Nepal lies in earthquake prone zone. There are different fault zones in Nepal. Active fault of in this region causes
several earthquakes in Nepal. In the recent, an earthquake of M7.8 occurred in 77 km NW of Kathmandu (in the
boarder of Gorkha and Lam Jung) at 11:56 on 25 April 2015 with shallow depth of 15 km with maximum Mercalli
Intensity of IX, lasting approximately thirty seconds. Nepal faced continued aftershocks throughout the country
at the intervals of 15–20 minutes, with one shock reaching a magnitude of 6.7 on 26 April at 12:54:08. And
another major earthquake of 7.3 (as per USGS report) occurred in 18 km south-east of Kodari and epicenter is
in boarder of Dolkha and Sindhu pal chowk district at 12.51 on 12 May 2015.
This article is concentrated to study of damages of reinforced concrete buildings only which are in Kathmandu
valley in Gorkha Earthquake 2015. Effect of earthquake in reinforced concrete frame structures in Kathmandu
valley are considered. Height of buildings is taken from two storied to ten storied
This document outlines the methods of measurement for estimating costs of various construction works including earth work, brick masonry, concrete, plastering, wood work, and painting. It provides details on how each type of work will be measured (e.g. in m3, m2, or m3) and lists specific examples of elements that fall under each category, such as lead and lift under earth work, partition walls under brick masonry, and form work under concrete.
The document discusses several cost effective building materials including fly ash bricks, concrete masonry units, and soil cement blocks. Fly ash bricks are made from fly ash and water and cost 20% less than traditional clay bricks. Concrete masonry units use 1/3 less energy than burnt bricks and allow for steel reinforcement. Soil cement blocks are made from locally available soil, cement, and quarry dust and provide insulation without needing plaster.
The document provides specifications for lime mortar and excavation and foundation work. It discusses the properties and types of lime mortar, including non-hydraulic and hydraulic lime mortar. It also outlines the process of excavation, including depth, methods such as open cut and braced excavation, and backfilling. Measurements for excavation work and appropriate equipment for different soil conditions are also specified.
- There is a need for alternative and appropriate technologies in construction due to the large housing shortage and constraints on materials and resources. Labor-based construction programs using local materials can help address this need.
- Appropriate technologies should follow principles like energy conservation, using local and renewable materials, and minimizing environmental impact. Waste materials from industries can be used to make building materials.
- Low-cost and appropriate technologies do not compromise on quality or strength while using less capital and resources. They are developed based on local needs and capabilities.
- Research institutions are developing appropriate technologies like stabilized mud blocks, mud plasters, and vaulted roofs that utilize local materials and labor to lower costs.
Beam and collunm less framwork fo huge construction of multistrey buildings with high strenght and econamy. Best suited for countries lkies India and helpful to achive the goal of gov of India to provide homes to all the citizens .
The document proposes several low-cost construction techniques including using funicular shell roofs, geodesic domes, A-frame structures, interlocking hollow concrete blocks, soil cement blocks, and rat-trap bond wall construction. It suggests optimizing designs to reduce materials and costs for foundations, walls, doors, windows, and lintels. Foundations can use rubble masonry with bond stones instead of concrete beds. Wall thickness and rat-trap bonding can reduce brick usage. Concrete blocks and soil cement blocks provide savings over burnt bricks. Alternative materials can lower costs for doors, windows, and lintels.
In plumbing, a trap is a device which has a shape that uses a bending path to capture water to prevent sewer gases from entering buildings. this will helps you to find info. about traps.
This document outlines the methods of measurement for estimating costs of various construction works including earth work, brick masonry, concrete, plastering, wood work, and painting. It provides details on how each type of work will be measured (e.g. in m3, m2, or m3) and lists specific examples of elements that fall under each category, such as lead and lift under earth work, partition walls under brick masonry, and form work under concrete.
The document discusses several cost effective building materials including fly ash bricks, concrete masonry units, and soil cement blocks. Fly ash bricks are made from fly ash and water and cost 20% less than traditional clay bricks. Concrete masonry units use 1/3 less energy than burnt bricks and allow for steel reinforcement. Soil cement blocks are made from locally available soil, cement, and quarry dust and provide insulation without needing plaster.
The document provides specifications for lime mortar and excavation and foundation work. It discusses the properties and types of lime mortar, including non-hydraulic and hydraulic lime mortar. It also outlines the process of excavation, including depth, methods such as open cut and braced excavation, and backfilling. Measurements for excavation work and appropriate equipment for different soil conditions are also specified.
- There is a need for alternative and appropriate technologies in construction due to the large housing shortage and constraints on materials and resources. Labor-based construction programs using local materials can help address this need.
- Appropriate technologies should follow principles like energy conservation, using local and renewable materials, and minimizing environmental impact. Waste materials from industries can be used to make building materials.
- Low-cost and appropriate technologies do not compromise on quality or strength while using less capital and resources. They are developed based on local needs and capabilities.
- Research institutions are developing appropriate technologies like stabilized mud blocks, mud plasters, and vaulted roofs that utilize local materials and labor to lower costs.
Beam and collunm less framwork fo huge construction of multistrey buildings with high strenght and econamy. Best suited for countries lkies India and helpful to achive the goal of gov of India to provide homes to all the citizens .
The document proposes several low-cost construction techniques including using funicular shell roofs, geodesic domes, A-frame structures, interlocking hollow concrete blocks, soil cement blocks, and rat-trap bond wall construction. It suggests optimizing designs to reduce materials and costs for foundations, walls, doors, windows, and lintels. Foundations can use rubble masonry with bond stones instead of concrete beds. Wall thickness and rat-trap bonding can reduce brick usage. Concrete blocks and soil cement blocks provide savings over burnt bricks. Alternative materials can lower costs for doors, windows, and lintels.
In plumbing, a trap is a device which has a shape that uses a bending path to capture water to prevent sewer gases from entering buildings. this will helps you to find info. about traps.
This document provides an overview of various types of construction equipment, including their classification and uses. It discusses earth moving equipment such as power shovels, backhoes, draglines, and clam shells. Factors affecting the selection of different earth moving equipment are outlined. Other equipment covered include motor graders, scrapers, bull dozers, tractors, rollers, pile driving equipment, and their applications in construction projects. Diagrams and pictures are included to illustrate the components and operation of the major earth moving machinery.
Low cost housing is needed to address issues like growing populations, rising land and construction costs, and to provide affordable options for low-income groups. Materials selection is key to reducing costs, prioritizing locally available, low embodied energy, and recyclable materials. Techniques like using waste materials in blocks, prefabricated panels, and composite materials can significantly reduce costs compared to conventional construction. Glass fiber reinforced gypsum panels is one promising system that reduces costs, speeds up construction, and still provides structural integrity for multi-story buildings. While low-cost techniques address affordability, proper design and limitations are still required.
This document discusses several common types of building defects, including cracks in walls, peeling paint, dampness, and timber decay. It describes the causes, symptoms, and categories of each defect. Cracks in walls can be caused by settling, movement, or changes in temperature/moisture. Peeling paint results from improper surface preparation or moisture issues. Dampness occurs from sources like rain, condensation, rising groundwater, or leaks. Timber decay is caused by biological factors like fungi or insects attacking wood. The document provides details on evaluating and classifying the severity of wall cracks, as well as visual examples of several defect types.
Green building rating system equire an integrated design process to create projects that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition
Griha - green rating for integrated habitat assesmentSajida Shah
The document discusses the GRIHA green building rating system in India. GRIHA was developed by TERI for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to address climate variations and revive passive architecture techniques. It takes into account national building codes and seeks to balance established practices with emerging concepts. GRIHA promotes passive design to reduce energy costs while ensuring thermal comfort. It encourages non-air conditioning systems and solar heating to reduce energy loads. GRIHA also focuses on energy efficiency in existing urban buildings. The rating system uses criteria across various categories and assigns points to determine certification levels.
This document provides specifications for different classes of buildings and roads. It defines specifications as describing the nature, materials, and workmanship for a construction project. Building specifications are classified as general or brief (covering foundation, walls, roofing, etc. for different classes) and detailed. It provides the general specifications for various components like foundation, walls, roofing, flooring and finishing for first, second, third and fourth class buildings. Road specifications include details for subgrade, soiling, intercoat, topcoat, brick edging and considerations for heavy traffic or weak subgrade.
Introduction to Interlocking bricks.
Composition and Manufacturing of Interlocking bricks.
Interlocking Bricks with their application in Civil Engineering.
Types/Design of Interlocking bricks used in Civil Engineering.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Interlocking bricks.
