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IJESRT
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & RESEARCH
TECHNOLOGY

Analysis and Design of Earthquake Resistant Multi-Storied Braced R.C.C. Building

using NISA Software
Shrikant Harle
Department of Civil Engineering, Prof. Ram Meghe College of Engineering, Amravati (M.S.), India
shrikantharle@gmail.com
Abstract
In the developing world, advanced building construction technology plays vital role. In the present work
the construction of multistoried R.C.C. building with the help of NISA software to match the construction
technology with the pace of the world has been chosen. The behavior of R.C.C. building subjected to earthquake
forces has been obtained. The IS 1893:2000 (Part I) for R.C.C. building in zone III is used for the better
performance of building during and after earthquake. The results obtained for different three cases i.e. normal
loading, earthquake loading and earthquake loading applied to braced and unbraced building.
Keywords: Analysis, design, software, R.C.C. building.

I. Introduction
The analysis and design of the multi-story
building is very difficult by manual calculations. So this
problem is solved using different software like SAP,
BUILDMASTER, STRUDS, STAAD-PRO, STRAP,
NISA, E-TABS, etc which are available in the market.
This software can analyze and design the structure easily
with minimum time. They provide the detail design
results with drawings.
NISA family of program version 14.0
Numerical Integrated System Analysis (NISA)
is a truly integrated and extremely user friendly software
for civil engineers for geometric and finite element
modeling, structural analysis, design and detailing of
reinforced concrete and steel structures. NISA / Civil
incorporate a variety of structural modeling options
including structure primitives and AUTOCAD interface.
It interfaces with the powerful NISA-II finite element
package for different types of analyses including static,
non-linear and dynamic and advanced dynamics.

II. Literature Review

Effectiveness of shear wall had been studied [6]
with the help of four different models. An earthquake
load was applied to a building of ten stories located in
zone II, zone III, zone IV and zone V. Parameters like
lateral displacement; story drift and total cost required
for ground floor were calculated. It was observed that in
10 storey building, constructing building with shear wall
in short span is economical as compared with other
models. By providing shear walls at adequate locations
subsequently reduces the displacement due to
earthquake.

The study highlights the importance of

explicitly recognizing the presence of the open storey in
the analysis of the building [1]. The error involved in
modeling such building as complete bare frames,
neglecting the presence of infill in the storey, was
brought out through the study of an example building
with different analytical models. Alternative measures
needed to be adopted for such situation. The under-lying
principle of any situation to such a problem was in (a)
increase the stiffness of the first storey such that the first
storey should be at least 50 % as stiff as the second
storey and (b) provide the adequate lateral strength in the
first storey.
In the project [7], study of 25 storeys building in
zone V was presented with some investigation which was
analyzed by changing various location of shear wall for
determining parameters like storey drift, storey shear and
displacement was done by using standard package
ETAB. Creation of 3D building model for both linear
static and linear dynamic method of analysis and
influence of concrete core wall provided at the center of
the building. From the study it was found that in case of
shear wall at exterior corners the structure was subjected
to less displacement against the structure with shear wall
at centre.
A study [4] had been carried out to determine
the optimum configuration of a multi-storey building by
changing shear wall location. Four different cases of
shear wall position for a 25 storey building had been
analyzed as a space frame system using ETAB subjected
to lateral and gravity loading in accordance with UBC
provisions. The lateral displacement of the building was

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uniform for a zero eccentricity case. On the contrary, the

drift was more on grids on one side than that of the
others in case of eccentric shear wall. It was concluded
that the shear wall should be placed at a point by
coinciding centre of gravity and centroid of the building.
The study [5] made the comparison of analysis
and design of a 3-storey hospital building. Several cases
of seismic loads had been applied to the building
separately to represent the different intensity of
earthquake between Malaysia and Indonesia. The result
showed that the same building can withstand any
intensity of earthquake. It meant that the buildings are
suitable to be built in any area located near the epicenter
such as Indonesia, or at a distant from the epicenter like
Malaysia. The comparison of design due to all cases
showed that the design for building located near the
epicenter need more steel reinforcement to resist the
bending moment.

