I have attached a simple building sdb file. as my building is symmetrical and load are also symmetrical about y-axis i was supposed to get equal reinforcement in both lines of grid but results are some little different. Please anybody take interest in this matter? any suggestion will be...
@hokie66
Yes you are right minimum thickness is 8" for double reinforcement, i was wrong here. :D. I also don't use minimum % of steel in column. In other had shear wall is at basement only so i guess its not problem, is it? Actually i don't consider share wall at basement level for analysis...
its RCC moment resisting frame, and yes the earth pressure is balanced on all side of the building. it is excavated on plane ground with no GWT problem, soil is gravel mix silty. I have attached my sap2000 v14.0.2 *.sk2 and *.sdb file as well. Its just normal rcc building structure. (note a size...
My problem is very simple. Generally my buildings have following dimensions.
Building type: RCC Basement + 5 storied.
General column size used 14" x 14" at perimeter and 16" x 16" and some time 18" x 18" at internal.
Concrete used M25 in column and M20 in beam and slab
Re-bar used are TMT fe500...