The document discusses different methods of post-tensioning concrete structures. It describes the Freyssinet system as the first introduced method using steel wires grouped into cables with a helical spring. The Magnel Blaton system stresses wires two at a time using sandwich plates and wedges. The Gifford Udall system uses single wires stressed independently with double-acting jacks and tube or plate anchorages. The Lee McCall system prestresses steel bars using threaded bars tightened with nuts against bearing plates.
This report summarizes a site visit to observe the construction of reinforced concrete slabs. Various slab types like one-way slabs, two-way slabs, and sunken slabs were observed. Reinforcement details like bent bars, distribution bars, and concrete cover were seen to match theoretical specifications. Questions about slab design and construction were answered on site. The visit confirmed that theoretical RCC knowledge was being properly implemented in practice.
This document discusses prefabricated concrete columns. It defines prefabrication as assembling building components in a factory and transporting them to the construction site. Precast concrete columns can be single or double-story height and are made in modular designs to accommodate different heights. Columns have widths of 300mm, 450mm, or 600mm and can be rectangular or circular. Connection methods between the column and foundation include cast-in base plates, dowel tubes, or projections. The manufacturing process for precast concrete components involves 10 main steps including installing molds and reinforcement, pouring and vibrating concrete, curing, and removing molds.
This document discusses jump formwork, a type of temporary structure used in construction. Jump formwork, also called climbing formwork, involves building formwork that can be moved vertically to construct multi-story buildings more efficiently. The document covers the design requirements, classification, process, and safety aspects of jump formwork. Specifically, it distinguishes between normal, guided, and self-climbing jump forms, and discusses how self-climbing forms improve efficiency by reducing crane and labor costs during construction.
The document discusses innovations in sustainable construction, specifically the rapid construction of the T30A Tower Hotel in China. Some key points:
- The 30-story hotel was built in just 15 days using prefabricated components that were 90% factory-made, such as precast concrete slabs and columns for the structure.
- This innovative construction method called "Broad Sustainable Building" aims to construct buildings more efficiently and with less waste than traditional methods.
- The prefabricated design also provides benefits like earthquake resistance, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and minimal construction waste.
Brick masonry houses are very vulnerable during earthquakes as they are brittle structures. To improve seismic performance, all walls must be properly joined to act as a box with the roof and foundation. This allows forces from shaking to travel through the structure without causing major damage. Specifically, good connections between walls and limiting the size of openings and dimensions of walls can strengthen box action. The choice of building materials like bricks and mortar also affects earthquake resistance, with clay bricks and cement-sand mortar being most suitable. Indian standards provide guidelines for materials in each seismic zone.
1. Masonry structures are vulnerable to earthquake damage due to their brittle nature and weak connections.
2. Common failure modes of masonry buildings during earthquakes include walls tearing apart, shearing off diagonally, and collapsing at corners.
3. Non-destructive testing methods like rebound hammer, ultrasonic pulse velocity, and flat jack tests are used to evaluate the strength of existing masonry structures without damaging them.
This presentation defines and enables the readers to understand the concept of modular construction and the aspects and applicability for the execution of modular construction.
Waffle slab or ribbed slab is a structural component with a flat top surface and grid-like bottom surface containing perpendicular ribs. It has two-directional reinforcement and is used for large spans to avoid many interior columns. The waffle shape is formed by placing pods on the formwork before pouring concrete, leaving ribs containing reinforcement. Waffle slabs provide stiff, lightweight structures suitable for areas requiring low deflection and vibration control like airports and hospitals.
Kerala Municipality Building Rules KMBR
Building Rules was inplemented in all Municipalites in Kerala on 1984. In 1999, it was amended and implemented with several changes in it.
The document discusses maintenance and repair of buildings. It defines maintenance as work to restore facilities to accepted standards and sustain utility values. The objectives of maintenance are to preserve buildings and services, restore deterioration, and make improvements. Maintenance includes condition-based, fixed-time, preventative, opportunity, day-to-day, and shutdown maintenance. Repair is defined as restoring devices to usable conditions and includes patching defects, repairing doors/windows, and electrical/plumbing repairs. Common repairs discussed are cracks in walls, plastering, and RCC members.
This document discusses earth architecture and its importance in contemporary construction. It begins by defining earth architecture as buildings made largely of soil. The document then outlines various traditional earth construction techniques such as dug outs, cut blocks, and rammed earth. It also discusses innovations like hourdi blocks, pottery insulation, and pivoted windows. The document analyzes the appropriateness of earth as a building material today, noting advantages like low cost, availability, and environmental benefits. Examples of contemporary earth architecture like a handmade school and the Chapel of Reconciliation are provided. The overall aim is to emphasize earth's continuing role in sustainable construction.
This document discusses the identification of seismic damages observed in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings during the 2001 Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat, India. It summarizes the key details of the earthquake and the areas affected. It then describes typical RC building construction practices in Gujarat and identifies the main causes of damage observed, including soft story failure, floating columns, mass and plan irregularities, poor construction quality, pounding of buildings, and damage to structural and non-structural elements. Lessons learned are to follow seismic design codes and avoid vertical and mass irregularities that can lead to disproportionate collapse.
1) The document investigates the seismic performance of buildings situated on sloping ground in hilly areas through nonlinear time history analysis using the finite element software SAP2000.
2) Six building models of different heights (5 and 10 stories) and ground slopes (15, 23, and 35 degrees) were analyzed under time histories of earthquakes in India (Bhuj and Chamoli) and Nepal.
3) Results found that buildings on steeper slopes and with more stories experienced higher bending moments, shear forces, and displacements, with the 10-story building on a 35 degree slope undergoing the most damage.
This document provides an overview of various types of construction equipment, including their classification and uses. It discusses earth moving equipment such as power shovels, backhoes, draglines, and clam shells. Factors affecting the selection of different earth moving equipment are outlined. Other equipment covered include motor graders, scrapers, bull dozers, tractors, rollers, pile driving equipment, and their applications in construction projects. Diagrams and pictures are included to illustrate the components and operation of the major earth moving machinery.
Low cost housing is needed to address issues like growing populations, rising land and construction costs, and to provide affordable options for low-income groups. Materials selection is key to reducing costs, prioritizing locally available, low embodied energy, and recyclable materials. Techniques like using waste materials in blocks, prefabricated panels, and composite materials can significantly reduce costs compared to conventional construction. Glass fiber reinforced gypsum panels is one promising system that reduces costs, speeds up construction, and still provides structural integrity for multi-story buildings. While low-cost techniques address affordability, proper design and limitations are still required.
This document discusses several common types of building defects, including cracks in walls, peeling paint, dampness, and timber decay. It describes the causes, symptoms, and categories of each defect. Cracks in walls can be caused by settling, movement, or changes in temperature/moisture. Peeling paint results from improper surface preparation or moisture issues. Dampness occurs from sources like rain, condensation, rising groundwater, or leaks. Timber decay is caused by biological factors like fungi or insects attacking wood. The document provides details on evaluating and classifying the severity of wall cracks, as well as visual examples of several defect types.
Green building rating system equire an integrated design process to create projects that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition
Griha - green rating for integrated habitat assesmentSajida Shah
The document discusses the GRIHA green building rating system in India. GRIHA was developed by TERI for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to address climate variations and revive passive architecture techniques. It takes into account national building codes and seeks to balance established practices with emerging concepts. GRIHA promotes passive design to reduce energy costs while ensuring thermal comfort. It encourages non-air conditioning systems and solar heating to reduce energy loads. GRIHA also focuses on energy efficiency in existing urban buildings. The rating system uses criteria across various categories and assigns points to determine certification levels.
This document provides specifications for different classes of buildings and roads. It defines specifications as describing the nature, materials, and workmanship for a construction project. Building specifications are classified as general or brief (covering foundation, walls, roofing, etc. for different classes) and detailed. It provides the general specifications for various components like foundation, walls, roofing, flooring and finishing for first, second, third and fourth class buildings. Road specifications include details for subgrade, soiling, intercoat, topcoat, brick edging and considerations for heavy traffic or weak subgrade.
Introduction to Interlocking bricks.
Composition and Manufacturing of Interlocking bricks.
Interlocking Bricks with their application in Civil Engineering.
Types/Design of Interlocking bricks used in Civil Engineering.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Interlocking bricks.
The document discusses different methods of post-tensioning concrete structures. It describes the Freyssinet system as the first introduced method using steel wires grouped into cables with a helical spring. The Magnel Blaton system stresses wires two at a time using sandwich plates and wedges. The Gifford Udall system uses single wires stressed independently with double-acting jacks and tube or plate anchorages. The Lee McCall system prestresses steel bars using threaded bars tightened with nuts against bearing plates.