Fig. 1 Plan of the building

III. Results and Comparison

The 14-storey building is analyzed and designed
for the seven load combinations. The design results of
the slab, beam, column and footing are obtained for the
critical load combination of 1.5 X (DL-SL).The data
used for the analytical study comprising all the models is
shown in the following table.
Table 1: Analysis data for all models

Particulars
Plan dimension
Total height of building
Height of each storey
Size of beams
Size of Columns
Size of bracings
Thickness of slab
Thickness of walls
Seismic Zone
Soil Condition
Importance Factor
Performance factor
Fundamental time period
Floor Finishes
Live load at roof level
Live load at all floors
Grade of concrete
Grade of main steel
Grade of distribution steel
Density of concrete
Density of brick masonry

Values
9mX9m
42 m
3m
230 X 500 mm
230 X 550 mm
230 X 230 mm
120 mm
230 mm
III
Medium soil
1
1
1.5
1 Kn/m2
3 Kn/m2
3 Kn/m2
M30
Fe415
Fe250
25 Kn/m3
19 Kn/m3

Fig. 2 Elevation

Fig. 1 shows the plan of the 14 storey building

designed by NISA software. The elevation of the
building with the cross bracings is shown in the fig no. 2.
The layout of the footing is shown in the fig. no 3, which
is generated by the software in AUTOCAD file. Also the
fig. no 4 shows the details of the beam which is analyzed
as well as designed by software and generated in the
AUTOCAD file. This shows that through the software
separate drawings are made for different structural
elements even though all of them are designed in the
same session. AUTOCAD drawings are present in
different layers and colors for easy identification and

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editing. They can be customized as per the requirements.

Fig.4 Details of beam

Comparison of shear forces and bending

moment in the building model is illustrated as shown
below:

Fig. 3 Layout of the footing

Table 2: Comparison of shear force, bending moment and axial force at bottom portion

Particulars
Shear Force (N)
Bending
moment
(Nmm)
Axial force (N)

Building
with
Normal Loading
130
5164301

Building
with
Earthquake Loading
1342
6377338

Building
bracing
1342
6958906

945638

1247043

1247043

without

Building
bracing
1275
6377338

with

1425429

Table 3: Comparison of shear force, bending moment and axial force at middle portion

Particulars
Shear Force (N)
Bending
moment
(Nmm)
Axial force (N)

Building
with
Normal Loading
230
8277735

Building
with
Earthquake Loading
746
14802254

Building
bracing
746
14802254

447721

582599

582599

without

Building
bracing
243
9944516

with

553927

Table 4: Comparison of shear force, bending moment and axial force at top portion

Particulars
Shear Force (N)
Bending
moment
(Nmm)
Axial force (N)

Building
with
Normal Loading
680
9055064

Building
with
Earthquake Loading
1289
16708391

Building
bracing
1289
16708391

68983

91005

91005

without

Building
bracing
74
11040603
79714

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Table 5: Comparison of maximum drift

Particulars
Building with Earthquake Loading (mm)
Building with bracing (mm)

Values
36.81
27.12

IV. Conclusion
The building is designed for different three
cases i.e. normal loading, earthquake loading and
earthquake loading applied to braced and unbraced
building. Based on the results of the analysis and designs
following conclusions are obtained:
NISA is good software for analysis and design
of earthquake resistant building. GUI interface
is easy to be used. It can be said that software is
user friendly. It incorporates all necessary I.S.
codes. It also provides AUTO-CAD drawing for
explanation.
Soft drift decrease by 26.3% for braced building
in comparison to unbraced building for
earthquake loading.
Bracing reduces distortion of frame and because
of reduced distortion drift reduced.
Distortion for braced building is found to be
lesser as compared to unbraced building and
hence moments are also found to be less.

without shear wall, International journal of

modern engineering research, vol 3, issue3.
[7] Shahzad Jamil Sardar and Umesh N. karadi
(2013), Effect of change in shear wall location
in shear wall location on storey drift of multistorey building subjected to lateral loads,
International journal of innovative research in
science, engineering and technology, vol 2,
issue 9.

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