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Abstract– Diaphragms are required to be designed as part of a. Flexible Floor Diaphragm - As per IS 1893, a floor
the seismic force-resisting system of every new building as they diaphragm whose maximum lateral displacement measured
distribute lateral forces to the vertical elements of lateral force from the chord of deformed shape at any point of the
resisting system. Concrete diaphragms consist of different
diaphragm exceeds 1.2 times the average displacement of
element which plays an important role in resisting lateral loads.
Diaphragms acts differently according to the configurations of entire diaphragm is known as Flexible floor Diaphragm.
the building and type of load acting on it. In a RCC framed
building, different columns may carry different loads Rigid Floor Diaphragms - A floor diaphragm whose maximum
accordingly. In this paper, RCC framed building structures have lateral displacement measured from the chord of deformed shape
been analyzed using ETABS software by linear time history at any point of the diaphragm does not exceed 1.2 times the
analysis by changing flexibility of the floors and simultaneously average displacement of entire diaphragm is considered to be
when plan irregularities are provided. Time history record of El
Rigid Floor diaphragm. Rigid diaphragm distributes the
Centro Earthquake has been provided to the software.
Responses of all those structures has been plotted and discussed. horizontal forces to the vertical resisting elements in direct
An attempt is made in this paper to compare the responses of proportion to the relative rigidities. It is based on the assumption
the structures when floor diaphragm flexibility is changed and that the diaphragm does not deform itself and will cause each
simultaneously plan irregularities are provided. vertical element to deflect the same amount. This may be
determined by comparing the computed midpoint in-plane
Key Words - Floor Diaphragm, Stiffness, Earthquake, deflection of the diaphragm itself under lateral load with the drift
Flexible Diaphragm, Rigid Diaphragm, Reinforced Concrete, to adjoining vertical elements under tributary lateral load.
Shear Wall.
I. INTRODUCTION
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For the study, one model was considered. The geometric details
have been shown in Table 1. For the analysis, Time history
method was used.
Table 1 Geometric Details
No of Storeys G + 16
Storey Height 3m
Number of Bays 6 bays in both the directions
Beam Size 350 mm x 900 mm
Column Size 350 mm x 1100 mm
Grade of Concrete M30
Grade of Steel Fe415
Slab Thickness 110 mm
Seismic zone type Zone II
Method of analysis Time History analysis
Time History record of El
Ground motion data
Centro Earthquake
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(d) Openings at the Vertical Faces Reduction in the stiffness of the floor leads to reduction in the
column axial forces in the stiffer direction.
Fig 4 - Buildings with diaphragm discontinuity
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In Y Direction
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6.5.2 For Plan with opening at the Corners 6.5.3 For Plan with opening at the Horizontal Faces
In X direction In X direction
6.5.4 For Plan with opening at the Horizontal Faces There is no any considerable difference found in the storey drift .
In X Direction
Storey Displacement(mm) for Stiffness 7.0 Concluding Remarks
Storey Percentage
100% 75% 50% 25% On studying the above literatures, we have reached to the
Story16 23.893 23.832 23.774 23.711 following conclusions,
Story15 23.397 23.326 23.262 23.195 1. Floor Diaphragm Flexibility affects Base Shear of the
Story14 22.716 22.647 22.572 22.499 Building, Column Forces, Beam Forces but doesn’t
Story13 21.797 21.729 21.655 21.575 show considerable difference in Time Period and
Story12 20.64 20.575 20.503 20.426 Storey Drift.
Story11 19.283 19.209 19.131 19.057 2. Orientation of the openings in the building plan
Story10 17.749 17.68 17.606 17.526 changes the responses of the structure under seismic
Story9 16.067 15.996 15.92 15.843 load.
Story8 14.274 14.212 14.144 14.073
3. The Flexibility of the slabs plays vital role in reducing
Story7 12.416 12.357 12.294 12.227
Base Shear, Column Axial Forces.
Story6 10.506 10.453 10.397 10.339
Story5 8.57 8.525 8.48 8.434 4. Base shear and Column axial force has been reduced as
Story4 6.627 6.593 6.558 6.52 per increasing flexibility of the floors when THA is
applied in X direction but reduction has been found
Story3 4.687 4.662 4.635 4.607
when THA is applied in Y Direction.
Story2 2.781 2.764 2.747 2.729
Story1 1.037 1.031 1.025 1.018 5. Opening at the faces of the floors in shorter side gives
Base 0 0 0 0 comparatively larger Base Shear but Column forces
where found higher when openings were in longer side.
In Y Direction
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Story16 25.608 25.639 25.721 25.721
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Story13 24.248 24.282 24.359 24.359
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Story12 23.506 23.541 23.622 23.622
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Story8 18.59 18.622 18.701 18.701 shear-key of hollow core slab which function as an rigid
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