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1 INTRODUCTION
The basic objective of design of earthquake resistant structure is to resist from collapse
during earthquakes by minimizing the risk of death or injury to people. The earthquake forces are
generated by inertial forces exerted by earthquake waves as they dynamically respond to ground
motion. The earthquake loads are different because of its dynamic nature and are different from other
structural loads. The designer has to consider the earthquakes as strong ground motion and thus
earthquake generated actions are able to solve. A good earthquake engineering design is one where
designer as a control of the building by dictating how the building is respond after analysing. The
earthquake motion records are the main input for designing the earthquake dynamic analysis as a
main part of design of earthquake resistant structures.
A multi-storey building is a vertically cantilevered structure from the ground surface
subjected to lateral forces and gravity loading. It contains mainly frames, shear wall systems and slab
structures, they distribute the lateral forces and axial loads imposed on building. The lateral forces
generated due to inertial forces induced by seismic forces which results in developing shear and
building. These forces can be resisted by use of dual system is one of the most efficient method of
improving the stability of the multi-storey building.
The buildings taller than 12 storeys, the frame action of beam and column is not adequate to
give the required lateral stiffness. However it can be improved by placing shear walls as it very
effective in maintaining stability of multi-storey building under earth quake loading.
KeywordsOMRF, Dual System, Structural Irregularities, Stiffness irregularities,
I.S 1893:2002(Part1) Provisions, Base Shear, Storey Drift

1.1 Objective
In todays booming development of the world in construction technologies, several structural
systems are introducing for resistance to gravity loads and lateral loads coming from the earthquake.
The main objective of this project is to know the structural system which is efficient in
resisting lateral force and providing safety to life of the structure. By comparing with OMRF and
dual system for different patterns with same data, it is easy to conclude the best structural system.

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1.2 Motivation
In previous days of building constructions in India, use of shear wall structural system is very
rare because of scarcity of detailing shear wall in construction and execution. But later on
developments experiments on shear wall system is carried.
Through the experiments later on concluded that the moment resisting frame with shear wall
system provides a sufficient resistance to the wind loads and lateral force. This provides us to find a
comparison in our project on effectiveness of shear wall and OMRF in high seismic zones. In this
dual system the different shear wall systems such as plain shear wall and coupled shear wall systems
are also compared.
1.3 Methodology
For the design and analysis of the structural 2D and 3D models ETABS software is used. The
2D and 3D models are differentiated with different patterns for the analysis and they are listed
below,
2D Models:
Type-1: Ordinary Moment Resistant Frame system [OMRF].
Type-2: OMRF with plain shear wall.
Type-3: OMRF with shear wall plus flat slab.
Type-4: OMRF with coupled shear wall plus flat slab
3D Models:
Case-1: Ordinary Moment Resistant Frame system [OMRF].
Case-2: OMRF with coupled shear wall [shear walls at opposite sides].
Case-3: OMRF with coupled shear wall [shear walls at corners].
Case-4: OMRF with coupled shear wall [shear wall as at channel sections].
Case-5: OMRF with coupled shear wall [shear wall as core wall].
After generating models the analysis is carried and graphs are generated for displacements,
base shear and push over analysis for all the patterns shown above, particularly for the zone-5 with
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zone factor 0.36. The load combinations, static load cases, mass source and earthquake coefficients
are derived in ETABS software.
1.4 Scope of the study:
The present work is focused on seismic response of the structure in high seismic zones.
Seismic zone-5 is considered as the high seismic zone in India, which is having a zone factor of 0.36.
In this zone we can expect a magnitude of the earth quake up to 8 and above. For this reason it is
require to know the type of structural system, in which it is to be safe and results in good
performance of its life.
The ordinary moment resisting frames and dual systems are considered for the analysis. The
different cases of the shear wall systems are analyzed for the displacements, base shear to determine
the system which is safe. The push over analysis is also performed on the structure to know the
seismic performance of the structure.
The ETABS software is used for project work for the analysis and generation of graphs, the
manual calculations are also made to compare with software results.
1.5 Definitions in Earth Quake Resistant Structures: [Earthquake Coefficients]
Intensity of Earthquake: The intensity of an earthquake at a place is a measure of the
strength of shaking during earthquake, and is indicated by a number according to the
Modified Mercalli Scale or M.S.K Scale of Seismic Intensities.

