Numerical Investigations Of Effective Parameters On Multi-Story Building Having Inclined Supporting Foundations

Abstract

This study deals with the use of finite element analysis to study the response of an RC building that has inclined supporting leads in the foundations. Several RC buildings were studied to evaluate the seismic performance of these buildings under the influence of change in three parameters (the degree of inclination of the foundations (0°, 10°, 20° & 40°), the storey number (8, 10, 12, 16 & 20 storey), and the span length (4, 5 & 6 m)). All buildings were analyzed using the SAP2000 software using the time history analysis method under the influence of the EL-Centro N-S 1940 earthquake acceleration record. The results were shown the values of the base shear, time period and roof displacements decreased by 23%, 33% and 55% respectively, when the degree of foundation inclination of the building increased from 0° to 20°, while these values increased by 68%, 53.28% and 137.6% respectively, when the No. of stories increased by 50%. The increase of base shear due to increase the height of building, also the increase lateral displacements of the buildings. The increases in time period due to decrease the stiffness of RC building and it have more displacements at tip of buildings.

Keywords

• multi-story rc building; sap2000; seismic; inclined foundations; el-centro 1940 earthquake