FRAME TUBE STRUCTURE:

PROJECT GROUP MEMBERS:

 FRAME TUBE STUCTURE
This structural system was first The revolutionary framed-tube structural
implemented in 1964 in the system was first seen in the construction of the
DeWitt-Chestnut Apartments in Chicago
construction of the DeWitt-
Chestnut Apartments in
Chicago, a 43-story reinforced
concrete tower designed by Dr.
Fazlur Rehman Khan and his
colleagues at Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill (SOM).
Because of its great relative
strength and stiffness, the
tubular form immediately
became a standard in high-rise
design.
 WHAT IS FRAME TUBE STRUCTURE ?

 Framed Tube structure is an efficient structural system for tall

buildings in steel as well as concrete.

 Such system mainly comprises of closely spaced exterior

columns along the periphery, interconnected by deep spandrel
beams at each floor level.

 One negative aspect of the frames tube design is a phenomena

commonly referred to as SHEAR LAG.

 Shear lag is essentially a non-linear stress distribution across the

flanges and web section of beam.
 WHAT IS FRAME TUBE STRUCTURE ?
 Shear Lag Effect is generally categorized into “Positive Shear
Lag” and “Negative Shear Lag”.
 The stresses that are higher near web section and lesser away
from the web section is called “Positive Shear Lag”.
 In the region beyond the cantilever length from fixed end, the
bending stresses in the tube section at the corners are lower
than the stresses at the middle of the flange panel and are
termed as “Negative Shear Lag”.
 AXIAL FORCES DISTRIBUTION IN PANELS

 It is observed that axial force in corner

columns of storey 1 and storey 5 are
maximum and in central columns are
minimum, which indicates positive
shear lag phenomenon. As corner
columns in flange panels experience
more axial force than the central
column, positive shear lag originates
from fixed end.

 From the graphs, it is observed that the

axial forces in corner columns of storey
15 are lesser than adjacent columns.
This indicates occurance of negative
shear lag. At storey 30 the central
columns start experiencing more axial
force than the corner columns.
 In the web panel the axial forces in corner columns decreases with increase in
height of the building.
 PROJECT MODEL:

50 STORY STEEL BUILDING

“FRAME TUBE STRUCTURE”

 MODEL INPUT DATA

NO. OF FLOORS = 50
STORY HEIGHT = 12 FEET TYPICAL
TOTAL BUILDING HEIGHT = 600 FEET

MATERIAL PROPERTIES USED :

CONCRETE , F’c = 3ksi

STEEL , Fy = 50 ksi

FRAME SECTIONS USED:

BOX 48” x 48” x 4.5” – FOR OUTER COLUMNS

BOX 36’’x 36’’x 3.5’ – FOR INTERNAL COLUMNS
BOX 9” x 9” x 1/2” – Purlins
W27x84 – Girder
 DECK SECTION:
3” DEEP STEEL DECK WITH 3” THICK NORMAL WEIGHT
CONCRETE OF 3KSI.

 DIAPHRAGM :
RIGID

 STATIC LOAD CASES :

SDEAD = 30 Psf
LIVE LOAD = 50 Psf

WIND (ASCE 7-05)

 WIND DATA :

EXPOSURE FROM EXTENTS OF RIGID DIAPHRAGMS.

WIND SPEED = 80 mph
EXPOSURE TYPE = B
WIND DIRECTION ANGLE = 0
CASE =1

 DESIGN CODE USED :

AISC-LRFD 99

 DESIGN LIMITATION :

SWAY LIMIT =H/400

TYPICAL STORY PLAN SHOWING PURLINS,COLUMN LOCATION AND DECK SPANNING
DETAILS:
 MODEL OUTPUT:

 ALL STEEL FRAMES PASSED IN STRESS / CAPACITY RATIOS .

 THE MAXIMUM SWAY LIMIT FOR OUR BUILDING IS

H/400 = (600 ft×12)/400

= 18”
 THE MAXIMUM BUILDING SWAY IS 4.5” (WITHIN LIMIT ).
MAXIMUM SWAY UNDER WIND LOADING

( 50th STORY PLAN )

 DEFORMED SHAPE UNDER WIND LOADING

( ELEVATION 1)
MAXIMUM STORY DISPLACEMENTS (UNIT- kip-in)
 TOTAL WEIGHT OF STEEL:

 Steel used in columns = 52757.36 Tons

 Steel used in beams = 6458 Tons