Magnitude of the earthquake: The magnitude of earthquake is a number, which is a
measure of energy released in an earthquake.

Seismic Weight (W): It is the total dead load plus appropriate amounts of specified imposed
load.

Zone Factor (Z): It is a factor to obtain the design spectrum depending on the perceived
maximum seismic risk characterized by Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCE) in the
zone in which the structure is located. The basic zone factors included in this standard are
reasonable estimate of effective peak ground acceleration.

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Structural Response Factors ( Sa/g ): It is a factor denoting the acceleration response
spectrum of the structure subjected to earthquake ground vibrations, and depends on natural
period of vibration and damping of the structure.

Natural Period (T): Natural period of a structure is its time period of undamped free
vibration.

Design horizontal acceleration coefficient (Ah): It is thehorizontal acceleration coefficient
that shall be used for design of structures.

Response Reduction Factor (R): It is the factor by which the actual base shear force that
would be generated if the structure were to remainelastic during its response to the Design
Basis Earthquake (DBE) shaking, shall be reduced to obtain the design lateral force.

Ordinary Moment-Resisting Frame: It is a moment-resisting frame not meeting special
detailing requirements for ductile behavior.

Dual System: Buildings with dual system consist of shear walls(or braced frames) and
moment resisting frames such that:
The two systems are designed to resist the total design lateral force in proportion to their
lateral stiffness considering the interaction of the dual system at all floor levels; and
The moment resisting frames are designed to independently resist at least 25 percent of
the design base shear.

Storey Drift: It is the displacement of one level relative to the other level above or below.

2. LITERATURE SURVEY

Shaikh Abdul Aijaj Abdul Rahman, Girish Deshmukh (2013) : Seismic Response of Vertically
Irregular RC Frame with Stiffness Irregularity at Fourth Floor. Structural engineer's greatest
challenge intodays scenario is constructing seismic resistant structure.Uncertainties involved and
behavior studies are vital for all civil engineering structures. The presence of vertical irregular frame
subject to devastating earthquake is matter of concern. The present paper attempts to investigate the
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proportional distribution of lateral forces evolved through seismic action in each storey level due to
changes in stiffness of frame on vertically irregular frame. As per the Bureau of Indian Standard
(BIS) 1893:2002(part1) provisions, a G+10 vertically irregular building is modeled as an simplified
lump mass model for the analysis with stiffness irregularity at fourth floor. To response parameters
like story drift, story deflection and story shear of structure under seismic force under the linear static
& dynamic analysis is studied. This analysis shows focuses on the base shear carrying capacity of a
structure and performance level of structure under severer zone of India. The result remarks the
conclusion that, a building structure with stiffness irregularity provides instability and attracts huge
storey shear. A proportionate amount of stiffness is advantageous to control over the storey and base
shear. The soft computing tool and commercial software CSI-ETABS (version 9.7) is used for
modeling and analysis.

Anantwad Shirish, Prof.M.R.Wakchaure ,Rohit Nikam : Effect of Plan Irregularity on High-rise
Structures : This paper aims at studying description of different plan irregularities by analytical
method during seismic events. In all the studied systems from which dual system is chosen for
analysis and studying its effects on different irregularities in which analysis is based on the variation
of displacements, with respect to structural systems. Analyses have been done to estimate the seismic
performance of high rise buildings and the effects of structural irregularities in stiffness, strength,
mass and combination of these factors are to be going to be considered. The work describes to the
irregular plan geometric forms that are repeated more in the metro city areas such as Mumbai like T-
section and Oval Shape plan geometry. These irregular plans were modelled in ETABS 9.7v
considering 35 and 39 storied buildings, to determine the effect of the plan geometric form on the
seismic behaviour of structures with elastic analyses. Also, effects of the gust factor are considering
in T-shape and Oval Shape plans. Although these affects mainly on the architectural plan
configuration, plan irregularity find better structural system solution such as dual system has been
use for structural analysis. In structural configuration shear wall positions located are located in the
form of core and columns are considered as gravity as well as lateral columns. Two types of models
are going to be developed namely strength & serviceability models. In strength model all the lateral
systems (i.e. shear walls and coupling beams) are to be analyzed.



