Comparative Study of Frame Shearwall Building With Different Opening Configurations

Authors

  • Krishna G S M Tech Student, Sree Narayana Institute of Technology, Theppupara, Adoor, Kerala
  • Chaithra S Assistant Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, Sree Narayana Institute of Technology, Theppupara, Adoor, Kerala

Keywords:

Shear Wall, Staggered Openings, Seismic Loads, Finite Element Analysis, Response Spectrum Method, ETABS

Abstract

Shear wall buildings are a popular choice in many earthquake prone countries, like Chile, New Zealand and
USA. Shear walls are efficient, both in terms of construction cost and effectiveness in minimizing earthquake damage in
structural and non-structural elements. Door or window openings can be provided in shear walls. In this paper an
attempt is made to analyse the effect of opening configuration and effect of opening size on the seismic behaviour of
shear walls.
This study is carried out on a ten story frame-shear wall building, with the help of finite element software
ETABS, using Response Spectrum method. The comparative results showed that the, time period, top displacement, base
shears, story drift and stress distributions around the openings depend on the openings arrangement system and also on
the size of the opening.

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Published

2017-05-25

How to Cite

Krishna G S, & Chaithra S. (2017). Comparative Study of Frame Shearwall Building With Different Opening Configurations. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 4(5), 455–464. Retrieved from https://ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/2286

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 5 (2017): Volume 4 Issue 5 May 2017

Section

Articles