BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV2I5024,
     title={Seismic Performance Assessment of Multi-storeyed RC Moment Resisting Frames Based on Plan Aspect Ratio by Pushover Analysis},
     author={Keerthy Peethambaran and Vivek Philip},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={2},
     number={5},
     pages={38--45},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV2I5024.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

In urban areas, increase in population and scarcity of land, the horizontal development gets restricted that’s why most of the owners, building contractors, engineers are adopting vertical development of buildings for the construction. Natural hazard like earthquake affects the stability of such structures. Performance of structures in different areas of Northern part of India, during the earthquakes, is reviewed. The earthquake caused damage to heritage structures as well as modern buildings. Both masonry and reinforced concrete buildings showed poor performance. Previous studies reveal that major failures of structures occurred due to improper design procedures. Therefore, it is need of time to analyses & designs such hazard resisting structures so as to save human life and avoid property damage. The behavior of a building during earthquakes depends critically on its overall shape, size and geometry. Nonlinear pushover analysis has been used to evaluate the seismic performance of three buildings with four different plans having same area and height. The results of effects of plan aspect ratio on seismic response of buildings have been presented in terms of displacement, base shear. Behaviour parameters of the analyzed moment resisting frames also calculated.

Pushover analysis, Seismic Performance, Aspect ratio, Base shear, Behaviour parameters