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2.1 Characteristics of Earthquakes:
Earthquakes are caused by the slippage of adjacent plates of the earths crust and the
subsequent release of energy in the form of ground waves. Seismology is based on the science of
plate tectonics, which proposes that the earth is composed of several very large plates of hard crust
many miles thick, riding on a layer of molten rock closer to the earths core. These plates are slowly
moving relative to one another, and over time tremendous stress is built up by friction. Occasionally
the two plates slip, releasing the energy which is known as earthquakes. One of the most well known
boundaries between two plates occurs between the Pacific plate and the North American plate along
the coast of California. Earthquakes also occur in mid plates, but the exact mechanism, other than
fault slippage, is not fully understood.
The plates slip where the stress is maximum, usually several miles below the surface of the
earth. Where this occurs is called the hypocenter of the earthquake. The term heard more often is the
epicenter, which is the point on the earths surface directly above the hypocenter.
When an earthquake occurs, complex actions are set up. One result is the development of
waves that ultimately produce the shaking experienced in a building. There are three types of waves:
P or pressure waves, S or shear waves, and surface waves. Pressure waves cause a relatively small
movement in the direction of wave travel. Shear waves produce a sideways or up-and-down motion
that shakes the ground in three directions. These are the waves that cause the most damage to
buildings. Surface waves travel at or near the surface and can cause both vertical and horizontal earth
movement.
The ground movement can be measured in three ways: by acceleration, velocity, and
displacement. All three occur over time, with most earthquakes lasting only a few seconds. It is the
acceleration of the ground that induces forces on a structure.
The interaction of the various waves and ground movement is complex. Not only does the
earth move in three directions, but each direction has a different, random acceleration and amplitude.
In addition, the movement reverses, creating a vibrating action. Even though there is vertical
movement which is to be neglected under certain types of seismic design. The weight of a structure
is usually enough to resist vertical forces. It is the side-to-side movement that causes the most
damage.[4]



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2.2 Measurement of Earthquakes:
Earthquake strength is commonly measured in two ways: with the Richter Scaleand with the
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. The Richter Scale measures magnitude as an indirect measure of
released energy based on instrument recordings according to certain defined procedures. The scale
runs from zero at the low end and is open at the upper end, although the largest earthquake ever
recorded had a Richter magnitude of nine.
The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale is a measure of an earthquakes intensity. It is an
entirely subjective rating based on the observed damage to structures and other physical effects. The
scale ranges from I to XII, with the upper rating being the most severe. Each scale includes a verbal
description of the effects and damage of an earthquake.
The records obtained by these instruments provide valuable data for research and design of
similar buildings in the same geographical area. The acceleration they measure is usually expressed
as a fraction of the acceleration of gravity, g, which is 32 feet per second. Thus, an earthquake may
be recorded as having an acceleration of 0.55g.[4]

2.3 The Effect of Earthquakes on Buildings:
When an earthquake occurs, the first response of a building is not to move at all due to the
inertia of the structures mass. Almost instantaneously, however, the acceleration of the ground
causes the building to move sideways at the base causing a lateral load on the building and a shear
force at the base, as though forces were being applied in the opposite direction. See Figure below. As
the direction of the acceleration changes, the building begins to vibrate back and forth.
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Fig 2.1: (a) Response of a Building to Earthquake (b) Period of a Building

Theoretically, the force on the building can be found by using Newtons law, which states
that force equals mass times acceleration. Since the acceleration is established by the given
earthquake, the greater the mass of the building, the greater the force acting on it. However, the
acceleration of the building depends on another property of the structure by its natural period.
If a building is deflected by a lateral force such as the wind or an earthquake, it moves from
side to side. The period is the time in seconds it takes for a building to complete one full side-to-side
oscillation. See Fig 2.2 (b). The period is dependent on the mass and the stiffness of the building.
In a theoretical, completely stiff building, there is no movement, and the natural period is
zero. The acceleration of such an infinitely rigid building is the same as the ground. As the building
becomes more flexible, its period increases and the corresponding acceleration decrease. As
mentioned above, as the acceleration decreases, so does the force on the building. Therefore,
flexible, long-period buildings have less lateral force induced, and stiff, short-period buildings have
more lateral force induced.
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As the building moves, the forces applied to it are either transmitted through the structure to
the foundation, absorbed by the building components, or released in other ways such as collapse of
structural elements.
The goal of seismic design is to build a structure that can safely transfer the loads to the
foundation and back to the ground and absorb some of the energy present rather than suffering
damage.
The ability of a structure to absorb some of the energy is known as ductility, which occurs
when the building deflects in the inelastic range without failing or collapsing. The elastic limit is the
limit beyond which the structure sustains permanent deformation. The greater the ductility of a
building, the greater is its capacity to absorb energy.
Ductility varies with the material. Steel is a very ductile material because of its ability to
deform under a load above the elastic limit without collapsing. Concrete and masonry, on the other
hand, are brittle materials. When they are stressed beyond the elastic limit, they break suddenly and
without warning. Concrete can be made more ductile with reinforcement, but at a higher cost.[4]

