This problem has occurred in a six story concrete building, 42ft x 100ft. simple plan, regular structure. The strange thing is that all of the sudden the floor marble tiles simply popped out completely.
please see the photograph and plan as attached for illustration
what could be the possible...
if you are using shear wall at one end (very right) make sure you check that the center of the Rigidity, as the building will exhibit large twist in floors.
Your center of Rigidity should be close to center of mass. When you say braced frame ? what is bracing these frames ??
i am sorry it is not Ram Advanse, it is RAM STRUCTURAL SYSTEM.
StructuralEIT
you may be right that its all about the strain in steel, but still if one used a code to design a member, i believe then the relevant clauses should be satisfied.
The frame is being designed as a Special moment...
attached is the desktop shot of the problem i am facing, trying to design this 7 story building as a S.M.R.F. but Ram keeps reminding me that as per 21.4 Pu < As.fc/10 so cannot be designed as a column.
what should i do to satisfy this ? reduce the size of column ?
civilperson
it is in a substantial quake zone. Zone 4, distance from source less than 5 Km. It needs strength for the lateral loading, 88000 people died here, mostly under lateral collapse of non load bearing stone masonry (most common construction technique here).
concretemasonry
i am...
i am working for "Save the children" and have been recently deputed to Pakistan, for a construction project for the (2005) earthquake victims. This school construction project is scatered and is in very remote areas. the construction is hollow concrete block masonry with (non load bearing), nine...
