also based on performance based design philosophy. But Indian
codes are still silent over this method. Even the IS 1893(part I): 2007 draft doesnt talk about performance based
seismic design

II. Objectives
1) To study the effect of providing shear walls, in RC framed building, using pushover analysis.
2) To compare the seismic response of building in terms of base shear, storey drift, spectral acceleration,
spectral displacement and storey displacements.
3) Determination of performance point of building.
4) To determine the best possible combination of reinforcement that would be both economical and effective.
The resultant roof displacement is then compared with target displacement. If it is lower then, the design is
known as performance based design.

Literature Review
J. B. Mander (2001) reviewed from an historical perspective past and current developments in earthquake
engineered structures. Based on the present state-of-the-practice in New Zealand, and a world-view of the state-
of-the-art, he argued that in order to make progress towards the building of seismic resilient communities,
research and development activities should focus on performance-based design which gives the engineer the
ability to inform clients/owners of the expected degree of damage to enable a better management of seismic risk.
To achieve expected performance outcomes it will be necessary to supplement, current force-based design
standards with displacement-based design methodologies.
Qiang Xue, et al (2003) presented a performance-based seismic design procedure, which is directly associated
with pre-quantified performance criteria, by employing a displacement-based approach. A lower bound of
yielding displacement of the structure to satisfy these performance criteria was proposed.
Andreas J. Kappos et al (2004) proposed a performance-based design procedure for realistic 3D reinforced
concrete (R/C) buildings, which involves the use of advanced analytical tools. The proposed method was then
applied to a regular multistory reinforced concrete 3D frame building and was found to lead to better seismic
performance than the standard code (Eurocode 8) procedure, and in addition led to a more economic design of

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transverse reinforcement in the members that develop very little inelastic behavior even for very strong
earthquakes.
X.-K. Zou et al (2005) present an effective computer-based technique that incorporates pushover analysis
together with numerical optimization procedures to automate the pushover drift performance design of
reinforced concrete (RC) buildings. Performance-based design using nonlinear pushover analysis, is a highly
iterative process needed to meet designer-specified and code requirements.
Qiang Xue, Chia-Wei Wu et al (2007) summarized the development of the seismic design draft code for
buildings in Taiwan using performance-based seismic design methodology and case studied following the
guidelines.
R. K. Goel and A. K. Chopra presented an improved Direct Displacement-Based Design Procedure for
Performance-Based seismic design of structures. Direct displacement-based design requires a simplified
procedure to estimate the seismic deformation of an inelastic SDF system, representing the first (elastic) mode
of vibration of the structure.

III. Description of pushover analysis


The non-linear static pushover procedure was originally formulated and suggested by two agencies
namely, federal emergency management agency (FEMA) and applied technical council (ATC), under their
seismic rehabilitation programs and guidelines. This is included in the documents FEMA-273 [4], FEMA-356
[2] and ATC-40 [32].

3.1 Introduction to FEMA-273


The primary purpose of FEMA-273 [4] document is to provide technically sound and nationally
acceptable guidelines for the seismic rehabilitation of buildings. The Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation
of Buildings are intended to serve as a ready tool for design professionals for carrying out the design and
analysis of buildings, a reference document for building regulatory officials, and a foundation for the future
development and implementation of building code provisions and standards.

3.2 Introduction to ATC-40


Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Concrete Buildings commonly referred to as ATC-40 [32] was
developed by the Applied Technology Council (ATC) with funding from the California Safety Commission.
Although the procedures recommended in this document are for concrete buildings, they are applicable to most
building types.