2.4 The Basic Principles of Earthquake Resistant Design:
Earthquake forces are generated by the dynamic response of the building to earthquake
induced ground motion. This makes earthquake actions fundamentally different from any other
imposed loads. Thus the earthquake forces imposed are directly influenced by the dynamic inelastic
characteristics of the structure itself. While this is a complication, it provides an opportunity for the
designer to heavily influence the earthquake forces imposed on the building. Through the careful
selection of appropriate, well distributed lateral load resisting systems, and by ensuring the building
is reasonably regular in both plan and elevation, the influence of many second order effects, such as
torsion effects, can be minimized and significant simplifications can be made to model the dynamic
building response.
Most buildings can be reasonably considered as behaving as a laterally loaded vertical
cantilever. The inertia generated earthquake forces are generally considered to act as lumped masses
at each floor (or level). The magnitudes of these earthquake forces are usually assessed as being the
product of seismic mass (dead load plus long-term live load) present at each level and the seismic
acceleration generated at that level. The design process involves ensuring that the resistance provided
at each level is sufficient to reliably sustain the sum of the lateral shear forces generated above that
level.[5]

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2.5 Structural Systems to Resist Lateral Loads:

2.5.1 Bearing wall system:
A bearing wall system is a structural system without a complete vertical load carrying space
frame, in which the lateral loads are resisted by shear walls orbraced frames. Bearing walls or
bracing systems provide support for all or most gravity loads. Remember that a space frame is
defined as a three-dimensional structural system, without bearing walls that is comprised of members
interconnected such that it functions as a complete, self-contained unit.

2.5.2 Building Frame Systems:
A building frame system is one with an essentially complete space frame that provides
support for gravity loads in which the lateral loads are resisted by shear walls or braced frames. A
braced frame is a truss system of the concentric or eccentric type in which the lateral forces are
resisted through axial stresses in the members. Just as with a truss, the braced frame depends on
diagonal members to provide a load path for lateral forces from each building element to the
foundation. Fig 2.2(a), shows a simple one-story braced frame. At one end of the building two bays
are braced and at the other end only one bay is braced. As with Fig 2.2 (b), this building is only
braced in one direction and uses compression braces because the diagonal member may be either in
tension or compression, depending on which way the force is applied.
Fig 2.2(b) shows two methods of bracing multi-storey building. A single diagonal
compression member in one bay can be used to brace against lateral loads coming from either
direction. Alternately, tension diagonals can be used to accomplish the same result, but they must be
run both ways to account for the load coming from either direction.

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Fig 2.2: (a) Single Story Braced Frame (b) Multi Story Braced Frame
Braced framing can be placed on the exterior or interior of a building, and may be placed in
one structural bay or several. In a trussed tube building, the diagonals span between several floors of
the building. Obviously, a braced frame can present design problems for windows and doorways, but
it is a very efficient and rigid lateral Force resisting system. [4]

