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Analysis of Multi-Storey Structures Using Sequential

Analysis – A Review
Nikunj D. Banugariya1, S.S.Solanke2
1
M-Tech Student(StructuralEngg.), Department of Civil Engineering, G.H.R.C.E., Nagpur.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, G.H.R.C.E., Nagpur.
[email protected]

Abstract –While analyzing a multi-storey building frame, software included this facility in their analysis and design
conventionally all the probable loads are applied after package. The exterior column in a building is loaded with
modelling the entire building frame. But in practice the frame is roughly one-half of the gravity load to which the interior column
constructed in various stages. Accordingly, the stability of frame
is subjected. In many design practices, however, there is a
varies at every construction stage. Even during construction
freshly placed concrete floor is supported by previously cast tendency to design the exterior columns so as to have cross-
floor by formwork. Thus, the loads assumed in conventional sectional areas nearly equal to the interior ones, since additional
analysis will vary in transient situation. The structural analysis cross-sections are required in the exterior columns to resist the
of multi-storeyed buildings is one of the areas that have forces induced by overturning moments due to lateral loads such
attracted a no. of engineering researchers and designers as winds and earthquakes. This paper is an attempt to summarize
attention. There is one area, however, which has been ignored the work that has been already done pertaining to the
by many previous investigators, i.e., the effects of construction
comparison of conventional analysis and sequential analysis.
sequence in a multi-storey frame analysis. Present review deals
with study of previous literatures done with respect to sequential
analysis. 2. REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES ON
SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS
Key Words: deformations, design forces, conventional
analysis, sequential analysis Sequential analysis which is the subject of research of some
researchers among the world is important while analysis of
building. Some researchers have analyzed building considering
1. INTRODUCTION irregularity of structure while some have analyzed without
considering irregularity of structure. Following is a brief review
Generally engineers, researcher and decision makers have of work that has been done in previous studies of sequential
analysis.
determined the behaviour of structures using linear static elastic Das and Praseeda [1] studied construction stage analysis and
finite element analysis including summations of vertical column conventional analysis for a commercial building of 2B+G+6.
loads. While building height increases in construction phase, the The case study building is modelled in ETABS for construction
structural responses, i.e. axial loads, bending moments and stage analysis. The deformation, bending moment and shear
displacements, of such typical analysis may increasingly diverge force are considered in the study for comparison between
from actual behaviour. Time-dependent, long-term, conventional analysis and construction stage analysis. In
deformations in response to construction sequence can cause conventional analysis dead loads, live loads, wind loads and
redistribution of responses that would not be computed and seismic loads are applied simultaneously to the entire complete
considered by conventional methods. This analysis was complex structure. In construction stage analysis, dead loads are applied
in nature and so many parameters have to be taken into account in a sequential manner, Since the difference exists only in the
during analysis. But now advancement of finite element application of dead load. So only dead load and live load
modelling and simulation has made nonlinear analysis easy, well conditions were considered in this study. It is found from
managed and popular among engineers, researchers and decision comparison results that the deformation, bending moment and
makers which accelerate proper design of structures especially shear force are underestimated for the bottom floors for
high-rise. Construction sequential analysis is becoming an conventional analysis and the same are over estimated in the
essential part during analysis as many well recognized analysis upper floors when compared with construction stage analysis.

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For the seismic analysis zone factor for zone IV and hard soil
type is considered according to IS: 1893 (part1)-2002.
Therefore the analysis result helps to comprehend the
structural responses against load variations for linear static
analysis, time dependent and sequential analysis.

Fig 02: Deformation Vs. Storey for interior column Fig 04: Comparison of Shear Force in beam of RCC and
Steel structure