This report summarizes a site visit to observe the construction of reinforced concrete slabs. Various slab types like one-way slabs, two-way slabs, and sunken slabs were observed. Reinforcement details like bent bars, distribution bars, and concrete cover were seen to match theoretical specifications. Questions about slab design and construction were answered on site. The visit confirmed that theoretical RCC knowledge was being properly implemented in practice.
This document discusses prefabricated concrete columns. It defines prefabrication as assembling building components in a factory and transporting them to the construction site. Precast concrete columns can be single or double-story height and are made in modular designs to accommodate different heights. Columns have widths of 300mm, 450mm, or 600mm and can be rectangular or circular. Connection methods between the column and foundation include cast-in base plates, dowel tubes, or projections. The manufacturing process for precast concrete components involves 10 main steps including installing molds and reinforcement, pouring and vibrating concrete, curing, and removing molds.
This document discusses jump formwork, a type of temporary structure used in construction. Jump formwork, also called climbing formwork, involves building formwork that can be moved vertically to construct multi-story buildings more efficiently. The document covers the design requirements, classification, process, and safety aspects of jump formwork. Specifically, it distinguishes between normal, guided, and self-climbing jump forms, and discusses how self-climbing forms improve efficiency by reducing crane and labor costs during construction.
The document discusses innovations in sustainable construction, specifically the rapid construction of the T30A Tower Hotel in China. Some key points:
- The 30-story hotel was built in just 15 days using prefabricated components that were 90% factory-made, such as precast concrete slabs and columns for the structure.
- This innovative construction method called "Broad Sustainable Building" aims to construct buildings more efficiently and with less waste than traditional methods.
- The prefabricated design also provides benefits like earthquake resistance, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and minimal construction waste.
Brick masonry houses are very vulnerable during earthquakes as they are brittle structures. To improve seismic performance, all walls must be properly joined to act as a box with the roof and foundation. This allows forces from shaking to travel through the structure without causing major damage. Specifically, good connections between walls and limiting the size of openings and dimensions of walls can strengthen box action. The choice of building materials like bricks and mortar also affects earthquake resistance, with clay bricks and cement-sand mortar being most suitable. Indian standards provide guidelines for materials in each seismic zone.
1. Masonry structures are vulnerable to earthquake damage due to their brittle nature and weak connections.
2. Common failure modes of masonry buildings during earthquakes include walls tearing apart, shearing off diagonally, and collapsing at corners.
3. Non-destructive testing methods like rebound hammer, ultrasonic pulse velocity, and flat jack tests are used to evaluate the strength of existing masonry structures without damaging them.
This presentation defines and enables the readers to understand the concept of modular construction and the aspects and applicability for the execution of modular construction.
Waffle slab or ribbed slab is a structural component with a flat top surface and grid-like bottom surface containing perpendicular ribs. It has two-directional reinforcement and is used for large spans to avoid many interior columns. The waffle shape is formed by placing pods on the formwork before pouring concrete, leaving ribs containing reinforcement. Waffle slabs provide stiff, lightweight structures suitable for areas requiring low deflection and vibration control like airports and hospitals.
Kerala Municipality Building Rules KMBR
Building Rules was inplemented in all Municipalites in Kerala on 1984. In 1999, it was amended and implemented with several changes in it.
The document discusses maintenance and repair of buildings. It defines maintenance as work to restore facilities to accepted standards and sustain utility values. The objectives of maintenance are to preserve buildings and services, restore deterioration, and make improvements. Maintenance includes condition-based, fixed-time, preventative, opportunity, day-to-day, and shutdown maintenance. Repair is defined as restoring devices to usable conditions and includes patching defects, repairing doors/windows, and electrical/plumbing repairs. Common repairs discussed are cracks in walls, plastering, and RCC members.
This document discusses earth architecture and its importance in contemporary construction. It begins by defining earth architecture as buildings made largely of soil. The document then outlines various traditional earth construction techniques such as dug outs, cut blocks, and rammed earth. It also discusses innovations like hourdi blocks, pottery insulation, and pivoted windows. The document analyzes the appropriateness of earth as a building material today, noting advantages like low cost, availability, and environmental benefits. Examples of contemporary earth architecture like a handmade school and the Chapel of Reconciliation are provided. The overall aim is to emphasize earth's continuing role in sustainable construction.
This document discusses the identification of seismic damages observed in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings during the 2001 Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat, India. It summarizes the key details of the earthquake and the areas affected. It then describes typical RC building construction practices in Gujarat and identifies the main causes of damage observed, including soft story failure, floating columns, mass and plan irregularities, poor construction quality, pounding of buildings, and damage to structural and non-structural elements. Lessons learned are to follow seismic design codes and avoid vertical and mass irregularities that can lead to disproportionate collapse.
1) The document investigates the seismic performance of buildings situated on sloping ground in hilly areas through nonlinear time history analysis using the finite element software SAP2000.
2) Six building models of different heights (5 and 10 stories) and ground slopes (15, 23, and 35 degrees) were analyzed under time histories of earthquakes in India (Bhuj and Chamoli) and Nepal.
3) Results found that buildings on steeper slopes and with more stories experienced higher bending moments, shear forces, and displacements, with the 10-story building on a 35 degree slope undergoing the most damage.
Inelastic seismic response of single-story structure in hilly areas owing to ...IRJET Journal
This document summarizes a study that examines the inelastic seismic response of single-story reinforced concrete structures in hilly areas subjected to sloping ground and bidirectional ground motions. Three typical single-story structural models are developed with columns of varying heights due to slope angles of 15, 25, 35, and 45 degrees. The study analyzes the response of these structures both with and without beam-column joints. It also evaluates using a tuned liquid damper and masonry infill walls as mitigation techniques to reduce vibration and deformation from earthquakes. The conclusions of the study could help update seismic design code provisions for structures in hilly terrain.
1) The document discusses methods for constructing earthquake resistant buildings, including using proper building materials, firm foundations, and following building codes.
2) It notes that non-engineered construction and buildings not meeting standards are more vulnerable to failures during earthquakes.
3) The conclusion emphasizes the importance of using well-trained engineers, quality materials, and strictly following building codes to reduce the effects of earthquakes on structures.
IRJET-Effect of Shear Wall on Seismic Performance of RC Open Ground Storey Fr...IRJET Journal
This document discusses the effect of shear walls on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings with an open ground story (OGS). It analyzes various frame configurations of a 4-story RC building through linear static and nonlinear static (pushover) analyses. The key findings are:
1. The addition of RC shear walls significantly increases the base shear capacity and reduces the lateral displacement of OGS buildings under seismic loads, improving seismic performance.
2. Different multiplication factors are applied to the ground story to study their effect. Higher factors (1.5 to 3.0) further increase base shear capacity and reduce displacement compared to the base OGS frame.
3. Shear wall-frame interaction
The seismic performance of the frame shear wall tall building with and withou...eSAT Journals
Abstract Recently, High-rise buildings are developed very quickly to satisfy the production and peoples’ living needs and development. There are so many reasons for large number of developments of the high- rise building, commercialization, industrialization and urbanization. This quick development of the high-rise building necessitates study and analysis of the seismic performance of high-rise buildings, especially when the high-rise building has irregularity in its horizontal plan or vertical section. In this present study, main focus to analyze the relative earthquake performance for the tower portion of a 34 storey Reinforced Concrete (RC) with 103.4m total height frame-shear wall buildings with and without setbacks subjected to an earthquake excitation scaled down to be of peak ground acceleration appropriate for China, and analyze the setback influence on this high-rise building to identify weakness positions in the high-rise building structure. The comprehensive use of SAP2000 software V16.1 for the elastic calculations aid to assess nonlinear time history analysis for their applicability to tower models (first model with setbacks, second model without setback) of height-rise frame-shear wall building under same conditions of the site category, earthquake acceleration type and standards in structural design. This study is carried out first to judge the shear for the tall building model 1 belongs to which type of the torsion, second to study how the vertical (elevation) setback impact in tall building resisting seismic activity. Key Words: Setback; SAP2000; Irregular high-rise building; Frame-shear wall; Seismic analysis; Time history analysis.
Open-ground storey buildings are vulnerable in earthquakes for three reasons:
1) The ground storey is relatively flexible and weak compared to the stiffer upper stories, acting like a "soft story" that undergoes much larger displacements.
2) This causes the building to swing like an inverted pendulum during shaking, severely stressing the ground story columns.
3) If the columns are not strong or ductile enough, they can be damaged or cause collapse, as seen in past earthquakes where many such buildings failed. Strengthening existing buildings and providing wall continuity in new designs can reduce this vulnerability.
