PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY

ACME ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Sitapaila, Kathmandu

A project proposal on:

SEISMIC RESISTANT DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF RESIDENTIAL

BUILDING

Submitted by: Submitted To:

……………………….. Department of Civil Engineering

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of the project is concerned with structural analysis and seismic resistant
design of a Residential Building. The intended use and occupancy, structural safety,
fire safety, and compliance with hygienic sanitation and ventilation along with
daylights standards are the main functions of the building which need to be performed
satisfactorily. The project is based on reflection of inner and outer features along
parameters of building. The design of the building depends upon the minimum
requirements prescribed for each of the above functions.

Structural design is carried out initially by Preliminary Design and then Detail
Design. A preliminary design is carried out for the structural components of the
building using code IS-456 and SP-16. Then the load calculation is done using IS-
875(Part-I) for dead loads, IS-13920 for ductile detailing, IS-1893 for seismic
resistant design. The loads acting on the building comprise of dead loads (DL), live
loads (LL or IL) and earthquake loads (EL). After identification and evaluations of all
the loads acting on the building, analysis of structure is done by providing different
load combinations in software called Etabs.

The project will commence within the above-mentioned criteria and strength along
with serviceability will be checked. If the conditions are ok, the final output of the
project as a detailed drawing will be obtained, else certain changes in the design will
be worked out.

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CONTENTS:

1: INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................

2: BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................

3: OBJECTIVES..................................................................................................................

4: SCOPES...........................................................................................................................

5 LITERATURE REVIEW.................................................................................................

6: DESIGN PHILOSOPHY.................................................................................................

7: METHODOLOGY..........................................................................................................

8: WORKING SCHEDULE................................................................................................

9: EXPECTED OUTCOME..............................................................................................

10: REFERENCES............................................................................................................

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The basic aim of the structural design is to build a structure, which is safe, fulfilling
the intended purpose during its estimated life span, economical in terms of initial and
maintenance cost, durable and also maintaining a good aesthetic appearance.

A building is considered to be structurally sound, if the individual elements and the

building as a whole satisfy the criteria for strength, stability and serviceability and in
seismic areas additional criteria for ductility and energy absorption capabilities.

The overall building must be strong enough to transfer all loads through the structure
to the ground without collapsing or losing structural integrity by rupture of the
material at the critical sections, by transformation of the whole or parts into
mechanisms or by instability.

Failure of one structural element (e.g., due to explosions or collisions) should not
cause progressive collapse of the entire structure. Such a building will normally have
alternate load paths or mechanisms to transfer loads safely to the foundation.

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2.0 BACKGROUND

❖ Nepal lies between the meeting point of Eurasians and Indian tectonics plate.

❖ Nepal Lies in Seismically Active Zone III, IV and mostly V.

❖ Core cities are rapidly growing unplanned and with haphazard construction.

❖ Weak material (i.e easily available resources) were used and design

parameters were not considered.

❖ No availability and knowledge of R.C.C.

❖ Buildings must resist the unpredicted natural high loads, especially earthquake

load. So, the concept of seismic resistant buildings was introduced after a long
research and experiments.

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1.0 OBJECTIVES

⮚ To carry out preliminary design of building elements and calculation of load.

⮚ To carry out complete analysis and design of the main structural element of the

building.

⮚ To carry out drawing of different building elements (column, beam, slab,

staircase, footing, e.t.c).

⮚ Sectional design of structural members.

⮚ Modeling of buildings for structural analysis.

Preparation of detailed structural drawing of the design.

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2.0 SCOPE

► Preliminary design of geometry of structural members with the help of

architectural drawing.

► Determination of the structural system of the building to undertake the vertical

and horizontal load.

► Identification of the load cases and the load combination cases.

► Understanding the requirements of seismic resistant design and relevant seismic

codes.

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3.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
Every engineering design is the outcome of the past experiences and
observations. It is necessary to justify the result of the analysis and design properly
with reference to the pre-existing standard results or the past experiences. Structural
design is the methodical investigation of the stability, strength and rigidity of
structures. The basic objective in structural analysis and design is to produce a
structure capable of resisting all applied loads without failure during its service life.

