EFFECTIVE POSITIONS OF RC STRUCTURAL WALLS IN RC BUILDINGS UNDER SEISMIC LOADING

This paper presents a study of finding the most effective position of RC structural walls in an RC building to resist with seismic load. Structural walls without any opening are used. By using Etabs, 5 models are created. Model 1 does not have any structural wall. Model 2, 3, 4 and 5 consist of structural walls in different positions and they are placed symmetrically in the plan view of the building. Story displacements, story-drifts and overturning moments in x and y-directions are checked and compared to each other to find the model which provides the highest stiffness. The calculation follows DPT 1302-61 code and Response spectrum equivalent static analysis method.