| Author | Talpur, Mir Shabir Ali |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Engineering in
Structural Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Reinforced concrete residential buildings are a common occurrence in developing countries.
Due to lack of expertise in both design and construction these buildings are designed and
constructed to resist only gravity loads. These gravity load designed residential buildings can
cause heavy human causalities if they are subjected to earthquakes. In this study a typical midrise
residential building with reinforced concrete frame and shear wall designed only to resist
gravity loads was selected. This residential building is located in Pakistan a country in which
severe earthquakes occur. A nonlinear model of this building was constructed in Perform 3D
and performance of the building was evaluated using nonlinear dynamic time history analysis
and modal pushover analysis. It was found that the building was not able to resist UBC 97
zone 2 site class D earthquakes which are of moderate level. More over the response of the
building was dominated by flexure. The results from nonlinear dynamic time history analysis
and modal pushover analysis showed good agreement. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pennung Warnitchai; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Punchet Thammarak;Anwar, Naveed ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT Fellowship; |