Effect of Location of Shear Walls on Seismic Performance of Buildings

Abstract

Shear walls are one of the most commonly used lateral load resisting systems in high rise buildings. Shear walls are high in plane stiffness and strength, which can simultaneously be used to resist lateral loads and support gravity loads. Incorporation of shear walls has become inevitable in multi-storey buildings to resist lateral forces. It is very necessary to determine effective, efficient and ideal location of a shear wall. In the present study investigation are carried out by varying percentage length of a shear wall with aspect ratio (L/B) 1 for seismicity. The seismic parameters are considered as storey shear, displacement, drift, base shear, stiffness and natural period. The seismic analysis is performed by a Response spectrum method using an application software ETABS.