The document provides recommendations for safe design and construction of multistorey reinforced concrete buildings based on lessons learned from past earthquakes. Key contributing factors that led to poor performance of buildings during earthquakes are identified and recommendations are provided to address each factor. The main factors discussed are: ignorance of earthquake resistant design codes, soft base soil, soft first stories, structural irregularities, heavy rooftop tanks, lack of seismic design, improper reinforcement detailing, short columns, torsional failures, and pounding between adjacent buildings. Adhering to Indian design codes and accounting for all seismic forces is emphasized.
This presentation consists of information about earthquake and techniques used in the low cost earthquake resistant structures. There is complete description about the earthquake as well as the techniques related to the eq resistant techniques
Behavior of rc structure under earthquake loadingBinay Shrestha
The document discusses reasons why reinforced concrete (RC) structures fail during earthquakes and measures to improve their performance. Key points include:
1) RC buildings often fail due to design deficiencies like ignoring concepts of strong columns-weak beams or having soft stories, or construction defects like weak joints or improper reinforcement detailing.
2) Measures to improve performance include following design concepts of strong columns-weak beams and designing soft story elements to withstand higher forces, as well as improving construction quality of joints and reinforcement details.
3) Other factors that can lead to failure are short column effects, torsional forces from asymmetric shapes, and disturbance of the load path through the structure.
Enhancing Resistance Capacity of Soft Storey Building by Means of Shearwall I...IRJET Journal
This document presents a study on enhancing the seismic resistance of soft-storey buildings through the use of shear walls. A parametric study was conducted on buildings with different ground floor heights, soil types, and lateral load resisting systems (ordinary moment frames, frames with shear walls, frames with masonry infill modeled as equivalent struts). Static analysis found that shear walls and struts reduced lateral drift, and stiffer soils reduced base shear. Pushover analysis determined that steel shear walls performed best but were too costly, while composite walls provided an economical improvement in strength over concrete shear walls. The inclusion of masonry infill struts further improved strength by up to 12.7%. In conclusion, composite shear walls with
IRJET-Effect of Shear Wall on Seismic Performance of RC Open Ground Storey Fr...IRJET Journal
1. The study examines the effect of shear walls on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete open ground storey frame buildings.
2. Linear static and nonlinear static analyses are used to compare the performance of open ground storey buildings with and without shear walls. Various multiplication factors are applied to model strengthened configurations.
3. The results show that shear walls improve the capacity of open ground storey buildings to resist seismic forces but strengthening comes at a higher comparative cost.
The document discusses recommendations for improving the earthquake resistance of multistory reinforced concrete buildings based on deficiencies observed in past earthquakes. Key recommendations include:
1) Structural engineers and architects should be familiar with relevant seismic codes and consider soil conditions, foundation type, and structural system to avoid irregularities.
2) Soft first stories created by open ground floors or mid-height floors should be strengthened to avoid collapse due to stress concentration.
3) Floating columns and other discontinuities should be avoided to prevent large overturning forces.
4) Inertial forces from heavy rooftop tanks should be considered in design.
IRJET- Response of Buildings with and Without Setbacks Subjected to Earthquak...IRJET Journal
1) The document analyzes the response of 5-story and 10-story buildings with and without setbacks when subjected to earthquake forces through response spectrum analysis.
2) The analysis found that buildings without setbacks experienced significantly higher displacements compared to buildings with setbacks. For the 5-story buildings, displacements doubled without setbacks.
3) Similarly, for the 10-story buildings, some displacements tripled without setbacks compared to with setbacks.
4) The results indicate that providing setbacks, as required by building codes, reduces building displacement during earthquakes and improves structural performance and safety.
Seismic Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Flat Plate SystemsIRJET Journal
This document summarizes a study on the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete flat plate systems compared to traditional slab structures. A six-story building located in seismic zone II is modeled in ETABS software using both flat slab and conventional slab structures. Linear static and response spectrum analyses are performed to analyze storey displacements, shears, and overturning moments under earthquake loading based on Indian standards. The results are compared to determine how each structure type performs seismically, with findings showing the flat slab structure performs better in earthquakes than the traditional slab.
Seismic Analysis of Multistoreyed RC Building Due to Mass Irregularity by Tim...IRJET Journal
This document presents a study on the seismic analysis of a 12-story reinforced concrete building with and without mass irregularity using time history analysis. The building is modeled and analyzed using ETABS software considering the Bhuj earthquake record. Lead rubber bearings are designed and used as base isolators. Parameters like base shear, time period, and story displacement are compared for regular and irregular buildings with fixed base and base isolated conditions. The results show that base isolation is effective in reducing base shear by up to 49% and increasing time period, while mass irregularity increases base shear and time period compared to the regular fixed base building.
Earthquake Resistant Building ConstructionRohan Narvekar
This File comprises of a general information and guidelines for construction of Earthquake Resistant buildings, Its a basic study of the same and may help students and learners for overall information of this technology.
Seismic Analysis of Multi Storied Irregular Building using Flat Slab and Gri...IRJET Journal
This document analyzes the seismic performance of multi-story buildings with flat slab and grid slab structures in seismic zones III and V. Finite element software ETABS is used to model T-shaped and L-shaped buildings with 15 stories and both slab systems. Response spectrum analysis is conducted to determine parameters like base shear and storey shear. The results show that grid slab structures experience higher base shear values than equivalent flat slab buildings in both zones. In conclusion, grid slab structures perform poorer seismically compared to flat slab structures for the building geometries and conditions analyzed.
1) Architectural features like the shape, size, and layout of a building can significantly impact how it performs during an earthquake. Tall, long, or large footprint buildings tend to experience more horizontal movement and damage.
2) Simple and regular building designs with no re-entrant corners generally perform better, while irregular shapes like U's and L's can concentrate stresses. Separating complex floor plans helps.
3) Vertical irregularities like setbacks, weak stories, or discontinuities in the load path also negatively impact earthquake performance and can lead to damage initiation or collapse.
Seismic Drift Control in soft storied RCC buildingsIJERA Editor
The document discusses seismic drift in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings with soft first stories. It analyzes a 6-story RC building model in different seismic zones using STAAD-Pro software. Response spectrum analysis was performed and results like average displacement and inter-story drift are presented in tables for the bare frame and with a soft story at the ground floor. The analysis shows drift exceeds permissible limits for some zones, especially for the soft story model. Therefore special consideration is needed in design of buildings with vertical irregularities like soft stories.
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Anti-Smog Radar Application for VehiclesIJMREMJournal
Smog is regarded as a dangerous situation for vehicles as the visibility of human fails and a person cannot
drive smoothly and safely which can lead to severe accidents and routine disturbances. Hence, “Anti-Smog
Radar Application for Vehicles” is proposed using Internet of Things technology which ensures the smooth flow
of vehicles in smog and prevents accidents in time and cost-efficient manner by detecting and displaying the
front objects with their important information (distance, position, velocity and size) on smart phone used by
authenticated drivers. The radar application controls the hardware system to be deployed on vehicles through
which the user can start, stop and set the hardware in particular direction. The hardware contains NodeMcu
(Microcontroller with built-in Wi-Fi), Ultrasonic sensor and servo motor. The servo is used to detect the
position of front objects and ultrasonic sensor is clipped on servo to detect the objects. For alerts, the objects
are drawn with different colors on application i.e. the red colored objects will be near to the vehicle, the yellow
colored objects will be at some distance from the vehicle and the green colored objects will be far from the
vehicle. Kalman algorithm is used to filter the ultrasonic readings to eliminate the noise. The proposed system
can work in every condition i.e. in day and night.
IoT based Environmental Monitoring and Control SystemIJMREMJournal
IoT plays a major role in collecting the information from the sensing unit enclosing our environment due to
alterations in the climate which led to the significance of environmental monitoring. This Paper presents a
development of real time environmental monitoring and control system by utilizing Node MCU, DHT11 sensor,
ACS712 current sensor, Thing Speak (Open IoT analytics service) and Blynk application. The main task of
monitoring parameters (Humidity, temperature and power consumption) with real time sensors is done by Thing
Speak continuously which has API (Application programming Interface) for gathering sensed data and enabling
users to observe the monitored data in graphs for an interval of every 15 seconds.
This project is also designed to control home devices sitting at any place in the world by utilizing power
efficiently through Blynk application which is used to read data from sensors located in home environment using
smart phone and to turn on/off heating and cooling appliances automatically with respect to room temperature
values.