Safe design of structures can be achieved by applying the proper knowledge of

structural mechanics and past experiences. It is needed to provide authentic reference
to the design made (i.e., the design should follow the provision made in codes of
practices.)

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4.0 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY:
Use of codes also keeps the designer to the safe side in case the structure fails within
its service life. For this design, certain references and criteria are taken from the
literatures discussed below:

⮚ Indian Standard (IS) Codes of Practice:

For the analysis and design of the building references have been made to Indian
Standard code since National Building Codes of Nepal do not provide sufficient
information and refer frequently to the Indian standard codes. Indian Standard codes
used in the analysis and design of this building are described below:

● IS:875- 1987 (Reaffirmed 2003)- Code of Practice for Design Loads (Other

than Earthquake) for Buildings and Structures.

● IS 1893 (Part 1): 2002 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures

(General Provision and Building)

● IS 13920: 1993 (Reaffirmed 2003) Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete

Structures subjected to Seismic Force- Code of Practice

● IS 456: 2000 (Reaffirmed 2005) Plain and Reinforced Concrete – Code of

Practice

II. SP 16: Design Aids for Reinforced Concrete to IS 456-1978:

III. Textbooks of RCC Design and Earthquake Engineering

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5.0 METHODOLOGY

The building will be analyzed as a space frame. ETAB will be adopted as a basic tool
for the execution of analysis. The design of various structural members will be
executed based on the analysis by limit state method of design using various codes
available and approved by Nepal Government.

Following methods will be adopted:

I. Desk Study
II. Field Visit
III. Design and analysis
IV. Report preparation

I. DESK STUDY

During the desk study phase, students will collect the reports on similar topics and
will go through them.

II. FIELD VISIT

After desk study, reconnaissance (i.e., preliminary survey of the location) will be done
to collect data and information that will then be used for further procedure.

III. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

During design phase, the available civil engineering computer based software related
to building structures like AUTOCAD, ETAB will be used and the available
architectural drawing will be modified as per engineering design and analysis. And
during analysis phase, under the supervision of the project supervisor, students will
use their so far obtained knowledge of structural course subjects like Applied
mechanics, Strength of materials, Theory of structure,

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Concrete, Masonry structure and Design, Design of Reinforced Cement and Concrete
& relevant codes (IS codes SP16, IS 456:2000) and will design & analyze the
structural components like:

1) Slab
2) Beam
3) Column
4) Shear Wall
5) Staircase
6) Footing

The design and analysis of these structural units will be carried out on the basis of
“Limit State Method of Design”.

IV. REPORT PREPARATION

The final phase will include the arrangement of thus designed and analyzed units and
preparation of the final report. It will be done as the last phase with completion of all
works. It will include the design part and the plans, elevations and detailing of
reinforcement.

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 Flowchart of Methodology

Topic selection

Output

Software design

compare

manual design

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 Detailing

Report preparation

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6.0 TIME SCHEDULE

S.No Activity/Date
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Table 1: Gantt Chart

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7.0 EXPECTED OUTCOME
Main aim of the project work is to acquire knowledge and skill regarding the concept
of constructing residential building. Besides, utilization of analytical methods and
design approaches, application of various available codes of practices is another aim
of the project

work.

After the completion of this project, we expect to:

● Complete architectural plan of the designed building.

● Design values and dimensions of structural components.

● Reinforcement provisions at various tensile and compression members along with

internal stress calculation.

● Dimensions of foundation.

● Detailing of structural components.

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8.0 REFERENCES:

IS 456:2000, Indian Standard Plain and Reinforced Concrete- Code of Practice,

Indian Standards Institution

IS 1893(Part 1):2002, Indian Standard Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of

Structure, Part 1- General Provisions and Buildings, Indian Standards Institution

IS 13920:1993, Indian Standard Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Subjected to Seismic Forces- Code of Practice, Indian Standards Institution

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