Details of Team: Quake-Resilient

Name of University: Concordia University, BCEE Department

Name of Participants: Bikram Kesharee Patra, THANG VAN HO, Pronob Kumar Ghosh,
Mohamed Algamati, Avirup Sarkar
Team Captain: Bikram Kesharee Patra (bikrampatracwc@gmail.com)
Project Proposal:
The model proposed in this study is a eight-storey composite frame i.e. Steel Moment Resisting
Frame (SRMF) along with reinforced concrete lift cores. The frame will be designed for a
combination of most anticipated loading scenarios following the guidelines as laid down in
National Building Code of Canada (NBCC)-2015, Design of steel structures CSA S16 and Design
of concrete structures CSA 23.3-14. The Analysis of the aforementioned frame will be carried out
using the available standard design software. The analysis will include Static analysis, nonlinear
time history and pushover analysis to check for the stability of the configuration.
Architectural Description:
The layout of the building planned considering symmetry in both horizontal and vertical direction;
which helped to avoid re-entrant corners and soft storey etc. The diagram below shows a schematic
outline of the proposed structure.
Structural Description:
The building frame proposed to include RCC lift cores, steel bracings and base isolation for
efficiently catering the demand of lateral forces with dominant ductile behaviour. The base
isolation will help in avoiding the resonance situation, while the steel bracing and lift cores will
provide the required lateral stiffness. The infill walls are made-up of hollow brick and the slab will
be composite type i.e. concrete overlaid on steel support this arrangement will help to keep a check
on the overall mass of the structure. The hollow brick infill wall will provide a better thermal
insulation which best suites the Canadian whether condition. The mass of the structure proposed
structure will be comparatively less in comparison conventional R.C.C framed structures will lead
to reduced size of the footing.
The building is required to be aesthetically pleasing with effective space planning, better energy
utilization. Simultaneously the building system has to be stable enough seismically to withstand
most anticipated earthquake forces.
Methodology of Analysis:
The material properties and their associated self-weight will be calculated as provisioned in
standard guideline. The analysis will be carried out for different possible scenario including
gravity load, earthquake forces. The seismic analysis will include non-liner time history and push
over analysis. The results of analysis will be presented in terms of displacement history for critical
location and both the limit state safety and serviceability will be checked.
Economic, efficiency and environmental consideration:
The materials chosen, configuration of the building system is planned in such a way to ensure
economy, efficiency and environmentally friendly due to less use of concrete and the fly ash brick
infill blocks utilising the waste material.