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BUET TEST REPORT

EARTHQUAKES
DON’T KILL PEOPLE.
BUILDINGS DO.
- Susan Hough and Lucile Jones, U.S. Geological Survey

BSRM OFFICE ADDRESSES Nepal earthquake, 2015:

Even single-story structures collapsed, killing all the occupants, as the structures were not built to resist earthquakes.
CORPORATE OFFICE:
Ali Mansion, 1207/1099 Sadarghat Road, Chattogram-4000, Bangladesh
Tel: +88 02333354901-10, Fax: +88 02333360301, E-mail: [email protected]
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Nasir Uddin Tower, 4th Floor, Bir Uttam Samsul Alam Road
104/1 Kakrail, Dhaka-1000, Tel: +88 02 8300591-95, Fax: +88 02 8300590
BSRM-SYLHET OFFICE:
Samad Mansion, Mendibag, Upa-Shahar, Sylhet. Tel: +880-0821-721239
Contact: 01714-080544, E-mail: [email protected]

The steel for Special Moment Resisting Frames (SMRF) conforms to

BNBC 2015/ASTM A-706-15/ACI-318-14/BDS ISO 6935 2-Grade 420DWR

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 PRINCIPAL PROPERTIES OF KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR ASTM 706 GRADE 60
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STEEL BDS ISO 6935-2 : 2016 GRADE 420DWR
Key Indicators ASTM 706 Grade 60 (420) BDS ISO 6935-2
60,000 Psi (420MPa)-Minimum, 60000Psi (420MPa)-Minimum,
Effective Elastic Limit Yield strength
78,000 Psi (540MPa)-Maximum 79170Psi (546MPa)-Maximum

Actual Resistance
Ultimate Tensile Strength 80,000 Psi (550MPa)-Minimum 76125 [525 MPa]-Minimum

ry
Actual Yield T/Y Ratio 1.25 (Minimum) 1.25 (Minimum)
Point
Effective Yield 14%-10mm to 20mm (Minimum)
Level Useful Limit of Elongation 12%-22mm to 32mm (Minimum) 16% (Minimum)
Resistance

Displacement 10%-40mm to 50mm (Minimum)

3D-10mm to 16mm, 4D-20mm to 25mm 3D-08 mm to 16mm,
um = uuy Bending Requirements
6D-28mm to 32mm, 8D-40mm to 50mm 6D-20mm to 32mm, 7D-36mm to 50mm

Carbon-0.30% (Max), Manganese-1.50% (Max), Carbon-0.30% (Max), Manganese-1.50% (Max),

Steel Chemistry Phosphorus-0.035% (Max), Sulfur-0.045% (Max), Phosphorus-0.04 (Max), Sulfur-0.04% (Max)
Silicon-0.50% (Max), Carbon Equivalent-0.55% (Max) Silicon-0.55% (Max), Carbon Equivalent-0.56% (Max)
uy Displacement um

WEIGHT CHART (REBAR) BDS ISO 6935-2-2016

REGULAR LENGTH 12 METER/39.5 FEET
Earthquake resistant steel should display elastic properties within the design limits of the
structural element, e.g. Columns or Beams. Diameter(mm) Area Square(mm) Kg/Meter Meter/Ton Feet/Ton Feet/Kg
8 50.27 0.39 2534.31 8312.55 8.3
The steel should further display excellent post-yield behavior by strain-hardening. This means 10 78.54 0.61 1621.96 5320.03 5.3
the steel should have a Tensile to Yield ratio over 1.25. 12 113.10 0.88 1126.36 3694.46 3.7
16 201.06 1.57 633.58 2078.13 2.1
Building elements constructed with steel having high Tensile-Yield ratios have the capacity to
20 314.16 2.46 405.49 1330.00 1.33
develop ‘plastic hinges’ by undergoing ‘inelastic rotations’.
22 380.13 2.98 335.12 1099.18 1.10

Inelastic rotations of building frame elements prevent catastrophic collapse of a building in 25 490.87 3.85 259.51 851.20 0.85
28 615.75 4.83 206.88 678.57 0.68
case of an earthquake.
32 804.25 6.31 158.39 519.53 0.52
BSRM Ultima is a steel reinforcement for Special Moment Resisting Frames (SMRF) for the 40 1256.64 9.86 101.37 332.50 0.33
construction of earthquake resistant structures in the country’s most active seismic zones. 50 1963.50 15.41 64.88 212.80 0.21

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