Analysis and Implementation of Solid-State Relays in Industrial application F...IJMREMJournal
There are many applications and circumstances where switching devices are required for proper operation,
controlling and isolating the high power and low power systems. The most widely used switching devices are
electromechanical relays and solid state relays. In this work, analysis and implementation of solid state relays over
electromechanical relays with respect to instantaneous current supply inindustrial application is conducted and
compared. For this purpose, an experimental setup is arranged for switching operation of electromechanical relays
and solid-state relays.The results of voltage and the current transients are analyzed and compared. It was observed
that there are no transients occurred during switching of solid state relays where as during switching of
electromechanical relay transients observed in volatge and current waveforms. So, it is advisable to use the solid
state relays over electromagnetic relay for safe and smooth operation of the system.
MIM (Mobile Instant Messaging) Classification using Term Frequency-Inverse Do...IJMREMJournal
This document presents a study that aims to classify Mobile Instant Messages (MIMs) from WhatsApp using a Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) model and Bayesian algorithm. The study collected 417 WhatsApp messages labeled as positive or negative, then preprocessed the data through tokenization, stopword removal, normalization, punctuation removal and stemming. A Bernoulli Naive Bayesian classifier was trained on 75% of the data and tested on the remaining 25%, achieving an accuracy of 81.73% compared to the baseline of 69.23%. The study demonstrated that the proposed hybrid classification approach with preprocessing achieved satisfactory results for sentiment analysis of WhatsApp messages.
Is Lean Management applicable to the hospital and for which results?IJMREMJournal
lean management is a mode of organism inspired by Toyotism; His practice is evident throughout the world and
is one of the most affected institutions, except that the latter is a different profession. There is no shared vision
among the different actors on measuring the performance of the hospital. The activity of the hospital applies to
unique "products": each patient, with its peculiar specificity. The relationship of the workers with the patient is
radically different from the relationship of the worker with his product. That is why the practice of Lean has a
certain specificity in the health field.
Fabrication and Performance Analysis of Solar Tracking System by Using By-Pas...IJMREMJournal
Energy is a burning issue that almost every person experience now a days. Energy demand increases exponentially
since a decade. Due to the global warming and it’s threatening impacts on human life. Therefore, to overcome
such disastrous impacts on the planet, renewable energy resources play vital role now a days. Solar energy is one
of the vastest available renewable energy resources around the globe, but the main issue is its poor efficiency.
Pakistan is facing energy shortage that can be compensated through solar power and the need is to design a project
that maximizes its efficiency. So, the research is mainly focused on improving efficiency of solar panels against
shading loss by using different techniques. In this research, different results will be obtained and compared with
different techniques which are LDR based solar tracking system, by-pass diodes technology and super capacitors.
Fabrication of solar tracker is based on Microcontroller that drives L298N driver to operate stepper motor.
Reactivity Feedback Effect on the Reactor Behaviour during SBLOCA in a 4-loop...IJMREMJournal
The reactivity coefficient is a very important parameter for safety and Stability of reactors operation. To provide
the safety analysis of the reactor, the calculation of changes in reactivity caused by temperature is necessary
because it is related to the reactor operation. The objective is to study the effect of the temperature reactivity
coefficients of fuel and moderator of the PWR core, as well as the moderator density and boron concentration on
fluid density, reactivity, void fraction. peak fuel clad temperature and time to core uncover were found for two
feedback cases. This paper focuses on the effect of the Reactivity feedback, of the 6" (6-inch) Cold Leg
SBLOCA sequences in a 4-loop PWR Westinghouse nuclear power plant with a scram for various feedback,
moderator density coefficient, MDC, moderator temperature coefficient, MTC, the fuel temperature coefficient,
FTC, and boron concentrations. Dragon neutronic code is used for calculating reactivity's coefficient which is
used in RELAP5 thermal hydraulic computer code to simulate the effect of Reactivity feedback during Cold
Leg SBLOCA. The plant nodalization consists of two loops; the first one represents the broken loop and the
second one represents the other three intact loops. In the present analysis two models in RELAP5 code for
computation of the reactivity feedback, separable and tabular models are used. The 6-inch break size was chosen
because the previous work [1], showed that it was the worst size break in a 4-loop PWR Westinghouse. The
results show that the neglecting of the reactivity feed-back effect causes overheating of the clad and that the
importance of the reactivity feed-back on calculating the power (reactivity) which the key parameter that
controls the clad and fuel temperatures to maintain them below their melting point and therefore prevent core
uncover and fuel damage where the fuel temperature, clad temperature and core water level are in the range.
Lyapunov-type inequalities for a fractional q, -difference equation involvin...IJMREMJournal
The document summarizes a research paper that presents new Lyapunov-type inequalities for a fractional boundary value problem involving a fractional difference equation with a p-Laplacian operator. The paper obtains necessary conditions for the existence of nontrivial solutions to the equation. It also presents some applications to eigenvalue problems. Key concepts from fractional calculus such as fractional derivatives and integrals are reviewed. Lemmas establishing uniqueness of solutions to related problems are also presented.
The Policies of Government Intervention as Third-Party for Conflict in Bike-S...IJMREMJournal
This research accesses to the unbalance phenomenon between the rapid development of Sharing bicycle industry
and the good public order. Taking into account the inconsistent goals of bicycle companies and users, the local
government is employed as a third party to mediate the conflict. We establish the conflict model including three
decision makers - Enterprises, Citizens and Government - based on GMCR (Graph Model for Conflict Resolution)
theory, and then find out the equilibrium by means of the decision support system GMCR II. The results show that
the sustainable development of the Sharing bicycle market requires the cooperation and efforts of all the three
parties, the government plays a necessary role to guide the enterprises and the users. We also propose some
management insights on how to provide suggestions for the sharing bicycle companies to improve their
dispatching services, and how to establish and improve relevant laws and regulations to guide citizens to use
shared bicycles in order to achieve mutual benefits
Epidemiological study for Trichomonas Vaginalis for Discrete time model and C...IJMREMJournal
During the period of July until December 2017 Conduct an epidemiological study to investigate the prevalence
of Trichomonas Vaginalis among women who have been consulted for the consultation and emergency of the
maternity and child hospital in Diwaniyah city in Iraq. The number of specimens examined was 857 samples
and the ages ranged between 15-60 years. After the swabs were taken, the direct examination and coloring and
planting on the different food communities to diagnose parasitic Trichomonas vaginalis the incidence of
Trichomonas vaginalis was 129 (17%). Using the mathematical model discrete time model and continuous time
model, it was observed that the highest percentage of infection was in July and the disease began to fade until it
reached the lowest rate in December. Using the mathematical model mentioned above, it was noted that
teaching a significant role in curbing the spread of the disease.
Energy Conservation through Smart Building and Smart Lighting SystemIJMREMJournal
Energy conservation is an extensive topic due to the propagation of electricity demand and challenges globally
and is regarded as one of the most significant issues affects the power system quality, global environment and
consumers. Smart building is a technology that can connect everything to networks or systems to monitor and
control them in various areas such as offices, energy-consuming devices especially in laboratories, security
devices etc. Nevertheless, people's perception about using smart technology for energy saving is still in the mind’s
eye. This means that people discuss about environmental awareness readily. Due to the availability of electricity
and its elemental role, regulating consumers’ behaviours towards power savings can be a challenge. Remarkably,
the gap in today's smart technology design in smart buildings is the compassionate of consumers’ attitudes and
the merging of this perspective into the smart technology. Implementation of PLC based controlling system is a
convenient method to save the power and energy strategy for whole building. Furthermore, prepare a lighting
scheme can results a rapid response in energy conservation. Consequently, PLC Automatic system removes the
human intervention which makes the process smart and energy reduction will gives benefits to the consumers in
terms of reducing the cost of electricity bills. Nonetheless, contemporary buildings’ energy conservation has been
significant solution to cope with the rising electricity necessity.
The Effect of Workplace Relationship toward Job Satisfaction of Divine Word C...IJMREMJournal
The study was conducted to determine workplace relationship between employer and employees and among employees of Divine Word Colleges in Ilocos Sur, Philippines and its effect on the job satisfaction. Literatures and studies were reviewed, and questionnaires were used to gather the data related to workplace relationship and job satisfaction. The respondents of the study are employees of the colleges of Ilocos region which include Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. The study is a descriptive study involving survey and fact-finding inquiry. Weighted mean and Pearson r were used to determine the workplace relationship and its correlation with job satisfaction. The study found that there is a significant correlation between workplace relationship and job satisfaction. Therefore, the study recommends that management need to monitor and improve workplace relationship between employer and employees and among employees and also improve and monitor factors that affect job satisfaction.