2.5.3 Dual Systems:
A dual system is a structural system in which an essentially complete frame provides support
for gravity loads, and resistance to lateral loads is provided by a specially detailed moment-resisting
frame and shear walls or braced frames. The moment-resisting frame must be capable of resisting at
least 25 percent of the base shear, and the two systems must be designed to resist the total lateral load
in proportion to their relative rigidities.
Horizontal Elements :I n all lateral force-resisting systems, there must be a way to transmit
lateral forces to the vertical resisting elements. This is done with several types of structures, but the
most common way used is the diaphragm. A diaphragm acts as a horizontal beam resisting forces
with shear and bending action.
Other types of horizontal elements include horizontal trussed frames and horizontal moment-
resisting frames. There are two types of diaphragms: flexible and rigid. Although no horizontal
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element is completely flexible or rigid, distinction is made between the two types because the type
affects the way in which lateral forces are distributed.
A flexible diaphragm is one that has a maximum lateral deformation more than two times the
average story drift of that story. This deformation can be determined by comparing the midpoint in-
plane deflection of the diaphragm with the story drift of the adjoining vertical resisting elements
under equivalent tributary load. The lateral load is distributed according to tributary areas. With a
rigid diaphragm, the shear forces transmitted from the diaphragm to the vertical elements will be in
proportion to the relative stiffness of the vertical elements (assuming there is no torsion). If the end
walls in the diagram are twice as stiff as the interior walls, then one-third of the load is distributed to
each end wall and one-third to the two interior walls which is equally divided between these two.
The illustration shows symmetrically placed shear walls, so the distribution is equal. However, if the
vertical resisting elements are asymmetric, the shearing forces are unequal.
Concrete floors are considered rigid diaphragms, as are steel and concrete composite deck
construction. Steel decks may be either flexible or rigid, depending on the details of their
construction. Wood decks are considered flexible diaphragms.[4]

2.5.4 Moment Resisting Frames:
Moment resisting frames typically comprise floor diaphragms supported on beams which link
to continuous columns. The joints between beam and columns are usually considered to be Rigid.
The frames are expected to carry the gravity loads through the flexural action of the beams and the
propping action of the columns. Lateral loads, imposed within the plane of the frame, are resisted
through the development of bending moments in the beams and columns. Framed buildings often
employ moment resistant frames in two orthogonal directions, in which case the column elements are
common to both frames.
Moment resisting frames are well suited to accommodate high levels of inelastic deformation.
When a capacity design approach is employed, it is usual to assign the end zones of the flexural
beams to accept the post-elastic deformation expected, and to design the column members such that
their dependable strength is in excess of the over-strength capacity of the beam hinges, thereby
ensuring they remain within their elastic response range regardless of the intensity of ground
shaking. Moment resisting frames are, however, often quite flexible. When they are designed to be
fully ductile, special provisions are often needed to prevent the premature onset of damage to non-
structural components. [5]
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2.5.5 Braced Frames:
Frames which employ diagonal braces as the means of transmitting lateral load are common
in low-rise and industrial buildings. The bracing elements are typically inclined axially loaded
members which traverse diagonally between floors and column lines. They are very efficient in
direct tension and may also be detailed to accept axial compression although suppression of
compression buckling requires careful assessment of element slenderness. Two major shortcomings
of braced systems are that their inclined diagonal orientation often conflicts with conventional
occupancy use patterns (either internally or across windows or external fabric penetrations); and
secondly they often require careful detailing to avoid large local torsion eccentricities being
introduced at the connections with the diagonal brace being offset from the frame node. A variation
on this form of lateral resisting system is the eccentrically braced frame. This system employs a
horizontal K form of bracing with the central zone of the K acting in flexure as the
tension/compression legs of the brace drive the beam element into direct flexure.[5]

2.5.6 Shear wall systems:
A shear wall is a vertical structural element that resists lateral forces in the plane of the wall through
shear and bending. Such a wall acts as a beam cantilevered out of the ground or foundation, and, just
as with a beam, part of its strength derives from its depth. Figure shows two examples of a shear
wall, one in a simple one story building and another in a multi-storey building.

