Nonlinear earthquake assessment of a three story standard school building developed in year 1998 in Sri Lanka : including and excluding masonry infill walls | |
| Author | Mendis, Gunarathna Vidusha Jayamal |
| Call Number | AIT Caps. Proj. no.CIE-14-37 |
| Subject(s) | Buildings--Earthquake effects--Evaluation--Sri Lanka Earthquakes and building--Sri Lanka |
| Note | A capstone project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Caps. Proj. ; no. CIE-14-37 |
| Abstract | Earthquakes are an eminent threat each country face and are capable of rescinding any existing structure to dust in a matter of seconds if proper designing is not done in order to resist these loads. In Sri Lanka which is a third world country with a developing economy, most of the existing structures are constructed without considering seismic activity making them highly vulnerable. In this study the specific focus is on a three story school structure constructed and registered under the Education Ministry of Sri Lanka, which harbors the youth and the future of Sri Lanka for the best part of the day. This study will assess the performance of the said structure under seismic activity which has return periods of 50 year, 475 year and 2475 year. Nonlinear static pushover analysis is used as the analysis method using which the performance of the structure is determined. The aid of the OpenSees nonlinear analysis software will be obtained for the analysis process. Also, the effects infill walls have on a bare frame structure under seismic loading would be discussed. |
| Year | 2014 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Caps. Proj. ; no. CIE-14-37 |
| Type | Capstone Project |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (CIE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Teraphan Ornthammarath ;Punchet Thammarak; |
| Degree | Capstone Project (B.Sc.)-Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 |