CONTENTS
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgements v
Abstract vii
Table of Contents ix
List of Figures 1
List of Tables 2
1. Introduction 7
1.1 Overview 7
1.2 Philosophy behind implication of reduced stiffness 9
1.3 Need of study 9
1.4 Scope of study 10
1.5 Flow of report 10
2. Literature Review 11
3. Methodology 13
3.1 Procedure/ Methodology 13
3.2 Hypothetical Cases 13
3.3 Real Cases 15
4. Results 19
4.1 Displacement/Drift 19
4.1.1 Drift for model with plan aspect Ratio 1:1 19
4.1.2 Drift for model with plan aspect Ratio 2:1 24
4.1.3 Drift for G+7 residential building 29
4.1.4 Result Discussion of Displacement/Drift 31
4.2 Column 32
4.2.1 Columns results for model with plan aspect Ratio 1:1 for static analysis 32
4.2.2 Columns results for model with plan aspect Ratio 2:1 for static analysis 34
4.2.3 Columns results for model with plan aspect Ratio 1:1 for dynamic analysis 38
4.2.4 Columns results for model with plan aspect Ratio 2:1 for dynamic analysis 40
4.2.5 Columns results for G+7 residential building 44
4.2.6 Result Discussion of columns 47
4.3 Beams 49
4.3.1 Beams results for model with plan aspect Ratio 1:1 for static analysis 49
4.3.2 Beams results for model with plan aspect Ratio 2:1 for static analysis 55
4.3.3 Beams results for G+7 residential building 67
4.3.4 Result discussion of beams 69
4.4 Beam-Column joint 70
4.4.1 Result discussion of beam-column joint 72
5. Conclusion 73
5.1.1 Future scope of work 73
6. References 74