Abstract
Framed structures constructed on hill slopes show different structural behavior than that on the plain ground. Since these buildings are unsymmetrical in nature, hence attract large amount of shear forces and torsional moments, and show unequal distribution due to varying column lengths. In present study, two different configurations of hill buildings have been modelled and analyzed using ETABS v 9.0 finite element code. A parametric study has been carried out, in which hill buildings are geometrically varied in height and length. In all, eighteen analytical models have been subjected to seismic forces along and across hill slope direction and analyzed by using Response Spectrum Method. The dynamic parameters obtained from analyses have been discussed in terms of shear forces induced in the columns at foundation level, fundamental time periods, maximum top storey displacements, storey drifts and storey shear in buildings, and compared within the considered configurations of hill buildings. At last, the suitability of different configurations of hill buildings has been suggested.
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