Method to identify if torsional mode of a building is its first mode
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https://doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.1645Abstract
Torsionally flexible buildings (that have torsional mode as fundamental mode) twist during earthquake shaking, and may collapse partially or completely depending upon the direction and level of shaking. The problem is aggravated when the building is torsionally unsymmetrical. Some design codes (like Eurocode, Indian Code) explicitly prohibit the design of such buildings. This paper presents a simple approximate method to identify torsionally flexible RC Moment Frame and RC Structural Wall buildings at the initial proportioning stage itself without carrying out a detailed structural analysis. It is possible to identify whether or not the first mode is torsional mode of a building (i.e., torsionally flexible building) if Natural Period Ratio τ>1 by modelling the building with rigid diaphragm and distribution of mass & stiffness along the height of building, and estimating: (1) radius of gyration of rotational mass rm of each floor plan geometry by lumping the masses of slabs, beams and all vertical elements at each nodes, (2) radius of gyration of twisting stiffness rKθ of all vertical elements using their translational and torsional stiffnesses (considering flexibility of adjoining beams and vertical elements accounting for both flexural and shear deformations), and (iv) τ (=rm/rKθ). The method is validated with 3D Modal Analysis (using τ =Tθ/T, where Tθ is Uncoupled Torsional Natural Period and T Uncoupled Translational Natural Period) of hypothetical buildings using a commercial structural analysis software. Also, parameters are identified that lead to τ>1, and solutions suggested to avoid torsional flexibility in buildings. Further, the method helps identify vertical stiffness irregularity in buildings. Draft provisions are suggested for inclusion in seismic codes. Also, poor performance of multi-storey building (with τ>1) is demonstrated using nonlinear static and nonlinear time history analyses.
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