Design and Analysis of a Multistorey Residential Building with and without Earthquake Effect

Design and analysis of multistorey building subjected to earthquake forces is a complex task, as earthquake forces are random in nature, and are unpredictable. Structural analysis is a branch which deals with structural behavior of the building elements. Earthquake is an unexpected movement of the earth's surface. Such tectonic earthquake that occurs naturally causes great losses of life and property. Earthquake resistant structures are specially designed to minimize the loss and damage that may occur during an earthquake. The objective of this project is to Design and Analysis of a multistorey residential building (G+10) by using STAAD.ProV8i software. STAAD.ProV8i is one of the best software's for the design of structures. In this project the analysis of G+10 building of Vijayawada, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India (seismic ZoneIII) is done with and without earthquake forces for finding the shear forces, bending moments, deflections & reinforcement details for the structural components of building, such as Beams, columns, & footings is done to develop the economic design. We conclude that STAAD.Pro is a very powerful tool which can save much time and is very accurate in Designs. At last, the structural behaviour of the building is studied under both the loading cases.