Earthquake Analysis of Multi-Storied Buildings with Floating Columns

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EARTHQAKE ANALYSIS OF MULTI-STORIED BUILDINGS WITH
FLOATING COLUMNS
G HEMANTH 1 ,B BHANUPRIYA 2, A RAMAKRISHNAIAH 3
1M.Tech(student),Civil Department, BES GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, Angallu, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Assistant professor, Civil Department, KKC INSTITUTETECHNOLOGY , PUTTUR, Andhra Pradesh, India
3Associate professor, Civil Department, BES GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, Angallu , Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract - Rapid civilization leads to construction of
thousands of buildings in urban areas. Now days, multi-
storied R.C. framed structures are common in urban regions
in the cities like Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Chennai,
Maharashtra, Pune etc. Due to thickly populated urban
regions the buildings are extending vertically or going high
or becoming more slender. Decades are evident that traffic
volume in urban regions is high when compared to semi
urban or rural regions. Therefore, the parking of vehicles is
significant issue in urban regions leading to consider the
parking storey in a building itself. Hence, parking is
unavoidable in multi-storey buildings in urban regions in
turn leading to create vertically irregular building (floating
column buildings). To study the effect of vertically
irregularity in buildings created due to parking or by some
other instance. 6 mathematical Models of R.C. framed
structures are created in ETAB 2015 version. From
literature it can be observed that buildings which are
having floating columns are more sustainable due to
earthquake loading as compared to conventional R.C
framed structure and unable to transfer the inertia forces
safely to the ground. To study the effect of earthquake on
this kind of buildings, Equivalent linear static and linear
dynamic i.e. Response spectrum analysis have been
considered. The parameters like fundamental natural time
period, fundamental mode shapes with modal mass
participation factor, storey displacements, storey drifts, and
base shear have been studied in detail.
INTRODUCTION
A characteristic Column is a perpendicular
structural member which upkeep to plane structural
members by means of their weights, moments, shear force,
axial load etc., to retain the structure in safe condition and
handover these loads to the ground. But now a days some
columns are intended in such a manner that it does not
extent to the ground, because of numerous architectural
aspects. In those cases the columns handover above loads
as a point load on a beam. This kind of column is termed as
“Floating column”. This Point load rises to abundant
bending moment on beam so that area of steel required
will be additional in such cases. While earthquake arises,
the building with floating columns harms more as
compared to the building without any floating columns
because of discontinuity of structure & load transfer path.
The complete size, shape and geometry of a
structure play a very vitalpart to keep structure safe while
earthquake arises. As theory and practical study on
buildings speaks that, earthquake forces established at
different floor levels in a building requests to be taken
down along the height to the ground by the shortest path;
any deviation of discontinuity in this load transfer path
results in poor performance of the building. In Earthquake
study the main retort parameters are storey displacement,
Storey drift, storey shear. These parameters are assessed
in this paper and critical position of floating column
building is observed. In this critical position the effect of
cumulative section of beam and column in irregular
building and regular building has been detected.
Floating column
The Columns whose junior end does not extend to
the ground and handovers the above loading on a beam as
a point load, such type of column are called as Floating
Columns. Floating columns arises in use to bid extra open
space for assembly hall of parking purpose. The floating
column building does not generate any problem under
only vertical loading condition but it rises susceptibility in
lateral loading (earthquake loading) condition, due to
vertical discontinuity. During the earthquake the lateral
forces established in higher storey have to be transmitted
by the proposed cantilever beams due to this the
overturning forces are established over the column of the
ground floor. A column is supposed to be a vertical
member beginning from foundation level and shifting the
load to the ground. The term floating column is also a
vertical component which (due to architectural design/
site situation) at its lower level (termination Level) rests
on a beam which is a horizontal member. The beams in
turn assign the load to other columns below it.
Fig.1: Floating Column