Semi-automatic Picture Book Generation based on Story Model and Agent-based S...IJMREMJournal
In the fields of artificial intelligence, automatic narrative generation has attracted considerable interest. Lots of studies on narrative generation have been reported such as novel, comic, and picture book. However, most of those reuse original stories, pictures, and sentences. As a result, there is a problem that generated narratives infringe on copyright. In this paper, we focus on the picture book as the narrative because picture book is a mix of images and language. As a first step of automatic story generation without representation mediums, we propose a novel semi-automatic picture book generation method based on story model and agent-based simulation. The computational experiments are carried out to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method
Efficiency Evaluation of Thailand Gross Domestic Product Using DEAIJMREMJournal
The goal of this research is to evaluate the efficiency of GDP in Thailand from the past years and provide suggestions for government and policy-makers on ways to manage inputs and improve outputs in the future while enhancing the GDP of Thailand. The paper analyzed the data collected from Office of the National Economic and Social Development of Thailand through a period of 25 years ranging from 1993 to 2017. The results show that the year 2017 was the worst years in terms of efficiency. In order to achieve the research goal, data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used. Theoretically, research has found that evaluation of GDP can be improved by eradicating the negative values of slack movement. In economic terms, the research proposed the promotion of export-led growth, business incubators, and entrepreneurship to boost not only the inputs but also the GPD of the country. In general, the GDP of Thailand is quite efficient. This research can provide strategic advice for Thai Government to improve the Gross Domestic Product thoroughly
Predicting Trade Conflict Outcomes using a Third-Party Intervention ModelIJMREMJournal
As anti-import sentiment and protectionism have been increasing, more papers have focused on using theories to explain or resolve them. However, most research has focused on disputes involving larger nations such that there is not much relatable information for disputes such as the one between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The aim of this paper was to bridge the knowledge gap by using the graph model for conflict resolution and the decision support software GMCRII to simulate possible responses to this regional trade conflict. This thirdparty intervention model will assist in investigating and prescribing a diplomatic solution with fair compromise to resolve the unequal trade problem between Zimbabwe and South Africa without harming the economies of both the countries. This research found that a peaceful resolution of the disagreement could be found by the addition of a third-party to help in the conflict resolution thereby ending the prolonged trade conflict. This undertaking will serve as a template for modelling and predicting an outcome in the event of third-party intervention for future trade disputes involving regional trade partners with emerging or developing economies such as those that exist in Africa
Proposed Framework for Effective Management of End-User Stakeholders’ in Publ...IJMREMJournal
Significant infrastructure such as roads, prisons, schools, rail tracks and train systems, among others are currently developed through the involvement of Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements which have been acknowledged internationally in recent time. The poor management of end-user stakeholder during PPP projects in developing nation like Nigeria has been established as one of the major factor affecting the successful growth and development of PPP projects. Due to the paucity in research on end-user stakeholder management on PPP projects in Nigeria, informs this study aim to expose the main strategic factors that can accommodate end-user stakeholder’s management in any PPP road project in Nigeria. The professionals that have worked on the project cum the end-user of the project area were used as targeted respondents for the adopted case study and survey strategies method approach. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the eighteen (18) interviews that were conducted having completed and analysed total number of 282 questionnaires using reliability and factor analysis approach. Seven valid underlying factors were revealed from 28 variables that were left on the questionnaire data with the aid of factor analysis which were used later as factors affecting end-user stakeholders’ management in PPP road project in Nigeria. A proposed framework was created with the seven underlying factors as a template for any successful PPP road project in developing country like Nigeria. These will quench the agitation of enduser stakeholders’ quarrels on PPP toll road projects
Fresh and Hardened Properties of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Made Co...IJMREMJournal
This research work was carried out on concrete specimens made with different proportion of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) as a cement substitution in concrete. To accomplish the goal of the research work, overall 75 cubes and 60 cylinders were made. Out of 75 cubes and 60 cylinders, 15 cubes and 12 cylinders were cast for control concrete, and 60 cubes and 48 cylinders were cast by replacing 5,10,15 and 20% of cement with GGBFS. The cubes and cylinder specimens were 100x100x100 mm and 100x200 mm respectively, and mix design was done for 28 Mpa. All specimens were tested at 3. 7, 28 and 90 days of curing ages. The fresh properties such as workability and hardened properties such as compressive and tensile strength of all mixes were determined. Tests results showed that the workability of the concrete mixes made with GGBFS was higher than control mix. As the percentage of GGBFS increased the workability also increased. Hardened properties of concrete mixes made with GGBFS was lower than control concrete at early ages of curing. At the later age, hardened properties of GGBFS made concrete was more than control concrete. Furthermore, water absorption and density of GGBFS made concrete was lower than control concrete.
Design and Evaluation of Open Graded Hot Mix Asphalt Using Cement as A Grout...IJMREMJournal
Road networks ought to be efficiently designed to be safe, speedy and loading sustaining as it has a significant importance in country’s development. For that, pavement should be designed efficiently to exhibit better strength, durability and economical at the same time. Generally, a pavement is classified as Flexible or Rigid. Flexible pavement is opened early to traffic, has good riding quality and ease of maintenance but owing to heavy loading conditions these pavements are more susceptible to wear and tear. On the contrary rigid pavement is load sustaining, durable but having higher construction cost and poor riding quality. World is heading to semirigid pavement which exhibits characteristics of both these pavements. It is the combination of cement concrete and porous asphalt concrete which is achieved by leaving 25% to 30% air voids infused by cement grouts and is known as Semi-rigid pavement.In this research, semi-rigid pavement was designed using ratio of grout of optimum mix was 1:0.55 at water cement ratio by 2% of cement dosage with SP. Study concludes that, Semirigid pavement’s Marshall stability of 7 days was almost 85% of rigid pavement and 28 days compressive strength of semi-rigid pavement was almost 30.5% that of rigid pavement. Besides, it has been ensured that 7 days strength is comparable to 28 days strength of Semi-rigid pavement.
Design of Cold Recycled Emulsified Asphalt Mixtures Using Portland Cement as ...IJMREMJournal
Cold Recycling is getting popularity in research sector and construction industries because it overcomes all the issues of Hot Mix Asphalt of more consumption of natural resources, high production energy, central plant recycling, effect of greenhouse gases and non-feasibility in colder regions. In this research study, a cold recycled mixture is designed and compared in terms of mechanical and volumetric properties with control hot mix asphalt mixture, using 60% RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement) aggregates and 40 % virgin aggregates to fulfill gradation requirements. Asphalt emulsion for cold recycled mixtures is used as a binder with varying five contents (4.3%, 4.8%, 5.3%, 5.8% and 6.3%). Also, a modified cold recycled mixture is prepared at optimum emulsion content of control cold recycled mixture by partially replacing conventional aggregate mineral filler with three different contents of Portland cement (2%, 3% and 4%) of total dry mass of aggregates. Marshall mix design procedure was adopted to calculate the optimum (bitumen, emulsion and filler content) for control hot mix asphalt, control cold recycled mixture and modified cold recycled mixtures respectively. Mechanical properties of each of these mixtures were compared with each other and it was found that modified cold recycled mixtures were better than controlled cold recycled mixture and comparable in properties to hot mix asphalt mixtures and Optimum filler content of Portland cement for modified cold recycled mixture was found to be at 4%.
Thermodynamic Analysis of Cooling Tower with Air to Air Heat Exchanger for Re...IJMREMJournal
In this paper a thermodynamic analysis of cooling tower with air-to-air heat exchanger is presented. During manual operation of conventional cooling tower, a good quantity of water is evaporated which requires equivalent amount of makeup water for their condensers. So, in this regard, the thermodynamic model of a cooling with an air to air heat exchanger is developed using engineering equation solver (EES) software and then simulated in different climatic conditions of two major cities of Pakistan namely Karachi and Jamshoro through the period of June & December 2017. The results show a significant variation in water vapor recovery with respect to atmospheric conditions mainly humidity and ambient air temperature. Results reveal that the when a cooling tower coupled with air to air heat exchanger maximum amount of water vapors are recovered at Karachi and ranges up to 67% and 62% in Jamshoro during the month of December.
This study Examines the Effectiveness of Talent Procurement through the Imple...DharmaBanothu
In the world with high technology and fast
forward mindset recruiters are walking/showing interest
towards E-Recruitment. Present most of the HRs of
many companies are choosing E-Recruitment as the best
choice for recruitment. E-Recruitment is being done
through many online platforms like Linkedin, Naukri,
Instagram , Facebook etc. Now with high technology E-
Recruitment has gone through next level by using
Artificial Intelligence too.
