SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMNEY USING ABAQUS

REVIEW 1

TEAM MEMBERS
HARIPRASHANT- 103116023
GUIDE: Dr. P. Jayabalan
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
DINESH - 103116017
VANDHANA KRISHNAN-103116091
MUKUNTHESHWARAN-103116097
INTODUCTION
Chimneys are tall and slender structures which are used to discharge
waste/flue gases at a higher elevation with sufficient exit velocity to
disperse into the atmosphere.

It is essential to determine the wind, seismic and other demands of

chimney structures to prevent structural problems which lead to the
collapse of the structure.

The results of this analysis can be used to detect the vulnerable

parts of the chimney and can also be used to enhance the seismic
resistance of the chimney.
 LITERATURE REVIEW

• Past researchers have done analyses of RCC chimney subjected to seismic load by
discretizing the structure using lumped mass criterion where the total mass of a
part is assumed to act at a particular node. But this method of discretization does
not replicate the real-time conditions of the structure.
• Then, the chimney is modelled using beam elements and the analysis is carried
using software like STAAD Pro or SAP2000 which resulted in value closer to the
experimental value.
• Further for more accuracy, the chimney is discretized into several parts using
consistent masses criterion which includes the effect of rigidity to bending, the
cross-section of the element, form factor and shear modulus.
 OBJECTIVE

• To develop a numerical model of a Reinforced Concrete Chimney using a Finite element

software such as Abaqus and evaluate the response of chimney structures subjected to
Dead Load, Live Load, Wind Load and Seismic Load
• To compare the behaviour of different chimney models
• To compare the results obtained from different analytical methods such as the response
spectrum method and time history analysis method
• To detect the vulnerable parts of the chimney
 REFERENCE

• Zhou C, Tian M, Guo K. “Seismic partitioned fragility analysis for high‐rise RC chimney
considering multidimensional ground motion”. Struct Design Tall Spec Build.
2018;e1568.
• Remyasree A R, Megha Vijayan “Non-Linear Seismic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete
Chimney”. SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering ( SSRG – IJCE ) – Volume 3
Issue 8 – August 2016
• T Subramani P Shanmugam “Seismic Analysis And Design Of Industrial Chimneys By
Using Staad Pro”. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications Vol. 2,
Issue 4, July-August 2012
• Rajib Sarkar, Devendra Shrimal and Sudhanshu Goyal “Seismic Analysis of a 275 m Tall
RCC Multi-flue Chimney: A Comparison of IS Code Provisions and Numerical
Approaches”.
THANK YOU!