There are numerous projects in which floating columns
are implemented, particularly above the ground floor,
where transmission girders are hired, so that additional
exposed space is obtainable in the ground floor. These
exposed spaces may be essential for assembly hall or
parking purpose. The transmission girders have to be
intended and detailed suitably, precisely in earth quake
zones. The column is a concentrated load on the beam
which cares it. As far as analysis is worried, the column
isoften assumed pinned at the base and is therefore
taken as a point load on the transmission beam STAAD
Pro, ETABS and SAP2000 can be used to do the scrutiny
of this type of structure.
Fig.2 Park Avenue South in New York, United States
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
FLOATING COLUMNS
Advantages
i) By overwhelming floating columns huge purposeful
space can be providing which can be tilizing for storing
and parking.
ii) In specific conditions floating columns may attest to be
inexpensive in some cases.
iii)The floated column is significant for allocation the
rooms and some portion can increase deprived of whole
area.
Disadvantages
i) Not appropriate in lofty seismic zone since speedy
modification in stiffness was detected.
ii) Pre requisite vast size of girder beam to sustenance
floating column.
iii) Floating columns hints to stiffness misdeeds in
building.
iv) Stream of load path rises by providing floating
columns. The load from structural members shall
be transferal to the foundation by the shortest conceivable
path.
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
Objective
The objective of the current work is to revise:
i) The performance of multistory buildings with
floating columns under earthquake excitations.
ii) Influence of soft story on structural performance
of high rise building.
iii) To detect the structural enactment of the building
having comparable diagonal strut and floating
columns with soft storey when imperiled to
lateral loads.
iv) Seismic retort of soft story structure with various
shapes of shear wall.
Scope
In present study, an attempt has been made to study
following aspects
i) Modeling of multi-story structure frames with and
without floating column using finite element
software, E-tabs.
ii) The column magnitudes having different
dimensions are modeled from ground level to the
upper storey level
iii) Dynamic analysis is done by Time History method
is conceded out for all the models
iv) Comparative study is equipped for all frames with
and without floating column
METHOD OF ANALYSIS
Linear analysis methods spring a clad proposition of
flexible ability of the structures and specify where first
resilient will rise. The linear static technique of analysis is
limited to stunted, consistent buildings. Structural analysis
is the method to evaluate a structural system to prediction
its retorts and actions by using physical rules and
mathematical calculation. The foremost detached of
structural analysis is to govern core forces, stresses and
deformation of structures under numerous load effect.

Equivalent Lateral force technique is one in which
all the lateral masses at each floor are planned
substantially. Then the structure performance is
recognized by smearing the lateral masses acting at every
story in X and Y directions. These lateral loads are
designed by bearing in notice the various factors
comparable the Response reduction factor(R), Zone factor
(Z), Importance factor (I), Horizontal acceleration
coefficient (Ah), Structural response factor (Sa/g) and
Total seismic weight of building (W) as per the IS code
1893-2002.
LINEAR DYNAMIC
Dynamic analysis of structure is a slice of
structural analysis in which comportment of stretchy
structure endangered to lively loading is studied. Dynamic
load constantly changes with time. Dynamic load
comprises of wind, live load, earthquake load etc. Thus in
general we can say virtually all the real life problems can
be studied dynamically.
If active loads deviations regularly the structures response
may be approximately by a static analysis in which inertia
forces can be deserted. But if the dynamic load changes
swiftly, the retort must be resolute with the help of
dynamic analysis in which we cannot negligence inertial
force which is equal to mass time of acceleration
(Newton’s 2nd law).
Mathematically F = M x a Where F is inertial force, M is
inertial mass and a is acceleration.
TIME HISTORY ANALYSIS
A linear time history analysis disables all the
drawbacks of modal response spectrum analysis, provided
non-linear activities is not complex. This way necessitates
greater computational exertions for scheming the
response at distinct time. One interesting benefit of such
practice is that the comparative symbols of retort abilities
are conserved in the response histories. This is significant
when interface effects are reflected in design among stress
resultants.
Here dynamic response of the plane frame model
to quantified time history well-suited to IS code spectrum
and Electro (EW) has been assessed.
The equation of motion for a multi degree of freedom
system in matrix form can be conveyed as
[𝑚𝑚]{𝑥𝑥}+ [𝑐𝑐]{𝑥𝑥}+[𝑘𝑘]{𝑥𝑥}=−𝑥𝑥𝑔𝑔(𝑡𝑡)[𝑚𝑚]{𝐼𝐼}
Where, [𝑚𝑚]= mass matrix
[𝑘𝑘]= stiffness matrix
[𝑐𝑐]= damping matrix
{𝐼𝐼}= unit vector
𝑥𝑥𝑔𝑔(𝑡𝑡)= ground acceleration
The mass matrix of every component in global route can
be initiate out using following manifestation:
The resolution of comparison of motion for any itemized
forces is tough to succeed, primarily due to link variables
{x} in the fleshly coordinate. In genre superposition
analysis a group of normal coordinate’s i.e. principal
coordinate is distinct, such that, when uttered in those
[Φ] is the modal matrix
Time derivative of { } are, {𝑥𝑥} = [Φ] {𝑞𝑞}
{𝑥𝑥} = [Φ] {𝑞𝑞}
Switching the time derivatives in the equation of motion,
and pre-multiplying by [Φ]T results in,
[Φ]𝑇𝑇[𝑚𝑚][Φ]{q
}+[Φ]𝑇𝑇[𝑐𝑐][Φ]{𝑞𝑞}+[Φ]𝑇𝑇[𝑘𝑘][Φ]{q}=(−𝑥𝑥𝑔𝑔(𝑡𝑡)[Φ]𝑇𝑇[
𝑚𝑚]{𝐼𝐼})
Further clearly it can be signified as follows:
coordinates, the equations of motion suits undid. The
physical coordinate {x} may be linked with normal or
principal coordinates {q} from the alteration expression
as,
{ 𝑥𝑥 } = [Φ] { }