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Fig 2.3: (a) End Shear Wall and Interior Shear Wall (b) Interior Shear Wall for Bracing in Two Directions
In Fig 2.3 (a), the shear walls are oriented in on direction, so only lateral forces in this direction
can be resisted. The roof serves as the horizontal diaphragm and must also be designed to resist the
lateral loads and transfer them to the shear walls.
This is also shows an important aspect of shear walls in particular and vertical elements in
general. This is the aspect of symmetry that has a bearing on whether torsional effects will be
produced. The shear walls in Fig 2.3(a) show the shear walls symmetrical in the plane of loading.
Fig 2.3(b) Illustrates a common use of shear walls at the interior of a multi-storey building.
Because walls enclosing stairways, elevator shafts, and mechanical chases are mostly solid and run
the entire height of the building, they are often used for shear walls. Although not as efficient from a
strictly structural point of view interior shear walls do leave the exterior of the building open for
windows.
Notice that in Fig 2.3(b) the shear walls in both directions, which is a more realistic situation
because both wind and earthquake forces need to be resisted in both directions. In this diagram, the
two shear walls are symmetrical in one direction, but the single shear wall produces a non-symmetric
condition in the other since it is off center. Shear walls do not need to be symmetrical in a building,
but symmetry is preferred to avoid torsional effects.
Shear walls can be constructed from a variety of materials, but the most common are plywood
on wood framing for residential and small commercial buildings, and concrete for larger buildings.
Reinforced masonry walls can also be used. Shear walls may have openings in them, but the
calculations are more difficult and their ability to resist lateral loads is reduced depending on the
percentage of open area.
The primary function of shear walls is to resist lateral loads although they are often used in
conjunction with gravity frames and carry a proportion of gravity loads. Shear walls fulfill their
lateral load resisting function by vertical cantilever action. It can be seen that both the shear force
and bending moment generated by the earthquake actions increase down the height of the building.
Since shear walls are generally both stiff and can be inherently robust, it is practical to design them
to remain nominally elastic under design intensity loadings, particularly in regions of low or
moderate seismicity. Under increased loading intensities, post-elastic deformations will develop
within the lower portion of the wall (generally considered to extend over a height of twice the wall
length above the foundation support system). This can result in difficulties in the provision of
adequate foundation system tie-down to prevent uplift. The design of rocking foundations is common
with shear walls, although care is required to ensure permanent rotational offsets are avoided
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following an earthquake. A good post-elastic response can be readily achieved within this region of
reinforced concrete or masonry shear walls through the provision of adequate confinement of the
principal reinforcing steel and the prohibition of lap splices of reinforcing bars.
Shear wall structures are generally quite stiff and, as such inter-storey drift problems are rare and
generally easily contained. The shear wall tends to act as a rigid body rotating about a plastic hinge
which forms at the base of the wall. Overall structural deformation is thus a function of the wall
rotation. Inter-storey drift problems which do occur are limited to the lower few floors. A major
shortcoming with shear walls within buildings is that their size provides internal (or external) access
barriers which may contravene the architectural requirements. This problem can be alleviated by
coupling adjacent more slender shear walls. The coupling beams then become shear links between
the two walls and with careful detailing can provide a very effective, ductile control mechanism.[4]
Reinforced concrete buildings often have vertical plate like RC walls called Shear Walls in
addition to slabs, beams and columns. These walls generally start at foundation level and are
continuous throughout the building height. Their thickness can be as low as 150mm, or as high as
400mm in high rise buildings. Shear walls are usually provided along both length and width of
buildings. Shear walls are like vertically-oriented wide beams that carry earthquake loads
downwards to the foundation.[2]
Shear walls have been the most lateral force resisting elements for tall building besides frame
systems. It is an efficient method of ensuring the lateral stability of tall buildings and also efficient
against torsion effects when combined together with frame structures. Their stiffness is such that
sway movement under wind load can be minimized.
The structural forms of shear walls are commonly used in buildings with 10 to 30 story.
Monolithic shear wall can be classified as short, squat or cantilever as in according to their
height/depth ratio. The shear walls may be planner, flanged or core in shape. [1]

2.5.7 Coupled shear walls:
Coupled shear wall is a continuous wall with vertical rows of opening created by windows
and doors, coupled by connecting beams. When two or more shear walls are interconnected by a
system of beams and slabs, the total stiffness of the system exceeds the summation of the individual
wall stiffness because the connecting slab or beam restraints the individual cantilever action by
forcing the system to work as composite unit. Such an interacting shear wall system can be used
economically to resist lateral loads in buildings up to about 40 stories.
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Shear walls may come in many forms and there are various types of opening shape due to
architectural and planning requirement as shown fig below. However, due to ease of analysis, design
and construction, regular shapes with openings throughout thed height are preferred by the
engineers.[1]








Fig 2.4:Typical Arrangement of Elevation

Fig 2.5: Plan Shapes of Shear Wall Structures
2.5.8 Advantages of Shear Walls in RC Buildings:
Properly designed and detailed buildings with shear walls have shown very good
performance in past earthquakes. The overwhelming success of buildings with shear walls in
resisting strong earthquakes is summarized in the quote:
Staggered band Single band Single band
Wide base Three bands Two bands Asymmetric
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We cannot afford to build concrete buildings meant to resist severe earthquakes without
shear walls.
Shear walls in high seismic regions require special detailing. However, in past earthquakes,
even buildings with sufficient amount of walls that were not specially detailed for seismic
performance (but had enough well-distributed reinforcement) were saved from collapse. Shear wall
buildings are a popular choice in many earthquake prone countries, like Chile, New Zealand and
USA. Shear walls are easy to construct, because reinforcement detailing of walls is relatively
straight-forward and therefore easily implemented at site. Shear walls are efficient, both in terms of
construction cost and effectiveness in minimizing earthquake damage in structural and non-structural
non-structural elements (like glass windows and building contents).

