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APracticalGuideto NonlinearStaticAnalysis ofReinforced ConcreteBuildings withMasonryInfill Walls

M.SelimGunay UniversityofCalifornia, Berkeley

SupportedbythePakistanͲUSScienceandTechnologyCooperationProgram

A Practical Guide to Nonlinear Static Analysis

Preface Reinforced concrete (RC) frames with unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls are commonly used as the structural system for buildings in many seismically active regions around the world. Structural engineers recognize that many buildings of this type have performed poorly during earthquakes. URM infill walls used in Pakistan and adjoining regions comprise of either burnt clay bricks or cement concrete block masonry. These URM infill walls are generally treated as non-structural elements, because they are used mainly for architectural purposes, and structural engineers often ignore them during structural design. During earthquakes, infill walls affect the response of the structure, and may either beneficial or detrimental effects. Infill walls contribute to the lateral force resisting capacity and damping of the structure up to a certain level of ground motion. Infill walls increase the initial stiffness and decrease the fundamental period of the structure, which might be beneficial or detrimental, depending on the frequency content of the ground motion. URM infill walls are prone to early brittle failure, and infill wall failures may lead to the formation of a weak story, which can cause the building to collapse. Infill walls interact with the surrounding frame in such a way that column shear failure is made more likely. In addition, an unequal spatial distribution of infill walls for functional reasons – for example, windows and open commercial spaces on the street frontage and full walls adjacent to neighbouring buildings – can create torsion that places additional demands on columns and may cause them to fail. Because of the potentially dire consequences of ignoring the structural role of URM infill walls, proper consideration of infill walls is essential in any structural analysis of RC frame buildings with infill walls. This document provides engineers with guidance on how to model infill walls and include them in structural analyses. Because the consequences of ignoring infill walls are not region related but exist throughout the world, the authors anticipate that the guide will be useful for practicing engineers in Pakistan as well as in other countries with many similar buildings. This document discusses and illustrates how to analyze infill building with an example in ETABS© building analysis and design software by Computers and Structures, Inc. of a 2-D nonlinear static “pushover” analysis of a six storey RC building with URM infill walls, based on guidelines and modeling procedures given in the ATC-40 and FEMA-356 documents. The procedures for defining the strength and stiffness of equivalent strut members used to model infill walls are also applicable for linear analyses. This manual was developed as part of a project that NED University of Engineering (NED) and Technology and GeoHazards International (GHI), a California based non-profit organization that improves global earthquake safety, conducted together to assess and design seismic retrofits for existing buildings typical of the local building stock, such as the one described in this report. The project was funded by the Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC) and The National Academies through a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 3

A Practical Guide to Nonlinear Static Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Buildings with Masonry Infill Walls

Copyright 2011 NED University of Engineering and Technology, and GeoHazards International. All rights reserved, with the exception that Computers and Structures, Inc. retains copyright to all material pertaining to their ETABS© building analysis and design software.

Developed by: Sarosh H. Lodi, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi Aslam F. Mohammed, Assistant Professor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi Rashid A. Khan, Professor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi M. Selim Gunay, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley Technical reviewers: Khalid M. Mosalam, Professor, University of California, Berkeley Gregory G. Deierlein, Professor, Stanford University David Mar, Principal, Tipping Mar, Berkeley California Sahibzada F. A. Rafeeqi, Professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi

Technical editing: Janise Rodgers, GeoHazards International Justin Moresco, GeoHazards International Acknowledgments: The project team wishes to thank Computers and Structures, Inc. of Berkeley, California for their generous donation of ETABS© building analysis and design software, which was used to perform the analyses in this guide. Disclaimer: All parties, including but not limited to NED University of Engineering and Technology, GeoHazards International, Higher Education Commission, The National Academies, the United States Agency for International Development, and Computers and Structures, Inc., are not responsible for any damage or harm that may occur despite or because of the application of measures and techniques described in this guide. In addition, users of this guide are solely responsible for the accuracy of structural models, analyses, and results and for their subsequent usage in any structural design or construction works.

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Contents Chapter 1

Introduction..........................................................................................................7

Chapter 2 

Masonry Infill Walls are Important .....................................................................8

An Example of the Effects of Unreinforced Masonry Infill ................................................10 Chapter 3

Performance Based Analysis .............................................................................12

3.1 Nonlinear Static Procedures in Current Standards.........................................................12 3.1.1 Displacement Coefficient Method from FEMA 356 / ASCE 41...........................13 3.1.2 Capacity Spectrum Method from ATC-40 ............................................................14 3.2 Modelling Infill Walls as Struts....................................................................................15 Chapter 4

Pushover Analysis Using ETABS .....................................................................18

