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Damages To Structures During Earthquakes
Damages To Structures During Earthquakes
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Column orientation in plan
Direction of
Earthquake
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Heavy Mass at Top
Heavy mass at top should be avoided
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Layout of Mansi Apartment
Mansi Apartment, Ahmedabad
• 4-block, 10 Storey building
•Heavy weight at top; Reportedly
had swimming pool at the top
• 100 t of additional weight on
terrace
• 1 to 1.5 m projections at top floor
• Open Parking floor at Ground
•Columns aligned along N-S
direction
•Tremor was in E-W direction
MANSI Apartment, Ahmedabad
Large projected parts
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Floating column Effects
• Severe stresses at corner junction
• Should be designed for five times
higher seismic forces (IS 1893:1984)
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Plastic hinges in all the
columns of open ground floor
Collapse of Open Ground Floor
Columns
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RCC Wall at corners
Larger size of column
Planning of Building (IS 4326)
Effect of Short column
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Foundation of Building
Foundation (Isolated footings)
Tie Beams
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Foundation systems
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Foundation on liquefiable soil
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Reinforcement
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Reinforcement in RCC
Members
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(IS 13920)
Manfar Village (20km)
Tearing/Tilting of Buildings
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