CHAPTER

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1.1

The Tasks of The Case Study

1. Design the RC-Frame structure in figure 1 that is subjected to a static load F static only:
a. calculate both, reinforcement amounts with respect to bending as well as shear effe
and provide an appropiate reinforcement layout.

2. Design the RC-Frame structure in figure 1 that is subjected to a static load F dynamic :
a. separate axial and shear quotas from a general acceleration wave induced by an im
force Fdynamic ;

b. calculate the dynamic response of the RC-frame structure:

- in first step, discretize the frame into number of finite beam elements;
- modify a general beam element to ensure a transmission of compression and
shear waves separately;
- compute structural response by means of acceleration development along syste
axis
- shear waves shall be analyzed with respect to pure bending and shear effects.
3. The finite element program InfoCAD has to be used for calculation purposes
A. The crosss section properties
Column 1
Dimension

Beam 1
Dimension

Static load
Angle
Fy
Fz

:
0.4
Area
I-x
I-y
I-xy

:
0.4
Area
I-x
I-y
I-xy

:
:
:
:

0.5
:
:
:
:

0.2 m2
0.004167 m4
0.002667 m4

0.5
:
:
:
:

707.1 kN
45.0 degree
500 kN
500 kN

0.2 m2
0.004167 m4
0.002667 m4

c load F static only:

s well as shear effects

c load F dynamic :

e induced by an impact

ompression and

pment along system

nd shear effects.