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Rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity
Thesis (MScEng (Civil Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.
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| author | Van der Merwe, Johann Eduard |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1957 Rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity Van der Merwe, Johann Eduard Wium, Jan University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Civil Engineering. Rocking foundations Concrete shear walls Seismic design Flat slab structure Theses -- Civil engineering Dissertations -- Civil engineering Earthquake resistant design Foundations -- Design and construction Shear walls Civil Engineering Thesis (MScEng (Civil Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In regions of moderate seismicity it has been shown that a suitable structural system is created when designing the shear wall with a plastic hinge zone at the lower part of the wall, with the shear walls resisting lateral loads and all other structural elements designed to resist gravity loads. A suitably stiff foundation is required for the assumption of plastic hinge zones to hold true. This foundation should have limited rotation and should remain elastic when lateral loads are applied to the structure. Ensuring a foundation with a greater capacity than the shear wall results in excessively large shear wall foundations being required in areas of moderate seismicity for buildings with no basement level. This study aims to investigate the feasibility of reducing the size of shear wall foundations in areas of moderate seismicity for buildings with no basement level. The investigation is aimed at allowing shear wall foundation rocking and taking into account the contribution of structural frames to the lateral stiffness of the structure. An example building was chosen to investigate this possibility. Firstly, lateral force-displacement capacities were determined for a shear wall and an internal reinforced concrete frame of this investigated building. Nonlinear momentrotation behaviour was determined for the wall foundation size that would traditionally be required as well as for six other smaller foundations. The above capacity curves against lateral loads were then used to compile a simplified model of the structural systems assumed to contribute to the lateral stiffness of the building. This simplified model therefore combined the effect of the shear wall, internal frame and wall foundation. Nonlinear time-history analyses were performed on this simplified model to investigate the dynamic response of the structure with different wall foundation sizes. By assessing response results on a global and local scale, it was observed that significantly smaller shear wall foundations are possible when allowing foundation rocking and taking into account the contribution of other structural elements to the lateral stiffness of the building. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar is reeds getoon dat ʼn voldoende strukturele sisteem verkry word in gebiede van gematigde seismiese risiko indien ʼn skuifmuur ontwerp word met ʼn plastiese skarnier sone naby die ondersteuning van die muur. Skuifmure word dan ontwerp om weerstand te bied teen laterale kragte met alle ander strukturele elemente ontwerp om gravitasie kragte te weerstaan. Vir die aanname van plastiese skarnier sones om geldig te wees word ʼn fondasie met voldoende styfheid benodig. Só ʼn fondasie moet beperkte rotasie toelaat en moet elasties bly wanneer laterale kragte aan die struktuur aangewend word. ʼn Fondasie met ʼn groter kapasiteit as dié van die skuifmuur lei daartoe dat uitermate groot fondasies benodig word in gebiede van gematigde seismiese risiko vir geboue met geen kelder vlak. Hierdie studie is daarop gemik om die moontlikheid van kleiner skuifmuur fondasies te ondersoek vir geboue met geen kelder vlak in gebiede van gematigde seismiese risiko. Die ondersoek het ten doel om skuifmuur fondasie wieg aksie toe te laat en die bydrae van strukturele rame tot die laterale styfheid van die struktuur in ag te neem. Eerstens is die laterale krag-verplasing kapasiteit van ʼn skuifmuur en ʼn interne gewapende beton raam van die gekose gebou bepaal. Nie-lineêre moment-rotasie gedrag is bepaal vir die skuifmuur fondasie grootte wat tradisioneel benodig sou word asook vir ses ander kleiner fondasie grotes. Die bogenoemde kapasiteit kurwes is gebruik om ʼn vereenvoudigde model van die strukturele sisteme wat aanvaar word om laterale styfheid tot die gebou te verleen, op te stel. Hierdie vereenvoudigde model kombineer gevolglik die effek van die skuifmuur, interne raam en skuifmuur fondasie. Nie-lineêre tydgeskiedenis analises is uitgevoer op die vereenvoudigde model ten einde die dinamiese reaksie van die struktuur te ondersoek vir verskillende fondasie grotes. Resultate is beoordeel op ʼn globale en lokale vlak. Daar is waargeneem dat aansienlik kleiner skuifmuur fondasies moontlik is deur wieg aksie van die fondasie toe te laat en die bydrae van ander strukturele elemente tot die laterale styfheid van die gebou in ag te neem. 2009-11-23T11:19:32Z 2010-06-01T08:37:27Z 2009-11-23T11:19:32Z 2010-06-01T08:37:27Z 2009-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1957 en application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Rocking foundations Concrete shear walls Seismic design Flat slab structure Theses -- Civil engineering Dissertations -- Civil engineering Earthquake resistant design Foundations -- Design and construction Shear walls Civil Engineering Van der Merwe, Johann Eduard Rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity |
| title | Rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity |
| title_full | Rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity |
| title_fullStr | Rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity |
| title_short | Rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity |
| title_sort | rocking shear wall foundations in regions of moderate seismicity |
| topic | Rocking foundations Concrete shear walls Seismic design Flat slab structure Theses -- Civil engineering Dissertations -- Civil engineering Earthquake resistant design Foundations -- Design and construction Shear walls Civil Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1957 |
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