One of the frightening and destructive phenomena of a nature is a sevre earthquake and it's terrible after effects. Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently and without warning at any time of the day or night. It is highly impossible to prevent an earthquake from occuring, but the damage to the builiding can be controlled through proper design and detailing. Hence it is mandatory to do the sesmic analysis and design to structure against collapse.
This study addresses the performance and variation of precentage steel and concrete quantity of R.C framed structure in different seismic zones and influence on overall cost of construction. This study mainly focuses on the comparision of percentage steel and concrete quantities when the builiding is designed for gravity loads as per IS 456: 2000 and when the builiding is designed for earthquake forces in different seismic zones as per IS 1893: 2002.
A five storied R.C.C framed structure has been analyse and designed using STAAD ProV8i. Ductile detailing has been done in conformation with IS: 13920
Earthquake, seismic analysis, seismic zones, overall cost
