CE 72.

32: Tall Buildings (Group 4)

Term Project: Modeling & Analysis of Multi-Story Building March 2019

Codes, Standards and References

Reinforced Concrete Design: American Concrete Institute Building Code: ACI 318-14
Loading: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures: ASCE 7-10

Materials
Concrete: f’c = 55.2 MPa (Columns and Shear walls), f’c = 41.4 MPa (Beams and Slabs)
Reinforcing steel: fy = 414 MPa.

Design Loads
Gravity Loading Wind Load (WL)
Table 1-1: Gravity Loading Table 1-2: Parameters for Wind Load
Load Case Value Parameters Value
Dead load Self-weight Wind Speed 150 mph
Superimposed dead load 3 kPa Exposure Type B
Live load 1.92 kPa Importance Factor 1

Seismic Load (EQ)

Both equivalent static analysis and response spectrum analysis with ASCE 7-10 spectrum with proper scaling
shall be conducted.
Table 1-3: Parameters for Seismic Load
Parameter Value
Spectral acceleration (5% damped) at short periods (0.2 s) of horizontal ground motion (2475-yr. return period), SS 0.84 g
Spectral acceleration (5% damped) at long periods (1 s) of horizontal ground motion (2475-yr. return period), S1 0.4 g
Long period transition period 8
Site class C
Importance factor, I 1

Building Data
Number of stories = 50; Typical story height = 3.1 m
Foundation: Fixed support for columns and pinned support for shear walls at the ground level

Develop the structural system.

Analysis Results
The following analysis results shall be checked and submitted.
1) Mode shapes and time periods of the building
2) Modal participation mass ratios
3) Story drift and displacements for wind and earthquake loads
4) Base shear (in % of total weight of the building (DL+SDL+0.25LL))

Design Results
The following analysis results shall be checked and submitted.
1) Design results of 2 main columns
2) Design results of 2 main beams, if any.
3) Design results of 1 shear wall