3.3 Pushover guideline as per ATC-40


In Nonlinear Static Procedure, the basic demand and capacity parameter for the analysis is the lateral
displacement of the building. The generation of a capacity curve (base shear v/s roof displacement) defines the
capacity of the building uniquely for an assumed force distribution and displacement pattern. It is independent
of any specific seismic shaking demand and replaces the base shear capacity of conventional design procedures.
If the building displaces laterally, its response must lie on this capacity curve. A point on the curve defines a
specific damage state for the structure, since the deformation for all components can be related to the global
displacement of the structure. By correlating this capacity curve to the seismic demand generated by a specific
earthquake or ground shaking intensity, a point can be found on the capacity curve that estimates the maximum
displacement of the building the earthquake will cause. This defines the performance point or target
displacement. The location of this performance point relative to the performance levels defined by the capacity
curve indicates whether or not the performance objective is met.
Thus, for the Nonlinear Static Procedure, a static pushover analysis is performed using a nonlinear
analysis program for an increasing monotonic lateral load pattern. An alternative is to perform a step by step
analysis using a linear program. The base shear at each step is plotted again roof displacement. The performance
point is found using the Capacity Spectrum Procedure. The individual structural components are checked
against acceptability limits that depend on the global performance goals. The nature of the acceptability limits
depends on specific components. Inelastic rotation is typically one of acceptability parameters for beam and
column hinges. The limits on inelastic rotation are based on observation from tests and the collective judgment
of the development team.

IV. Methodology
The methods of pushover analysis used here capacity spectrum method and time history method

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4.1 Inelastic component behavior


The key step for the entire analysis is identification of the primary structural elements, which should be
completely modeled in the non-linear analysis. Secondary elements, which do not significantly contribute to the
buildings lateral force resisting system, do not need to be included in the analysis. In concrete buildings, the
effects of earthquake shaking are resisted by vertical frame elements or wall elements that are connected to
horizontal elements (diaphragms) at the roof and floor levels. The structural elements may themselves comprise
of an assembly of elements such as columns, beam, wall piers, wall spandrels etc. It is important to identify the
failure mechanism for these primary structural elements and define their non-linear properties accordingly. The
properties of interest of such elements are relationships between the forces (axial, bending and shear) and the
corresponding inelastic displacements (displacements, rotations, drifts). Earthquakes usually load these elements
in a cyclic manner as shown in Fig. 2. For modeling and analysis purposes, these relationships can be idealized
as shown in Fig. 3 using a combination of empirical data, theoretical strength and strain compatibility.

4.2 Capacity spectrum method


One of the methods used to determine the performance point is the Capacity Spectrum Method, also
known as the Acceleration-Displacement Response Spectra method (ADRS). The Capacity Spectrum method
requires that both the capacity curve and the demand curve be represented in response spectral ordinates. It
characterizes the seismic demand initially using a 5% damped linear-elastic response spectrum and reduces the
spectrum to reflect the effects of energy dissipation to estimate the inelastic displacement demand. The point at
which the Capacity curve intersects the reduced demand curve represents the performance point at which
capacity and demand are equal.

4.3 Time history method


Time-History Analysis shall be performed with no fewer than three data sets (two horizontal
components or, if vertical motion is to be considered, two horizontal components and one vertical component)
of appropriate ground motion time histories that shall be selected and scaled from no fewer than three recorded
events. Appropriate time histories shall have magnitude, fault distances, and source mechanisms that are
consistent with those that control the design earthquake ground motion. Where three appropriate recorded
ground motion time history data sets are not available, appropriate simulated time history data sets may be used
to make up the total number required. For each data set, the square root of the sum of the squares (SRSS) of the
5%-damped site-specific spectrum of the scaled horizontal components shall be constructed. The data sets shall
be scaled such that the average value of the SRSS spectra does not fall below 1.4 times the 5%-damped
spectrum for the design earthquake for periods between 0.2T seconds and 1.5T seconds (where T is the
fundamental period of the building). Where three time history data sets are used in the analysis of a structure,
the maximum value of each response parameter (e.g., force in a member, displacement at a specific level) shall
be used to determine design acceptability. Where seven or more time history data sets are employed, the average
value of each response parameter may be used to determine design acceptability.

V. Analysis and result


5.1 Description of building
In the present work, a four storied reinforced concrete frame building situated in Zone IV, is taken for
the purpose of study. The plan area of building is 10 x 8 m with 3.5m as height of each typical storey. It consists
of 2 bays of 5m each in X-direction and 2 bays of 4m each in Y-direction. Hence, the building is symmetrical
about both the axis. The total height of the building is 14m. The building is considered as a Special Moment
resisting frame.

5.2 Symmetrical building with shear wall


Shear wall is modeled as shell element. Thickness of shear wall is taken equal to 130mm. As the
building is symmetric shear wall is provided in one bay of building frame.