4.1 Defining how nonlinearity is considered .....................................................................18 4.2 Determining Analysis Cases ........................................................................................19 4.3 Defining Loading .........................................................................................................19 4.4 Selecting the Type of Load Control.............................................................................20 4.5 Analysis Results...........................................................................................................20 4.6 Procedure .....................................................................................................................21 4.7 Important Considerations.............................................................................................21 Chapter 5 Example of Pushover Analysis Using ETABS .......................................................22 5.1 Modelling.....................................................................................................................22 5.2  Defining and Assigning Loads on Structure .............................................................30 5.3

Analysis.....................................................................................................................34

5.3.2 5.4

Non-Linear Static Analysis................................................................................36

Results .......................................................................................................................53

Sources of Additional Information ..........................................................................................58 References................................................................................................................................59

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 Chapter1 Introduction The 2005 Kashmir earthquake dramatically demonstrated the lethal combination of vulnerable buildings and strong ground shaking. But the earthquake-affected areas aren’t the only places at risk – earthquake faults underlie many parts of Pakistan. The country’s cities, including Karachi (see sidebar) have many reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings with masonry infill walls that are at risk of earthquake damage. There is a growing need for engineers to evaluate these buildings to determine their potential performance in a major earthquake. This guide will show you how to use a simple yet powerful analysis technique called nonlinear static analysis, or pushover analysis, to determine what type and extent of earthquake damage may occur in these buildings, and the effects of potential strengthening measures that you can apply to reduce damage. The city of Karachi, with more than 14 million inhabitants, sits close to a tectonic plate boundary and within reach of earthquakes on numerous faults surrounding the city. Karachi’s buildings are at risk due to the combination of seismic hazard and structural vulnerability.

The recent advent of structural design for a particular level of earthquake performance, such as immediate post-earthquake occupancy, (termed performance based earthquake engineering), has resulted in guidelines such as ATC-40 (1996), FEMA-273 (1996) and FEMA-356 (2000) and standards such as ASCE41 (2006), among others. New Zealand’s building code is performance-based. Among the different types of analyses described in these documents, pushover analysis comes forward because of its optimal accuracy, efficiency and ease of use.

Pushover analysis gives necessary insight into nonlinear behaviour without the additional complexities of nonlinear dynamic analysis. Pushover analysis is a static, nonlinear procedure in which the magnitude of the structural loading is incrementally increased in accordance with a certain predefined pattern. As the load increases, the structure begins to yield and become damaged, and the structural deficiencies and failure modes of the building become apparent. The loading is monotonic (i.e., in a single direction) with the effects of the load reversals that occur during a real earthquake being estimated by using modified monotonic force-deformation criteria and with damping approximations. The goal of static pushover analysis is to evaluate the real strength of the existing structure, rather than to give the lower bound strength for design. Due to the reasons mentioned above, this document focuses on nonlinear static analysis with an emphasis on RC frame buildings with masonry infill walls. Pushover analysis is demonstrated using the computer software ETABS, which was developed by Berkeley, California-based Computers and Structures Inc. and is one of several available software programs with the capability to conduct pushover analysis. ETABS is an integrated building 7

analysis and design software that incorporates linear, nonlinear, static and dynamic analysis capabilities with the building design features.

Chapter2 MasonryInfillWallsareImportant Reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings with unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls are commonly built throughout the world, including in seismically active regions. URM infill walls are widely used as partitions throughout Pakistan, and despite often being considered as non-structural elements, they affect both the structural and non-structural performance of RC buildings. Structural engineers recognize that many buildings of this type have performed poorly and have even collapsed during recent earthquakes in Turkey, Taiwan, India, Algeria, Pakistan, China, Italy and Haiti, as Figure 1shows.

a) b)

c)

e)

d)

f)

A Practical Guide to Nonlinear Static Analysis Figure 1. Masonry infill-related damage in recent earthquakes

However, contrary to the experience gathered from these earthquakes, these buildings continue to be built in many seismic regions around the world. Particularly in countries with emerging economies, vulnerable infilled frame buildings continue to be built at a rapid rate in order to keep up with urban population growth and contribute greatly to increased global earthquake risk. When the seismic vulnerabilities present in the RC system (such as lack of confinement at the beam and column ends and the beam column joints, strong beam-weak column proportions, and presence of shear-critical columns) are combined with the complexity due to the interaction of the infill walls and the surrounding frame and the brittleness of the URM materials, nonductile RC frames with URM infill walls may be considered as one of the world’s most common types of seismically vulnerable buildings. Therefore, it is essential to apply existing knowledge on the behaviour of this complex structural system to develop proper modelling techniques and adequate retrofit methods.

Most of the damage to reinforced concrete buildings observed after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake was attributed to poor material quality, inadequate reinforcement details and poor construction practices. Many URM infill walls were damaged themselves, and led to soft storey collapses in medium to high rise buildings with commercial space (shops) or parking at the ground floor and a large concentration of heavy, stiff infill walls in the stories above. These vulnerabilities in RC buildings exist throughout Pakistan.

