IJESRT

[Harle, 3(1): January,

2014]
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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 wa

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orm 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.
III. Results and Comparison
The 14-storey building is analyzed and designed for the seven load
beam, column and footing are obtained for the critical load combination of 1.5 X (DLcomprising all the models is shown in the following table.

combinations. The design results of the slab,

SL).The data used for the analytical study

\X

Fig. 2 Elevation

Fig. 1 shows the plan of the 14 storey building designed by NISA software.
bracings is shown in the fig no. 2. The layout of the footing is shown in the fig. no 3,
AUTOCAD file. Also the
analyzed as well as
Table 1: Analysis data for all models
AUTOCAD file. This
Particulars
Values
drawings are made for
Plan dimension
9mX9m
them are designed in the
Total height of building
42 m
in
different layers and colors
Height of each storey
3m
Size ofThey
beams
230asXper
500themm
editing.
can be customized
requirements.
Size of Columns
230 X 550 mm
Size of bracings
230 X 230 mm
Thickness of slab
120 mm
Thickness of walls
230 mm
Seismic Zone
Soil Condition
Medium soil
Importance Factor
Performance factor
Fundamental time period
Floor Finishes
1 Kn/m2
Live load at roof level
3 Kn/m2
Live load at all floors
3 Kn/m2
Grade of concrete
M30
Grade of main steel
Fe415
Grade of distribution steel Fe250
Density of concrete
25 Kn/m3
Density of brick masonry 19 Kn/m3

X
\X
X
A

The elevation of the building with the cross

which is generated by the software in
fig. no 4 shows the details of the beam which is
designed by software and generated in the
shows that through the software separate
different structural elements even though all of
same session. AUTOCAD drawings are present
for easy identification and

X
XX
X

Comparison of shear forces and bending moment in the

building model is illustrated as shown below:

Table 2: Comparison Building

of shear force, bending with
moment
and axial force at with
bottom
portion
Building
Building

culars
ar Force (N)

130
5164301
ding
moment
al force (N)
945638

1342
6377338

1342
6958906

1275
6377338

1247043

1247043

1425429

Table . 3: ComparisonBuilding
of shear force, bendingwith
moment
and axial force atwith
middle
portion
Building
Building

culars
ar Force (N)

230
8277735
ding
moment
al force (N)
447721

680
9055064
ding
moment
al force (N)
68983

Table 5: Comparison of maximum drift

culars
ding with Earthquake Loading (mm)
ding with bracing (mm)

without
Building

746
14802254

746
14802254

243
9944516

582599

582599

553927

Tabje 4: Comparison Building

of shear force, bending with
moment
and axial force at with
topBuilding
portion
Building

culars
ar Force (N)

without
Building

without
Building

1289
16708391

1289
16708391

11040603

91005

91005

79714

with

with

with

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:
S 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.
S Soft drift decrease by 26.3% for braced building in comparison
to unbraced building for earthquake loading.

V. References
[1] Amit V. Khandve, Seismic response of RC frame building
with soft storey, International journal of engineering
research and applications, vol 2, issue 3, pp 2100-2108.
[2] Huang Y, Wang Y, Chen H and Shi Y (2003), Finite element
analysis on seismic properties of mid-high rise braced
frames, world scientific publishing company, pp 1-80.
[3] Kirn K and Yoo C. (2006), Brace forces in steel box girders
with single diagonal lateral bracing system, ASCE journal of
structural engineering , Vol 132, issue 8, pp 1212-1222.

S Bracing reduces distortion of frame and because of reduced

distortion drift reduced.

[4] M. Ashraf, Z. A. Siddiqi and M. A. Javed (2008),

Configuration of multi-storey building subjected to lateral
forces, Asian journal of civil engineering (building and
housing), vol 9, no 5, pp 525-537.

S Distortion for braced building is found to be lesser as

compared to unbraced building and hence moments are also
found to be less.

[5] M. I. Adiyanto, T. A. Majid and S.S. Zaini (2008), Analysis

and design of 3 storey hospital structure subjected to seismic
load using STAAD-PRO, International conference on

construction and building technology, pp 377388.

[6] P. P. Chandurkar and Dr. P. S. Pajgade (2013), Seismic
analysis of RCC building with and
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,
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