Key Words : Talent Management, Talent Acquisition , E-
Recruitment , Artificial Intelligence Introduction
Effectiveness of Talent Acquisition through E-
Recruitment in this topic we will discuss about 4important
and interlinked topics which are
A high-Speed Communication System is based on the Design of a Bi-NoC Router, ...DharmaBanothu
The Network on Chip (NoC) has emerged as an effective
solution for intercommunication infrastructure within System on
Chip (SoC) designs, overcoming the limitations of traditional
methods that face significant bottlenecks. However, the complexity
of NoC design presents numerous challenges related to
performance metrics such as scalability, latency, power
consumption, and signal integrity. This project addresses the
issues within the router's memory unit and proposes an enhanced
memory structure. To achieve efficient data transfer, FIFO buffers
are implemented in distributed RAM and virtual channels for
FPGA-based NoC. The project introduces advanced FIFO-based
memory units within the NoC router, assessing their performance
in a Bi-directional NoC (Bi-NoC) configuration. The primary
objective is to reduce the router's workload while enhancing the
FIFO internal structure. To further improve data transfer speed,
a Bi-NoC with a self-configurable intercommunication channel is
suggested. Simulation and synthesis results demonstrate
guaranteed throughput, predictable latency, and equitable
network access, showing significant improvement over previous
designs
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Particle Swarm Optimization–Long Short-Term Memory based Channel Estimation w...IJCNCJournal
Paper Title
Particle Swarm Optimization–Long Short-Term Memory based Channel Estimation with Hybrid Beam Forming Power Transfer in WSN-IoT Applications
Authors
Reginald Jude Sixtus J and Tamilarasi Muthu, Puducherry Technological University, India
Abstract
Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) helps to overcome various difficulties in future technology wireless communications. NOMA, when utilized with millimeter wave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, channel estimation becomes extremely difficult. For reaping the benefits of the NOMA and mm-Wave combination, effective channel estimation is required. In this paper, we propose an enhanced particle swarm optimization based long short-term memory estimator network (PSOLSTMEstNet), which is a neural network model that can be employed to forecast the bandwidth required in the mm-Wave MIMO network. The prime advantage of the LSTM is that it has the capability of dynamically adapting to the functioning pattern of fluctuating channel state. The LSTM stage with adaptive coding and modulation enhances the BER.PSO algorithm is employed to optimize input weights of LSTM network. The modified algorithm splits the power by channel condition of every single user. Participants will be first sorted into distinct groups depending upon respective channel conditions, using a hybrid beamforming approach. The network characteristics are fine-estimated using PSO-LSTMEstNet after a rough approximation of channels parameters derived from the received data.
Keywords
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), Bit Error Rate (BER), mm-Wave, MIMO, NOMA, deep learning, optimization.
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Failure Study of Reinforced Concrete Buildings of Kathmandu Valley In Gorkha Earthquake 2015
1. International Journal of Modern Research in Engineering & Management (IJMREM)
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Failure Study of Reinforced Concrete Buildings of Kathmandu Valley In
Gorkha Earthquake 2015
Dr Rajan Suwal
Asst, Professor, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
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Nepal lies in earthquake prone zone. There are different fault zones in Nepal. Active fault of in this region causes
several earthquakes in Nepal. In the recent, an earthquake of M7.8 occurred in 77 km NW of Kathmandu (in the
boarder of Gorkha and Lam Jung) at 11:56 on 25 April 2015 with shallow depth of 15 km with maximum Mercalli
Intensity of IX, lasting approximately thirty seconds. Nepal faced continued aftershocks throughout the country
at the intervals of 15–20 minutes, with one shock reaching a magnitude of 6.7 on 26 April at 12:54:08. And
another major earthquake of 7.3 (as per USGS report) occurred in 18 km south-east of Kodari and epicenter is
in boarder of Dolkha and Sindhu pal chowk district at 12.51 on 12 May 2015.
This article is concentrated to study of damages of reinforced concrete buildings only which are in Kathmandu
valley in Gorkha Earthquake 2015. Effect of earthquake in reinforced concrete frame structures in Kathmandu
valley are considered. Height of buildings is taken from two storied to ten storied.
In this study it is discussed about the types of failures of reinforced concrete structures, observations and causes
of structural failures, tilting of building, fully collapsed buildings, sandwich type failure of buildings, soft story
failure of buildings, column failures, crushing of concrete failure of column, shear and bending failure of columns,
shear failure of beams and beam-column joint failure, failure due to reinforcement deficiency, poor quality of
concrete and infill wall failure. It is found that soil exploration in building site is not done in most of the failed
building area so foundation failure in excessive settlement and tilting are observed, Configuration of buildings
are not regular. It is observed the lack of structural design and not properly structural designed of buildings. In
addition to this it is found that not proper reinforcement detailing of building elements and lack of quality control
of construction materials. So, it is recommended that in the stage of soil exploration, planning, design and
supervision of buildings, building norms should be strictly fulfilled. Technical expertise should be used in all
process of work.
KEYWORDS: Failure study, damages of reinforced concrete buildings, type of failures, poor quality of
concrete, crushing of concrete.
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Date of Submission: Date, 15 April 2017 Date of Accepted: 23 April 2018
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I. INTRODUCTION
Nepal lies in earthquake prone zone. There are different fault zones in Nepal. They are Main Frontal Trust(MFT),
the Main Boundary Trust(MBT), Main Central Thrust(MCT) and South Tibet Detachment (STD). The MFT lies
in southern part of main Himalayas. The border between outer and lesser Himalaya; and lesser and higher
Himalayas are known as MBT and MCT respectively. The south Tibetan detachment (STD) lies between the
higher and Tethys Himalayas. Due to these because Nepal is always vulnerable in earthquake disaster. Active
fault of in this region causes several earthquakes in Nepal which were reported in 1255, 1810, 1866, 1934, 1980
and 1998(Pandey 1995)1. In the earthquake of 1934(great Bihar-Nepal Earthquake) with the maximum intensity
of X (Rana 1935)2, caused intensive damage in eastern part of Nepal. It was recorded 8500 deaths. In the
earthquake of August 21, 1988, with the magnitude of 6.6, shaken eastern part of Nepal and killed 721 people,
injured 6553 people. It was recorded that damaged or collapsed buildings were 66,541(Thapa, 1998)3. In the
recent, an earthquake of M7.8 occurred in 77 km NW of Kathmandu (in the boarder of Gorkha and Lampung) at
11:56 on 25 April 2015 with shallow depth of 15 km with maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX, lasting
approximately thirty seconds. Nepal faced continued aftershocks throughout the country at the intervals of 15–20
minutes, with one shock reaching a magnitude of 6.7 on 26 April at 12:54:08. According to the USGS, the temblor
was caused by a sudden thrust, or release of built-up stress, along the major fault line where the Indian Plate is
slowly diving underneath the Eurasian Plate4.
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Kathmandu, situated on a block of crust approximately 120 km (74 miles) wide and 60 km (37 miles) long,
reportedly shifted 3 m (10 ft) to the south in a matter of just 30 seconds. 5 And another major earthquake of 7.3
(as per USGS report) occurred in 18 km south-east of Kodari and epicenter is in boarder of Dolkha and Sindhu
pal chowk district at 12.51 on 12 May 2015. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire
villages flattened in Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk. Severely affected is in Kathmandu valley and across many
districts of the country. It was recorded that officially 8,857 and in total 8964 people dead and 21,952 injured 6 .
Mainly very old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley including
some at the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Square, the Changu
Narayan Temple and the Swayabhunath Stupa.
II. SCOPE OF THE WORK
Most of the old masonry buildings, which were not constructed properly were damaged severely. It can be seen
number of reinforced concrete buildings which are damaged in different places of Kathmandu valley. The
buildings are damaged in different level. This article is concentrated to study of damages of reinforced concrete
buildings only which are in Kathmandu valley in Gorkha Earthquake 2015. Effect of earthquake in reinforced
concrete frame structures in Kathmandu valley are considered. Height of buildings is taken from two storied to
ten storied.
Types of Failures of Reinforced Concrete Structures: There are several types of failure of reinforced concrete
frame structures. Building might be failed in different ways. For example, failure of foundation, column, beam,
column beam joint, staircase, slab, infill wall. Building might fail due to weak story, soft story also. Certain
buildings may collapse fully due to different causes.
Observations and Causes of Structural Failures 4.1. Tilting of Building: Certain buildings which are not
collapsed, not damaged but tilted which are shown in fig 1.1. Buildings are tilted due to soil settlement (fig 1.1a).
Even though this building is not damaged and tilting but it can be used. Another type of buildings which are tilted
due to soft soil of foundation and slender buildings (fig 1.1b and fig 1.1c). These can be used with certain
rectification. Building shown in fig 1.1d, is tilted due very weak soil of foundation and unequal settlement of soil.
This building cannot be used and needs dismantling.
Fully Collapsed Buildings: Fully collapses of buildings are shown in fig 1.2. Most of the collapsed buildings are
not structurally designed. Some of them are not properly designed. Sections of columns are smaller than required.
