A Comparative Case Study on Seismic Analysis of RCC and Composite Building (G+7) Storey

The use of Steel in construction industry is very low in India compared to many developing countries. Composite construction essentially different materials are completely compatible and complementary to each other, they have almost the same thermal expansion, they have an ideal combination of strengths with the concrete efficient in compression and the steel in tension, concrete also gives corrosion protection and thermal insulation to the steel at elevated temperatures and additionally can restrain slender steel sections from local or lateral-tensional buckling. Steel concrete composite construction means the concrete slab is connected to the steel beam with the help of shear connectors so that they act as a single unit. In the present work steel concrete composite with RCC options are considered for comparative study of (G+7) story commercial building which is situated in earthquake zone-IV and for earthquake loading, the provisions of IS: 1893(Part1)-2002 is considered. A three dimensional modeling and analysis of the structure are carried out with the help of ETABS 2013 software. All frames are designed for same gravity loadings. The RCC slab is used in all two cases. Beam and column sections are made of either RCC or COMPOSITE sections. ETABS 2013 software is used and results are compared. Comparative study of R.C.C with Composite Story building Comparative study includes Lateral Displacement, Story Drifts and Base Shear in composite with respect to R.C.C. Sections. Steel-concrete composite frame system can provide an effective and economic solution to most of these problems in medium to high-rise buildings.