Example#5

The plan configuration of a ten-storey steel building is as shown below: Determine if Type 2
Re-Entrant Corner Irregularity exists in the structure .

Figure:
4@ 8m = 32m
3@ 6m =
18m

PLAN
Solution:
along X direction
8 meters ˃ 0.15 (32 meters)
8 meters ˃ 4.8 meters .·. Irregularity exists in the structure.
along Z direction
6 meters ˃ 0.15 (18 meters)
6 meters ˃ 2.7 meters .·. Irregularity exists in the structure.

Arleen Sacdalan-Pablo
Faculty COE - CE Dept.
Apr. 28, 2020