Fig 05: Comparison of Displacements in RCC and Steel

structure
Fig 03: Deformation Vs. Storey for interior column Finally, a relative study of shear forces(Fig 04), bending
moments and displacements(Fig 05) was done at every story
The effect of column shortening is a major consideration in for conventional model and construction sequence model for
the design and construction of tall buildings, especially in two construction materials RCC and steel respectively using
concrete and composite structural systems. In this study the the finite element analysis software “ETABS version 13”.
column shortening due to applied load is calculated. The
column shortening values of exterior and interior columns Pathan et al. [4] analyzed several numbers of ultistory
shown in fig 02 & fig 03 is found for section for both reinforced concrete building frames of different bay width
conventional analysis and construction stage analysis. and length, storey height and number of stories using
STAAD.pro, followed by the construction stage analysis of
Rao et al. [2] compared results of conventional analysis and each model. Also all full frame models are analyzed for
sequential analysis of LB+UB G+22 storeyed building earthquake forces in Zone – II (IS 1893: 2002). Finally, a
situated in zone III. Main factor considered in present study comparative study of Axial forces, Bending moments, Shear
is Cycle time for floor to floor construction and strength of forces and Twisting moments was done at every storey for
concrete. Analysis is compared for transfer girder and the full frame model (without earthquake forces) and
frame above transfer girder. It is concluded that there is construction stage model (without earthquake forces).
considerable increment in loads and deformations by
sequential analysis than conventional analysis. Pranay et al. [5] studied two cases, in case 1 the
multistoreyed building (22 storied) with floating columns
Shirhatti and Vanakudre [3] studied the effects of linear and transfer girder were analysed as a whole for the
static analysis, time dependent and construction sequential subjected loading and in case 2 the multistoreyed building
analysis for two construction materials RCC and steel. Three (22 storied) with floating columns and transfer girder were
dimensional modeling for 30 storey building of concrete and analysed with reference to the construction sequence or
steel is done and the analysis results are taken for the same. staged construction. A detailed study and comparison of the
variation in deformations and forces was presented for the
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transfer girders, for the floating column on girders and for Sagupta R. Amin and S. K. Mahajan [8] carried out study of
the frames which is above transfer girders. The building is effect of construction sequence analysis on the multistoried
analysed and designed using ETABS software. building. A 5, 7, 9 Storey Building has been analyzed for self
weight using Linear Static Method and Construction Sequence
Chang-koon Choi et al. [6] dealt with the bending moments Method using ETABS. The parameters such as moment,
and shear forces that induces in the members of the frame by axial load, displacement, shear etc. have been studied under
the differential column shortening, taking into account the earthquake forces and wind forces, with and without CSA. From
construction sequence and the sequential application of dead the study it is found that while analyzing, Construction Sequence
weight in the analysis. 57-story building (Republic Bank Analysis is proved to be critical for columns and beams.
Center, Korea) is used for analysis purpose. The entire frame
is analyzed by “one substructure at a time” approach in the CONCLUSIONS
reverse order of construction. Numerical examples of two
high-rise buildings clearly show the significance of the From the above discussion, it can be concluded that a large
number of research studies have addressed sequential analysis as
differential column shortening effects. The results obtained
an important factor to be considered while designing the
in this study have shown that the differential column structure. Majority study have found the results related to
shortening and the bending moments induced by it in the displacements, base shear, moments of the structure while load
gravity analysis of entire frame are very significant and is applied.
should not be neglected in the analysis of the high-rise Some researchers have considered the vertical irregularity of
buildings. structure by designing a floating column and creating a transfer
Yousuf Dinar et al. [7] have analysed rigid frame structures girder. From the comparison results it is found that for
conventional analysis results are underestimated for the bottom
of both concrete and steel model of different configurations
floors and the same are over estimated in the upper floors when
for sequential analysis. The time-dependent effects of creep, compared with construction stage analysis. From the results of
shrinkage, the variation of concrete stiffness with time, column shortening it is found that the value of it is over
sequential loading and foundation settlement were accounted estimated for upper floors and under estimated for lower floors
for by analyzing 12 separate three-dimensional finite- in case of conventional analysis.[1]
element analysis models. Study of results (Fig 05) concluded Some researchers have analysed both RCC and Steel strucutres
that with the increasing story the variation decreases with the while some have analysed only RCC buidings and from their
study it was found that RCC structure in case of sequential
structures constructed with RCC where Steel does not follow
analysis follow an identical order i.e. with the increasing story
any identical order in nonlinear analysis which is shown in the variation decreases but steel structure does not follow any
fig 06. identical order.[7]
Thus, from all studies it is concluded that construction sequential
analysis gives better results as compared to conventional
analysis and therefore it should not be neglected while designing
any structure.

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