Capacity based design of

RCC Structure

S.Ramakrishnan
I M.Tech (Strl. Engg.)
23/04/2010

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 Capacity based design of RC
Building
Seismic Design Limit States:

a. Serviceability limit state

b. Damage control limit state
c. Survival limit state

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A) Serviceability Limit state:

Relatively frequent earthquakes inducing

comparatively minor intensity of ground
motion.
No damage needing repair to structure or

non structural elements

Appropriate design effort need to control

and limit the deflection and ensure the

adequate strength of structure while
remaining elastic.

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B) Damage control Limit state:

Ground shaking of intensity greater than that

corresponding to the serviceability limit state.
Some damage may occur like yielding of

reinforcement which may result in wide

cracks.
Crushing or spalling of concrete may occur,

needs replacement of unsound concrete.

So, this may be defined, which marks the

boundary between economically repairable

damage and damage that is irreparable or
which cannot be repaired economically.

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A) Survival limit state:

Loss of life should be prevented even during

the strongest ground shaking.
Extensive damage to both structure and

building contents will have to be accepted

during these events. In some cases this
damage will be irreparable but collapse must
not occur.
Large inelastic deformations are expected

during these events, unless the structure is

designed to posses exceptionally large
strength with respect to lateral forces.

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 The designer will need to concentrate on
structural qualities which will ensure that large
displacements can be accommodated without
significant loss in lateral in lateral force
resistance.

Boundaries between different intensities of

ground shaking cannot be defined precisely. A
much larger degree of uncertainty is involved in
various building codes to determine the seismic
design forces. The capacity design process
aims to accommodate this uncertainty.

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Structural Classification in terms of Design
Ductility level

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a) Elastic response:
me is very close to the displacement of
ideal elastic structure e and the
displacement of the real structure ye at the
onset of yielding.

b) Ductile response:
i) Fully ductile structures
f = mf / yf

ii) Structures with restricted ductility

r = mr / yr , 1<r <f
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Strength definitions and relations:

a) Required strength (Su):

b) Ideal strength(Si):
Si Su
c) Probable strength (Sp):
Sp =pSi
d) Over strength (So):
So=oSi

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Philosophy of capacity design:

a) Potential plastic hinge regions within the

structure are clearly defined. These are designed
to have dependable flexural strengths as close as
practicable to the required strength Su.
Subsequently these regions are carefully detailed
to ensure that estimated ductility demands in
these regions can be readily accommodated.
b)Undesirable modes of inelastic deformation due
to shear or anchorage failures are inhibited by
ensuring the strength of these modes exceeds
the capacity of plastic hinges at overstrength.

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b)Potentially brittle regions are protected by
ensuring the that their strength exceeds the
demands originating from the overstrength of the
plastic hinges. These regions are designed to
remain elastic irrespective of the intensity of
ground shaking. This approach enables traditional
or conventional design and detailing of these
elements.

Capacity design is not an analysis technique but a

powerful design tool. It enables the designer to
tell the structure what to do and how to
behave .

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Capacity design of Structures:

Beam mechanism Storey mechanism

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