REVIEW PAPER ON SEISMIC ANALYSIS AND BEHAVIOUR OF MULTISTOREY RC BUILDING WITH AND WITHOUT SHEAR WALLS

Abstract

Earthquakes are unpredictable devastating natural disasters which are caused due to movement in the earth’s crust. These causes sudden intense shaking of ground and formation of seismic waves. These seismic waves can cause huge devastation to structures. As a matter of fact, most deaths that are caused by earthquakes are due to structure collapse. So, there must provide special attention to improve seismic performance of buildings. Shear walls are one of the most widely used lateral load resisting systems. The provision of shear walls at adequate locations improves seismic performance of buildings. Shear walls are very useful in buildings as they not only provide stability to the structure but also reduces displacements, drifts and bending in structural members. The placement and type of shear wall that should be provided is a major concern in seismic behavior of buildings. In this review paper, we have studied and
summarized research work of various researchers regarding seismic behavior of multi-storey buildings with and without shear walls. The various factors which affects seismic behavior of buildings are studied from literature and other sources. The scope of study is to find out comparative between normal buildings and shear wall buildings with investigation of effect of changing shear wall location in multi-storey buildings.