2.5.9 Overall Geometry of Shear Walls:
Shear walls are oblong in cross-section, i.e., one dimension of the cross-section is much
larger than the other. While rectangular cross-section is common, L- and U-shaped sections are also
used as shown in fig below. Thin-walled hollow RC shafts around the elevator core of buildings also
act as shear walls, and should be taken advantage of to resist earthquake forces.


Fig 2.6: Different Geometries of Shear Wall

2.6 Aspects of shear walls:
Most of the RC buildings with shear walls also have columns; these columns primarily carry
gravity loads (i.e., those due to self-weight and contents of building). Shear walls provide large
strength and stiffness to buildings in the direction of their orientation, which significantly reduces
lateral sway of the building and thereby reduces damage to structure and its contents. Since shear
walls carry large horizontal earthquake forces, the overturning effects on them are large. Thus,
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design of their foundations requires special attention. Shear walls should be provided along
preferably both length and width. However, if they are provided along only one direction, a proper
grid of beams and columns in the vertical plane (called a moment-resistantframe) must be provided
along the other direction to resist strong earthquake effects.
Shear walls in buildings must be symmetrically located in plan to reduce ill-effects of twist in
buildings. They could be placed symmetrically along one or both directions in plan. Shear walls are
more effective when located along exterior perimeter of the building such a layout increases
resistance of the building to twisting.

2.7 Seismic Zones of India:
The varying geology at different locations in the country implies that the likelihood of
damaging earthquakes taking place at different locations is different. Thus, a seismic zone map is
required to identify these regions. Based on the levels of intensities sustained during damaging past
earthquakes, the 1970version of the zone map subdivided India into five zones I, II, III, IV and V.
The maximum Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity of seismic shaking expected in these zones were V
or less, VI, VII, VIII,and IX and higher, respectively. Parts of Himalayan boundary in the north and
northeast, and the Kachharea in the west were classified as zone V.
The seismic zone maps are revised from time to time as more understanding is gained on the
geology, the seismo-tectonics and the seismic activity in the country. The Indian Standards provided
the first seismic zone map in 1962, which was later revised in 1967 and again in 1970. The map has
been revised again in 2002, and it now has only four seismic zones II, III, IV and V. The areas
falling in seismic zone I in the 1970 version of the map are merged with those of seismic zone II.
Also, the seismic zone map in the peninsular region has been modified. Madras now comes in
seismic zone III as against in zone II in the 1970 version of the map. This 2002seismic zone map is
not the final word on the seismic hazard of the country, and hence there can be no sense of
complacency in this regard.
The national Seismic Zone Map presents a large-scale view of the seismic zones in the
country. Local variations in soil type and geology cannot be represented at that scale. Therefore, for
important projects, such as a major dam or a nuclear power plant , t he seismic hazard is evaluated
specifically for that site. Also, for the purposes of urban planning, metropolitan areas are micro
zoned. Seismic microzonation accounts for local variations in geology, local soil profile.
The current generation of earthquake loading standards uses a single seismic zonation map
with iso-seismal contours to represent the relative seismicity between locations. The product of the
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zone factor, Z, and the lateral acceleration coefficient derived from the design spectrum is used for
design.
2.8 PROJECT DESIGN

