DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT

CE 6123 EARTHQUAKE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
CE 4036 SEISMIC DESIGN OF STRUCTURES

ASSIGNMENT 2
Answer All Questions

1. Explain how the difference in P and S wave velocities can be used to

locate the epicentre of Earthquake. Denoting the velocities by vp and vs,
derive the formula for calculating the distance of epicentre from the
recording station.

2. A platform of weight 20,000 N is being supported by four equal columns

which are clamped to the foundation as well as to the platform.
Experimentally it has been determined that a static force of 5,000 N
applied horizontally to the platform produces a displacement of 2.5 mm.
Assume damping as 5% of critical damping. Determine for this structure
the following:-
(i) Undamped natural frequency
(ii) Absolute damping coefficient
(iii) Logarithmic Decrement and
(iv) the number of cycles and the time required for the amplitude of
motion to be reduced from an initial value of 2.5mm to 0.25mm.

3. A four stotey reinforced concrete office building is shown in fig. 1.The

building is located in calicut. The soil conditions are medium stiff and the
entire building is supported on raft foundation. The R.C. frames are in
filled with brick masonry. The lumped weights due to dead loads is 12
kN/sq.m on floors and 10 kN/sq.m on the roof. The floors are to cater
for a live load of 4kN/sq.m on floors and 1.5 kN/sq.m on the roof.
Determine the design seismic load on an intermediate frame as per IS
1893-2016.
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3200
A

3200
B
3x 5000 m m

3200
C

4200
D
4 x 5000 m m

P LA N E LE V A TIO N

Fig.1

4. A four storey (G+3) reinforced concrete office building has a ground plan
20 × 15 m as shown in above Fig.1. The building is located in Calicut. The
soil conditions are medium stiff and the entire building is supported on
raft foundation. The R.C. frames are in-filled with brick masonry. The
lumped weights due to dead loads is 15 kN/sq.m on floors and 10 kN/sq.m
on the roof. The floors are to cater for a live load of 5 kN/sq.m on floors
and 1.5 kN/sq.m on roof. The dynamic parameters (natural periods and
mode shapes) in X- direction have been obtained by carrying out a free
vibration analysis and is shown in Table 1. Determine the design seismic
force in X-direction by dynamic analysis method as per IS: 1893-2016.

Table.1. Free vibration properties of the building for vibration in the X-direction

Natural Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 2

Period(s) 0.860 0.265 0.145
Mode shape
Roof 1.000 1.000 1.000
rd
3 floor 0.904 0.216 -0.831
2nd floor 0.716 -0.701 -0.574
1st floor 0.441 -0.921 1.016

5. A single storey building with rigid roof diaphragm is shown in Fig. 2. The
lumped mass at roof is uniformly distributed. (a) What are the lateral
loads shared by different walls if a lateral load of 200 kN is applied in x-
direction at the centre of mass of the roof. (b) What are the lateral
loads shared by different walls if a lateral load of 280 kN is applied in y-
direction at the centre of mass of the roof. Use IS 1893-2016 provisions .
y
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6m k 0.5k 1.3k
12m

1.1k
x
5.6 m
14 m
28 m

Fig.2
6. A reinforced concrete chimney of height 40m is located in seismic Zone
IV. The outer dia. At the base and top is 3 m. The shell thickness of the
chimney is 300 mm throughout the height. The thickness of lining is 100
mm. Compute the maximum bending moment and shear force on the
chimney. Use IS 1893-2015-Part 4. Concrete M30. Density of concrete
=25kN/m3, Density of Lining= 20kN/m3, Foundation-raft.

7. An elevated water tank weighs 2500 kN when filled with water, the
centroid of the mass being at a height of 20 m from the ground. The
horizontal spring factor for the tank is 9000 N/mm. Estimate the
maximum shear generated at the base of the water tank by the horizontal
inertia force. Assume the ground motion has a period of 1.5 s and a
maximum acceleration of 0.05g.

8. A 3storey building is modelled as a flag pole model. The story stiffness of

each floor is k=200×103 N/m, and all the floor mass is 2500 kg each.
Determine the floor displacements and base shear using the response
spectrum given in IS 1893-2016. The building is founded in medium soil
and the damping can be considered as 5% of critical.

9. A reinforced concrete frame consists of beams having spans 5.0 m c/c. a

typical floor inner beam carries a negative bending moment of 400 kNm
and shear of 300 kN at face of column beam joint due to gravity and
earthquake loads. Design the beam section for ductility. Use the
provisions of IS: 13920.

10. Consider a SDOF system with m = 3000kg; k = 80 kN/m; damping=5%of

critical. Using response spectrum of Indian code compute (a) max.
Relative displacement, (b) max. Base shear and (c) max. Strain energy. Let
soil is medium type.
11. Determine the ductility w.r.t. curvature of a singly reinforced RC beam
having width 250mm, overall depth 700mm. Effective depth of beam is
650 mm. 3 nos. of 25 mm dia. steel conforming to Fe415 grade is provided
as tension reinforcement. 2 nos of 12mm dia. bars are provided as stirrup
holders. Grade of concrete is M20 . Also find out the curvature ductility if
the reinforcement used conform to Fe250.

12. The inner beam column joint in the ground floor of a seven storey building
to be built in Calicut has
Grade of concrete = M25
Clear span of beam to either side of joint = 4m
Slab thickness = 125 mm
Finish on slab = 50 mm thick (PCC)
Live load on floor = 2 kN/sq.m
Wall thickness on beams = 230 mm (Brick)
The axial load in column at the joint = 1200 kN
Beam size = 230 × 600 mm with 0.75% steel at top
and 0.47% steel at bottom on either side of the joint.
Column size = 230 × 600 mm with 2.5% steel.
Check whether the joint satisfies weak girder-strong column
proportion. Also check the shear in beam and column.

13. A RC circular water container has internal diameter of 4.0 m and height of
3.5 m (including freeboard of 0.3 m). It is supported on RC staging
consisting of 4 columns of 400 mm diameter with horizontal bracings of
350 x 450 mm at four levels. The lowest supply level is 15 m above ground
level. Staging conforms to ductile detailing as per IS: 13920. Staging
columns have isolated rectangular footings at a depth of 2m from ground
level. Tank is located on soft soil in seismic zone III. Grade of staging
concrete and steel are M25 and Fe415, respectively. Density of concrete
is 25 kN/m3. Sketch the elevation of the tank and staging with
dimensions. Analyze the tank for seismic loads. Use IS: 1893-1984. The
size of various components are (i) roof slab 120mm thick, (ii) tank wall 200
mm thick, (iii) floor slab 200mm thick, (iv) gallery 110mm thick, (iv) floor
beams 250x600 mm.
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Good luck
Dr.TPS