Longitudinal and transverse reinforcements seem less than needed. It is seen that certain buildings were
constructed in poor quality of concrete.
Sandwich Type Failure of Buildings: Sandwich type failure of reinforced concrete frame structure occurs when
columns of building are weaker than beams. It means “Weak column –strong beam”. Four storied departmental
stores were collapsed due to heavy beam and slab but weak columns (fig 1.3a). Building has less infill wall using
for shopping area in ground and first floor, bank in second floor and residence for top floor. Load in roof was
increased due to gardening with soil layer. Another building in Sisupala (fig 1.3b) was being used as shopping
area in ground floor and residence in upper floors, also collapsed in sandwich type (fig 1.3b)
Soft Story Failure of Buildings: Soft storied failure occurs when ground floor is weak stiffness with respect to
lateral stiffness of above stories. Buildings are classified as having a "soft story" if that level is less than 70% as
stiff as the floor immediately above it, or less than 80% as stiff as the average stiffness of the three floors above
it. This type of failure occurs where ground floor is being used for parking, shopping and open hall without
considerable shear walls and infill walls. Some of the soft story failures of buildings are shown in fig 1.4.
Residence building with shopping purpose in ground floor failed in ground level which is shown in fig 1.4a.
Ground floor weakens due to open area for shopping purpose. In fig 1.4b it is shown weak floor of ground due to
weak stiffness in ground floor and due to it building failed. Another example of soft story failure of store building
in ground floor near Propmaker building in Kathmandu is shown in fig 1.4c. Similar type of failure is occurred in
building of Gongobu shown in fig 1,4d.
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Column Failures
Crushing of concrete failure of column: Crushing of concrete of column occurs when column is subjected heavy
dynamic axil load as well as lateral loads. It might happen due to weakness of column in terms of concrete grades
and not enough reinforcements. Some examples of column failure in crushing of concrete are shown in fig 1.5.
Column failed due to more slenderness and low quality of concrete of the building of Lubhu is shown in fig 1.5a.
Due the heavy load of five storied building load, failure of corner column in residence building near Kalanki is
shown in fig1.5b. Failure of columns in heavy load of six storied building are shown in fig 1.5c and fig 1.5d.
Similarly, column of four storied residence building in Gongabu is given in fig 1.5e. Six storied office building
columns fail due to heavy dynamic vertical load, which is given in fig 1.5f.
Shear and bending failure of columns: Due to small size column and less shear reinforcement in buildings,
shear failure of columns occurs. Some pictures of shear failure of columns are shown in fig 1.6. It is seen that
most of the building columns have not enough resistance for shear. In fig 1.6a shows the crack of column due to
excessive shear force and bending moment in bottom columns. And in fig 1.6b, shear failure at mid height of
column near the place of opening. In fig 1.6c and 1.6d, it is shown the failure of columns where building works
as soft story.
Shear Failure of Beams and Beam-Column Joint Failure: Shear failure of beam is shown in fig 1.7a. It happens
when either concrete section is not enough or shear reinforcements are not sufficient. In the fig 1.7b, it is seen that
the beam column joint failure occurs due to poor quality of concrete.
Failure due to Reinforcement Deficiency: Buildings that were not designed properly, deficiencies of
longitudinal and transverse reinforcement are observed. In addition to that, detailing of reinforcements is not
correct. Fig 1.8a shows the less longitudinal reinforcements as well as transverse reinforcement. In fig 1.8b also,
it can be seen that less number of reinforcements in longitudinal and transverse direction for four storied building
loads. The spacing of transverse reinforcements is more than 150 mm which is the one of the main cause of column
failure.
Poor Quality of Concrete: Most of the buildings, which are damaged, not because of only design problem,
reinforcing detailing problems but also due to inferior quality of concrete. Concrete strength is not good enough;
vibration of concrete is not done properly. Some poor quality of concrete of school buildings of Chabahil,
Kathmandu are shown in the fig 1.9
Infill Wall Failure: It is observed that there are lot of infill wall failure in most of the reinforced concrete
buildings due to earthquake. Some pictures of infill wall failure are shown in fig 1.10. The causes of infill wall
failure are no concrete band in infill masonry wall and no connection of wall with columns.
Others: There are other several causes of failure of building. Some of the building failed due to irregular shape
of it, that means architectural planning problem. Some of the building fails due to the construction in sloppy
ground area. In the sloppy land, foundations are laid in different level and some of them are in infill soil, so due
to unequal settlement of building, it damaged. In most of the cases, soil exploration is not done. Staircase of some
of the buildings is damaged due to long span of staircase and not enough thickness of staircase waste slab. Some
of the building failed due to ponding effect.
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a) b)
b) d)
Fig 1.1. Tilting of buildings: a) Residence building in Kaushal tar, Bhaktapur; b) Residence building in
Sitapaila outside ring road; c) Residence building in Byasi, Bhaktapur; d) Residence building in
Panipokhari, Kathmandu (Photo Source: Rajan Suwal)
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a) b)
b) d)
e) f)
g) h)
Fig 1.2. Collapses of buildings: a) Residence building in Duwakot, Bhaktapur; b) College building in Tokha
road, Kathmandu; c) Residence building in Kuleshov, Kathmandu; d) Church and school buildings) in
Sitapaila, Kathmandu e) Residence building in Tripureswor, Kathmandu; f) Residence building in
Khusibu, Bishnumati, Kathmandu; g) Residence building in Jagati, Bhaktapur; h) Shopping building in
Sanobh aryang, Shwoyambhu, Kathmandu (Photo Source: Rajan Suwal)
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a) b)
Fig 1.3. Sandwich type failure of buildings: a) Departmental store in Sanobharyang, Swoyambhu,
Kathmandu; b) Residence building in Sitapaila (near Chetan Marg), Kathmandu; (Photo Source: Rajan
Suwal)
a) b)
Fig 1.4. Soft story failure of buildings: a) Residence with shopping in ground floor in Sitapaila chowk,
Kathmandu; b) TU VC office building in Kirtipur, Kathmandu c) Residence building with store and
shopping in ground floor near Paropakar (Lhuhiti), Kathmandu; d) Residence building with shopping
shutter in ground, Mitranagar Marg, Gongabu, Kathmandu (Photo Source: Rajan
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a) b) c)
Fig 1.5. Crushing of columns of buildings: a) Residence building in Lubhu, Lalitpur; b) Residence building
near Kalanki Chowk, Kathmandu; c) Press building in Kuleswor, Kathmandu; d) Press building in
Kuleswor, Kathmandu; e) Residence building in Mitranagar Marg, Gongabu, Kathmandu; f) Office
building in Balkhu, Kathmandu (Photo Source: Rajan Suwal)
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a) b)
b) d)
Fig 1.6. Shear failure of columns: a) Office building in Balkhu, Kathmandu; b) Residence building in
Swoyambhu, Kathmandu; c) and d) Residence building in Lazimpat, Kathmandu (Photo Source: Rajan
Suwal)
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a) b)
Fig 1.7. Failure of beam and beam-column joint failure: a) Shear failure of beam of school in Panchakumari
near Sitapaila, outside of ring road, Kathmandu; b) Beam-column joint failure of school building in
Panchakumari, Sitapaila outside Kathmandu (Photo Source: Rajan Suwal)
Fig 1 .8. Failure of column due to deficiency of longitudinal and transverse reinforcements: a) Residence
building near Sitapaila, outside ring road, Kathmandu; b) School building in Chabahil, Kathmandu (Photo
Source: Rajan Suwal)
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a) b)
Fig 1.9: Failure due to low quality of concrete a) Tie beam -column joint of school building in Chabahil,
Kathmandu, b), c) and d) Column failure in different height due to poor quality of concrete of school
building in Chabahil, Kathmandu.
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Fig 1.10: Infill wall failure a) Residence building in Swoyambhu; b) Residence building in outside
Sitapaila, Kathmandu.
III. CONCLUSION AND LESSON LEARNT
In the Gorkha Earthquake 2015, reinforced concrete buildings of Kathmandu valley failed due to the major
following causes. Some of them are as follows:
a) Soil exploration in building site is not done in most of the failed building area so foundation failure in
excessive settlement and tilting are observed.
b) Configuration of buildings are not regular due to it, different type of failures of elements of building are
observed.
c) Lack of structural design and done not proper structural analysis and design.
d) Lack of reinforcement detailing in building elements.
e) Poor quality of construction material and lack of quality control.
So, it is recommended that in the stage of soil exploration, planning, design and supervision of buildings, building
norms should be strictly fulfilled. Technical expertise should be used in all process of work.
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