VALIDATION

For the validation of present work, the pushover curve obtained for Tyagarajar College of engineering, Madurai in the round robin exercise (experiment) conducted by Reactor Safety Division (RSD), of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, at Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore.

Summary of the Building

VALIDATION CONTD..

Overall Geometry of the Validation Model

VALIDATION CONTD..

Material Properties

Pushover Analysis by Tyagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai:

Software used: ETABS Nonlinear hinge properties: The default hinge properties say Default M3-0, Default M3-1 were given. Axial forces not considered. Shear hinge not modeled.

PUSHOVER BEHAVIOUR OF BARE FRAME MODELS

EFFECT DUE TO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF BAYS FOR VARIOUS COLUMN SIZES

10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 0 -2000 -2000 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

10000
8000

Base Shear (kN)

Base Shear (kN)

1X3 636x636 PUSHX 1X4 636x636 PUSHX 1X7 636x636 PUSHX

6000
4000 2000 0 0 0.2 0.4

1X3 636x636 PUSHY 1X4636x636 PUSHY 1X7 636x636 PUSHY 1X10 636x636 PUSHY

1X10 636x636 PUSHX

-4000

Roof Displacement (m)

Roof Displacement (m)

Push X Curve for Column Size 636x636 mm

Push Y Curve for Column Size 636x636 mm

8000 7000

9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0.1 0.2 0.3 0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

Base Shear (kN)

6000

Base Shear (kN)

5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 -1000 0 -2000

1X3 556X556 PUSHY 1X4 556X556 PUSHY 1X7 556X556 PUSHY 1X10 556X556 PUSHY

1X3 556X556 PUSHX

1X4 556X556 PUSHX 1X7 556X556 PUSHX 1X10 556X556 PUSHX

Roof Displacement (m)

Roof Displacement (m)

Push X Curve for Column Size 556x556 mm

Push Y Curve for Column Size 556x556 mm

7000 6000

7000 6000 5000

Base Shear (kN)

4000 3000 2000 1000 0 -1000 -2000 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25

1X3 474X474 PUSHX 1X4 474X474 PUSHX 1X7 474X474 PUSHX 1X10 474X474 PUSHX

Base Shear (kN)

5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 -1000 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

1X3 474X474 PUSHY 1X4 474X474 PUSHY 1X7 474X474 PUSHY 1X10 474X474 PUSHY

Roof Displacement (m) Roof Displacement (m) Push Y Curve for Column Size 474x474 mm

Push X Curve for Column Size 474x474 mm