| Author | Khan, Zeba |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ST-19-14 |
| 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 |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ST-19-14 |
| Abstract | Masonry is a common material for building construction but is known for its seismic vulnerability. Although, masonry structures act as good load bearing structure but shows poor flexural strength. Masonry construction is one of the oldest construction techniques in rural as well as urban areas masonry. However, rapid growth of construction industry has caused growth in the demand for space. In cities, lack of availability and high cost of land has led to the construction of structures which are close to each other due to which they often strike with each other which is known as Pounding. Some researchers believe pounding to be beneficial for the buildings as a central building can transfer some of its earthquake loads to the adjacent buildings. This study focuses on the development of analytical model for the formulation of masonry buildings in contact and investigate the effects of structural pounding when buildings are constructed in a row. Three typical low-rise masonry buildings have been selected from a highly active zone in India. Nonlinear modeling of the buildings has been done in Etabs 2016 with the help of layer shell element. After that the selected buildings were modelled adjacent to each other to form a row of buildings. Also, linear spring element has been used to simulate the effect of gap between buildings. Modal analysis, Response spectrum analysis and modal pushover analysis have been performed in order to assess the seismic response of all the isolated as well as connected buildings. Buildings when connected to each other in different configurations shows an improve in the seismic response. A building having higher responses when connected to a similar building having lower response, its performance as well as the load carrying capacity increases because buildings in connection share their loads during pounding. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ST-19-14 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Punchet Thammarak;Anwar, Naveed; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Pennung Warnitchai;Thanakorn Pheeraphan,; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |