Earthquake Resistant

Design
Lecture 11:

Effect of Configuration

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Institute of Engineering
Effect of irregular layout in
plan

vy due to rotation

Total deformation at
distant building corner

Example: L-shape in plan

Effect of irregular layout in
plan
Shape of Building in plan Layout of floor diaphragms

a) less favourable

c) less favourable d) more favourable

b) more favourable
Irregularity in Configuration
Irregularity in Configuration
Irregularity in
Elevation
 Regularity of
buildings
Regularity in Plan
• horizontal stiffness and mass distribution in two
orthogonal directions
• shape in plan shall be compact
• stiffness of slabs as diaphragms is big
Regularity in Elevation
• members of lateral stiffening system shall be
continuous from foundation to top of building
• Horizontal stiffness and mass distribution are constant
across height
 Reality Engineering model
v = displacement

mass m
[to]
v stiffness k
[kN/m]

v
g
ground acceleration v
g(t)
v
g horizontal,
vertical, t
g = ground
(rotations)