TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
THAPATHALI CAMPUS
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
M.Sc. in Earthquake Engineering Program

A Progress Report on
Seismic Performance of Adjacent Buildings Subjected to
Earthquake Induced Pounding

Submitted by:
Sashank Gaudel (THA078MSEqE014)

Submitted to:
Prof. Dr. Prem Nath Maskey

July 2023
 Fig: Response Spectrum Plot for El-Centro E-W Component

Fig: Response Spectrum Plot for El-Centro E-W Component after Spectral Matching
Fig: Elevation View of Adjacent Buildings with Link element in between
Fig: Plan View of 6th Floor of Adjacent Buildings with Link element in between
 Fig: Link Force (in kN) for 6th Floor due to El-Centro Ground motion

TABLE: Pounding Force at Corresponding Story Levels and Gap Values

Pounding Force (kN)

Story 25 mm 50 mm 75 mm 100 mm

6 8162.4 5917.6 6438.9 3191.3

5 7661.8 4571.8 4284.3 4073.2

4 5476.1 2292.8 949.4 872.9

3 1863.5 87.23 - -

2 - - - -

1 - - - -
Fig: Joint Displacement (in mm) for 6th Floor due to El-Centro Ground motion
Fig: Joint Acceleration (in mm/s2) in 6th Floor due to El-Centro Ground motion