Calculating Bending stiffness of entire section of a building
Calculating Bending stiffness of entire section of a building
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Hi,
I have to carry out a seismic analysis for an existing multi storey building and I have to use engineering judgement to calculate the bending stiffness EI of the entire section of the building ( 20 storeys, 2 bays, one bay is "X" braced. Any ideas?
I will appreciate any of your help.
I have to carry out a seismic analysis for an existing multi storey building and I have to use engineering judgement to calculate the bending stiffness EI of the entire section of the building ( 20 storeys, 2 bays, one bay is "X" braced. Any ideas?
I will appreciate any of your help.
RE: Calculating Bending stiffness of entire section of a building
In any case, you could do the following:
1. Calculate the moment of inertia of a cross section (plan) of the building based on the column size and location. Then simply calculate the deflection of the building as if it were a beam cantilevered at the base. (The beam consisting of all of the columns)
2. Similar to 1 above, but neglect contribution of the columns. Look at it as if the braced bays form a vertical truss and calculate the deflection at the tip of the cantilevered truss.
3. Combine the effects of 1 and 2 above
Note that this is a very crude method and more of a classroom exercise.
RE: Calculating Bending stiffness of entire section of a building
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: Calculating Bending stiffness of entire section of a building
RE: Calculating Bending stiffness of entire section of a building
Kamal Safa, PhD
Ecole Polytechnique