5.3 Base force


The base force for the four-storey building with different combination of element reinforcement at
various floor levels. It is observed that with increase in reinforcement of beams only, there is a very minimal
percentage change in the base force varying from 1.28% to -3.27%, which the structure can carry. However,
with the increase in reinforcement of storey columns, there is quite an appreciable change in the base force
carrying capacity of the structure. Further there is a decline of 4.63% in the base force capacity, when shear wall
is provided in one bay of building frame. The combination of change of reinforcement in beams and columns
both show a small increase in base force capacity.
Base shear decreases by 7.55% when shear wall is provided in one bay of structure.

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5.4 Roof Displacement


The Roof displacement for the four-storey building with different combination of element
reinforcement at various floor level. It is observed that by increasing the reinforcement of beams only, there is a
decrease in the roof displacement up to 3rd storey and after 3rd storey there is no change. The percentage
change varies from 1.89% to 13.59%. However, the trends shown by increasing the reinforcement of columns
only is a substantial decrease in the roof displacement which varies from 0.6% to 21.08%. The combination of
increase of reinforcement of beams and columns both, show a little increase in the roof displacement up to 2nd
storey and after 3rd storey it slightly decreases up to 4th storey.
There is a predominant decrease (63.36%) in roof displacement when shear wall is provided in
building.

Fig. 1 Shear wall in symmetrical building

5.5 Unsymmetrical building with shear wall


Shear wall is modeled as shell element. Thickness of shear wall is taken equal to 130mm. The building is
unsymmetrical and there are two case of providing shear wall.
1) Shear wall on along smaller side
2) Shear wall on along longer side

Fig.2 Shear wall along smaller side

Fig.3 Shear wall on along longer side

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5.6 Base force


The base force for the four-storey building with different combination of element reinforcement at
various floor levels.
It is observed that with increase in reinforcement of beams only, there is a nominal percentage change
in the base force varying from 0.07% to -8.46%, which the structure can carry. However, with the increase in
reinforcement of storey columns, there is quite an appreciable change in the base force carrying capacity of the
structure. The combination of change of reinforcement in beams and columns both show a consistent increase in
base force capacity.
Further there is a decline of 4.3% in the base force capacity, when shear wall is provided on the larger
side of the building frame, whereas when it is provided on the smaller side there is a substantial decrease of
7.97%.

5.7 Roof Displacement


The Roof displacement for the four-storey building with different combination of element
reinforcement at various floor levels. It is observed that by increasing the reinforcement of beams only, there is
a decrease in the roof displacement up to 3rd storey and after 3rd storey there is no change. The percentage
change varies from 11.39% to 42.66%. However, the trends shown by increasing the reinforcement of columns
only is a substantial increase in the roof displacement which varies from 9.09% to 30.01%. The combination of
increase of reinforcement of beams and columns both show a little increase in the roof displacement up to 2nd
storey and after 3rd storey it slightly decreases up to 4th storey.
There is a predominant decrease of 59.09% in roof displacement when shear wall is provided on the larger
side of the building frame, whereas when it is provided on the smaller side the decrease is 58.92%.

Table 1 Base and displacement decreases after providing shear wall


Element Symmetrical Unsymmetrical building
building Shear Shear wall
wall Smaller
larger side
side
7.55%
Base shear 7.97% 4.3%
Roof
63.36% 55.4% 58.15%
displacement

VI. Conclusion
1) Provision of shear wall results in a huge decrease in base shear and roof displacement both symmetrical
building and un-symmetrical building.
2) In L-shaped building when shear wall is provided on the larger side of the building results in a decrease of
4.3% in base shear and 58.15% in roof displacement and when provided on smaller side results in a decrease of
7.97% in base shear and 55.43% in roof displacement. Hence in unsymmetrical buildings shear wall must be
provided on smaller side of building.
3) The performance based seismic design obtained by above procedure satisfies the acceptance criteria for
immediate occupancy and life safety limit states for various intensities of earthquakes.
4) Performance based seismic design obtained leads to a small reduction in steel reinforcement when compared
to code based seismic design (IS 1893:2002) obtained by STAAD.Pro.

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