Studies on Effect of Structural Irregularities on Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Building

An earthquake is a shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy inthe Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are so far unpreventable and unpredictable, theonly option with us is to design and build the structures, which are earthquake resistant. The amount of damagecaused by earthquakes could increase in future. This will not be due to a rise in the number and severity ofquakes but rather to the increase in world population, linked to the growing number of crowed metropolitanareas and the increase in value of property and material in these areas. In spite of all the weakness in thestructure, either code imperfections or error in analysis and design, the structural configuration system hasplayed a vital role in catastrophe. The building configuration has been described as regular and irregular interms of size and shape of the building, arrangement of structural elements and mass. The study summarizes thedifferent types of structural irregularities i.e. Plan and vertical irregularities in RC building along with theirperformance during earthquake. S. Boopathi Raja | V. Preetha"Studies on Effect of Structural Irregularities on Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Building" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-6 , October 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd4628.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/4628/studies-on-effect-of-structural-irregularities-on-seismic-performance-of-reinforced-concrete-building/s-boopathi-raja