Fig 3.1: Flow chart of system design
A dual system is important in high rise buildings to resist the lateral forces coming from
earthquakes. So that the dual systems are effective in high seismic zones. A thorough detail on dual
systems is collected in literature survey to study and implication for the project.
Modeling is carried on the 2D and 3D models through ETABS software with different
structural systems such as OMRF and dual system. In the modeling of these structural systems the
data regarding the frame properties (columns and beams), material properties are assumed according
to the building requirements and earth quake co-efficients are considered from the IS code books.
INTRODUCTION TO OMRF AND DUAL
SYSTEMS
MODELLING [ETABS SOFTWARE]
2D AND 3D MODELS [OMRF AND DUAL
SYSTEMS]
ANALYSIS
GENERATION OF GRAPHS
EQUIVALENT STATIC FORCE METHOD
PUSHOVER ANALYSIS
MANUAL CALCULATIONS [DESIGN
SEISMIC BASE SHEAR]
COMPARISION OF OMRF AND DUAL
SYSTEM

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The analysis is carried through the ETABS software and by generating the graphs for
displacement, base shear and seismic weights. By comparison of all the graphs we can analyse the
structure which can resist the lateral forces. The software and manual calculations are carried for the
equivalent static force method to compare on design seismic base shear at the base.




















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3D MODELLING DATA
CASE 1 ordinary moment resisting frame(OMRF)
Number of floors15+1 terrace roof
Typical storey height 3.0 m
Plinth level 1.5 m from top of the foundation
Total height of the building 46.5 m
Base dimention of the building 50mx40m
Diaphragm are 1400 m
2
at 1 floor level
Grade of concrete M
25

Grade of steel fe
415

Beam 300x450 mm
Column-300X900 mm
Slab 200thk(two way slab)
Live load 3 kn/m2
Live load reduction considered for the design of vertical structural elements
SUPER Dead load 0.75 kn/m
2

Terrace live load 1.5 kn/m
2







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EARTH QUAKE CO-EFFICIENTS: Response reduction factor-3
Importance factor-1
Zone factor-Z=0.10 for zone 2(Low)
Z = 0.16 for zone 3(Moderate)
Z = 0.24 for zone 4(Severe)
Z = 0.36 for zone 5(Very severe)
Time period, Ta = 0.075 h^0.75
= 0.075*46.5^0.75 sec














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fig3.2: 2D plan and 3D view of OMRF
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fig3.3: 2D and 3D view of irregular building with OMRF
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Fig: 3.4 2D plan and 3D view of vertical irregular building with OMRF and shear wall




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Fig: 3.5 2D and 3D view of vertical irregular building with OMRF and shear wall











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Table: 1 storey v/s base shear for model 1 and model 2



0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
STORY
1
STORY
2
STORY
3
STORY
4
STORY
5
STORY
6
STORY
7
STORY
8
STORY
9
STORY
10
STORY
11
STORY
12
STORY
13
STORY
14
STORY
15
STORY
16
STORY VS BASE SHEAR (EQX)
SMRF DUAL SYSTEM
STORY MODEL 1 MODEL 2
STORY 1 118.8661 44.6813
STORY 2 115.4301 41.356
STORY 3 110.6321 37.8306
STORY 4 104.5071 34.2616
STORY 5 97.0649 30.5765
STORY 6 88.6657 26.9017
STORY 7 79.901 23.3474
STORY 8 70.3945 19.7663
STORY 9 60.5799 16.3058
STORY 10 51.0746 13.1223
STORY 11 41.2541 10.0565
STORY 12 31.5495 7.2699
STORY 13 22.5924 4.93
STORY 14 13.7988 2.8857
STORY 15 5.9377 1.2408
STORY 16 0.9304 0.195
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Table2: story v/s base shear of OMRF and dual system


0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
STORY
1
STORY
2
STORY
3
STORY
4
STORY
5
STORY
6
STORY
7
STORY
8
STORY
9
STORY
10
STORY
11
STORY
12
STORY
13
STORY
14
STORY
15
STORY
16
STORY V/S BASE SHEAR (EQY)
SMRF DUAL SYSTEM
STORY MODEL 1 MODEL 2
STORY 1 118.3732 72.638
STORY 2 114.6415 67.3259
STORY 3 109.724 61.8136
STORY 4 103.5238 56.01
STORY 5 96.1261 49.9944
STORY 6 87.8593 43.9615
STORY 7 79.1346 38.1181
STORY 8 69.7483 32.2371
STORY 9 60.0946 26.5345
STORY 10 50.6249 21.2841
STORY 11 40.8956 16.2273
STORY 12 31.3097 11.6214
STORY 13 22.3799 7.7686
STORY 14 13.6952 4.4296
STORY 15 6.0395 1.8271
STORY 16 0.9187 0.2842

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