COMPARITIVE STUDY ON RCC AND COMPOSITE (CFT) MULTI-STOREYED BUILDINGS

Faizulla Z Shariff, Suma Devi

Abstract: In India reinforced concrete structures are mostly used since this is the most convenient & economic system for low-rise buildings. However, for medium to high-rise buildings this type of structure is no longer economic because of increased dead load, less stiffness, span restriction and hazardous formwork. So the structural engineers are facing the challenge of striving for the most efficient and economical design solution. Use of composite material is of particular interest, due to its significant potential in improving the overall performance through rather modest changes in manufacturing and constructional technologies. Steel-concrete composite columns are used extensively in modern buildings. Extensive researches on composite columns in which structural steel section are encased in concrete have been carried out. In-filled composite columns, however have received limited attention compared to encased columns. In this study E-Tabs nonlinear software is used for simulation of steel concrete composite (CFT) with steel reinforced concrete structures (RCC) of G+14, G+19 and G+24 stories each are considered for comparative study. Comparison of parameters like time period, storey displacement and storey drift is done.

Keywords: Composite CFT columns, bracings, shear wall, time period, storey displacement and storey drift

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0406072