Abstract
The scarcity of valuable lands has created a leap in the tall building construction all over the world. Due to the mixed use of these buildings as commercial, residential, parking, etc., it has become essential to have different column grids in the same building to ensure the efficient use of space and materials. Use of transfer plates is one of the widely used methods to transfer gravity loads among different column grids. With lateral loads governing the design of tall buildings, it is essential to consider their behaviour against earthquake loads. This paper compares the behaviour of tall buildings with and without transfer plates against earthquake loading.
Highlights
The availability of the usable urban lands is declining at a rapid rate due to development of cities
This has led to the construction of tall buildings with mixed development in the vicinity of the city centres since they can provide large office areas close to places well served by public transport
The research was carried out using finite element models of two 35 storied apartment buildings of which one building consists of a transfer plate whereas the other building is uniform throughout
Summary
The availability of the usable urban lands is declining at a rapid rate due to development of cities This has led to the construction of tall buildings with mixed development in the vicinity of the city centres since they can provide large office areas close to places well served by public transport. These tall buildings often require integrated parking facilities as well for which the space requirements are different from that of residential and office spaces in the rest of the building. The parameters used for the buildings are generally applicable to Sri Lankan conditions
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