PLAN OF THE BUILDING
ELEVATION 3D VIEW
MODELLING OF STRUCTURE
SOFTWARE SYNOPSIS
E-TABS is an engineering software invention that
outfits to multi-story structure analysis and plan.
Modeling tools and templates, code-based load
prescriptions, analysis procedures and solution
techniques, all coordinate with the grid-like geometry
exclusive to this class of structure. Basic or radical systems
under static or dynamic conditions may be assessed using
ETABS. For a sophisticated assessment of seismic
performance, modal and direct-integration time-history
investigates may couple with P-Delta and Large
Displacement effects. Nonlinear links and concentrated
PMM or fiber hinges may capture material nonlinearity
under monotonic or hysteretic behavior. Intuitive and
united sorts sort uses of any complexity useful to
appliance.
ETABS categories persuasive and totally
integrated basics for plan of equally steel and reinforced
concrete structures .The program affords the manipulator
with selections to generate, adapt, consider and plan
structural models, all from within the similar operator
interface. The program delivers a cooperating atmosphere
in which the operator can revise the stress conditions, sort
appropriate deviations, such as revising member
properties, and re-examine the results short of the
essential to re-run the analysis. The yield in together
graphical and tabulated presentations can be gladly
printed. In this project seismic analysis of six dissimilar
models is evaluated using E-TABS-2015. The assessments
of outcomes are in terms of storey displacement, Storey
drift, lateral forces, Fundamental Time period, storey
shear, modes shapes etc.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
The Following features have been considered and the
results are selected from the computer program
 Storey Displacement
 Storey Drift
 Base shear
 Fundamental Time Period
 Mode Shapes
CHAPTER6
RESULTS ANDDISCUSSIONS
6.1 GENERAL
In this chapter we will debate around the outcomes which
we attained from ETABS after evaluating the models and
results have been specified in a tabular system and
graphical illustration for well empathetic.

The Following features have been considered and the
results are selected from the computer program
 Storey Displacement
 Storey Drift
 Base shear
 Fundamental Time Period
 Mode Shapes
6.1.1 STOREY DISPLACEMENT:
Storey displacement is the lateral effort of the building
produced by lateral force. The bent shape of a building is
utmost vital and most visibly point of evaluation for any
building. No other factor of assessment can contribute a
superior idea of activities of the structure than
comparison of storey displacement. The Displacement
should be identical less in a structure or else the structure
may ruin an the entire strength will be condensed and
there will be no human comfort.
CHAPTER 7
CONCLUSIONS&SCOPE FOR FUTURESTUDY
7.1 CONCLUSIONS
[1].Displacement analysis reveals that models with brick
infill panels shows huge reduction in overall
displacements when we compare with all other building
models. Therefore consideration of brick infill panel in
turn increases the stiffness of the building and should be
handling carefully for vertically irregular buildings.
[2]. Brick infill panel cannot be ignored for practical design
purposes as far as vertically irregular buildings are
concern.
[3]. When we study Model 2,3,4 we conclude that, the
storey with floating columns are very much flexible in
transferring the inertia forces generated by seismic
loading.
[4]. Storey with floating columns is always weak therefore
special concentration should be given when we are
handling any floating columns.

[5]. Brick infill panels play a vital role in transformation of
seismic forces throughout the building, this indicates by
storey drift analysis of Model 6when compared to Model 1,
2, 3, & 4.
[6]. When we study for base shear analysis we conclude
that Model 1, 2, 3 & 4 are showing nearly same responses.
When we see Model 5 & 6 the base shears are considered
large enough. Therefore we could say that vertical
stiffeners like core wall and brick infill panels will impart
huge resistant to seismic loading in turn improves the
overall response.
[7]. The fundamental natural time period is huge enough
for Model 1 when we compare with mathematical models.
Model 6 showing substantially least amount of
fundamental natural time period for all the 3 modes of the
building. Therefore, we can conclude the fundamental
natural time period drastically reduce when we consider
the impact of vertical and lateral stiffening elements.
[8]. Vertically irregular building models are showing
nearly same response as of Model 1.
[9]. When we evaluate modal mass participation analysis
for fundamental modes i.e. 1, 2, 3. Model 5th and Model
6th are showing non-linear performance due to presence
of brick and core wall in the Model 6th and core wall in
Model 5th and floated columns in the ground storey.
Though the fundamental 1st mode Modal Mass
Participation is 33.98% in Y-translation & 49.04% torsion
for Model 5 and 32.69% Y-translation & 65.56% torsion
for Model 6. Therefore it can be conclude that ground
storey floated columns are more dangerous to transfer the
lateral load safely ground.
SCOPE FOR FUTURE STUDY
[1]. The study can be extended for future works when the
buildings are situated in weak soil zone in which the soil
structure interaction can be done.
[2]. It can also be extended for future work where the
buildings are situated in highly terrain areas.
[3]. It can also be extended for non-linear seismic analysis
such as time history & push over analysisin which overall
performance of buildings are predicted in a better sense.
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