Mahesh Raj Bhatt

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How to model Single Equivalent Diagonal Strut in masonry infilled RC Building for Response Spectrum Analysis in ETABS??

I am doing Response spectrum and Linear time history analysis in RC building for my project. I have to consider infill consideration in the building, So i have calculated Strut width as per FEMA...

17 August 2017 7,441 7 View

How can we calculate the Story stiffness of the RC-moment resisting building having shear wall?

I have to analyze soft story RC-moment resisting building. I calculate the gross stiffness initially adding stiffness of all the column i.e. Kcol=12EI/L3, and added all the column stiffness and...

02 August 2017 3,340 5 View

Why response spectral matching should be done with target spectrum in time history analysis in ETABS?

I am doing time history analysis using acceleration time history of Gorkha Earthquake-2015, i am not clear about the response spectral matching with target response spectrum. in ETABS there are...

01 August 2017 847 18 View

Why do specifications state that at least 50% of the shear to be carried by steel in the form of stirrups?

why total shear can not be taken by bend up bars as shear reinforcement. as IS 456:2000 plain and reinforced concrete code of practice,states at least half of the shear should be taken in the form...

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