22-09-2014, 03:53 PM
Abstracts: A recent development reveals that there is an unprecedented concentration of residential and commercial units in a particular area due to shortage of land resulted in vertical development of structures. An analysis and design of multi-storeyed building on flat ground is common practice. An attempt is made here to give an idea to analyse and design a multi-storeyed building on sloping ground using software SAP 2000. A scarcity of plain ground in hilly area compels the construction activity on sloping ground. The economic growth and rapid urbanization in hilly region has accelerated the real estate development. Due to this, population density in the hilly region has increased enormously. Therefore, there is popular and pressing demand for the construction of multi-storey buildings on hill slope in and around the cities. Buildings have mass & stiffness varying along the vertical & horizontal planes, resulting the center of mass & center of rigidity do not coincide on various floors. These unsymmetrical buildings require great attention in the analysis & design. Analysis of hill buildings is somewhat different than the buildings on levelled ground, since the column of hill building rests at different levels on the slope. The shorter column attracts more forces & undergoes damage, when subjected to earthquakes.