URM infill walls are generally treated as nonstructural elements which are used mainly for architectural purposes. However, many researchers (e.g., Humar et al., 2001; Saatcioglu et al., 2001; Korkmaz et al., 2007; Mondal and Jain, 2008; Taher, et al., 2008) and the experiences in past earthquakes have shown that the presence of URM walls changes the seismic response of framed building. The URM walls function as structural elements, and they may have beneficial or detrimental effects. Infill walls contribute to the lateral force resisting capacity and damping of the structure up to a certain level of structural response. They increase the initial stiffness and decrease the initial period of the structure, which might be beneficial or detrimental depending on the frequency content of the experienced ground motion. URM infill walls are prone to early brittle failure. Infill walls interacting with frames tend to alter the building’s overall strength and stiffness distribution. This may be despite the design intent of the engineer, because infill walls are typically considered as “non-structural” and therefore neglected in the frame design. Many buildings have a soft storey created by commercial space (shops) or parking at the ground floor (Figure 1a and b). Even in buildings without open spaces at the ground floor, brittle infill wall failure may lead to the formation of a weak and soft storey during ground shaking in buildings that would have otherwise not had one (Figure 1c and d). In addition, infill walls interact with the surrounding frame in such a way that column shear failure is made more likely (Figure 1e). Infill walls can also induce torsion when some sides of the building have solid infill walls and the other sides have either infill walls with openings or no infill walls for architectural or usage purposes (Figure 1f). 9

Considering the severity of the detrimental effects of infill – they can cause collapse – proper modelling of URM infill walls within RC frames is essential for seismic evaluation and consequently for the selection of adequate retrofit solutions to reduce damage and its consequences.

AnExampleoftheEffectsofUnreinforcedMasonryInfill Before moving ahead, it is instructive to see how infill alters the behaviour of a bare RC frame. Using pushover analysis, we compare here the differences in behaviour between a bare frame and the same frame with infill walls in all the stories except the first, shown in Figure 2 below. The effect of the infill is emulated by a single diagonal compression strut in each bay.

Figure 2. Bare frame (left) and the same frame with infill in all stories except ground (right) The pushover curves are compared in Figure 3. The strength and stiffness of the infilled frame is significantly increased due to the presence of infill, but the displacement capacity decreases and a soft story develops, which is evident from the displacement profiles in Figure 4. The deformation accumulates in the bottom story – the true behaviour during an earthquake – when infill is considered in the analysis, rather than being distributed evenly over all stories when the designer ignores the infill and incorrectly models the building as a bare frame. So, based on these results, infill walls can be beneficial as long as they are properly taken into consideration in the design process and the failure mechanism is controlled (i.e., no weak story is allowed to occur). However, this example also shows that failing to consider infill walls during structural design can lead to deadly weak-story collapses.

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Figure 3. Pushover curve comparison for the bare and infilled frames

Figure 4. Displacement profile comparison for the bare and infilled frames 11

Chapter3 PerformanceBasedAnalysis The guidelines and standards mentioned in the introduction include modelling procedures, acceptance criteria and analysis procedures for pushover analysis. These documents define force-deformation criteria for potential locations of lumped inelastic behaviour, designated as plastic hinges used in pushover analysis. As shown in Figure 5 below, five points labelled A, B, C, D, and E are used to define the force deformation behaviour of the plastic hinge, and three points labelled IO (Immediate Occupancy), LS (Life Safety) and CP (Collapse Prevention) are used to define the acceptance criteria for the hinge. In these documents, if all the members meet the acceptance criteria for a particular performance level, such as Life Safety, then the entire structure is expected to achieve the Life Safety level of performance. The values assigned to each of these points vary depending on the type of member as well as many other parameters, such as the expected type of failure, the level of stresses with respect to the strength, or code compliance.

Figure 5. Force-Deformation Relation for Plastic Hinge in Pushover Analysis

Both the ATC-40 and FEMA 356 documents present similar performance-based engineering methods that rely on nonlinear static analysis procedures for prediction of structural demands. While procedures in both documents involve generation of a “pushover” curve to predict the inelastic force-deformation behaviour of the structure, they differ in the technique used to calculate the global inelastic displacement demand for a given ground motion. The FEMA 356 document uses the Coefficient Method, whereby displacement demand is calculated by modifying elastic predictions of displacement demand. The ATC-40 Report details the Capacity-Spectrum Method, whereby modal displacement demand is determined from the intersection of a capacity curve, derived from the pushover curve, with a demand curve that consists of the smoothed response spectrum representing the design ground motion, modified to account for hysteretic damping effects.

3.1NonlinearStaticProceduresinCurrentStandards Current standards such as ASCE 41 provide two alternate methods of estimating the peak displacement demand for use in nonlinear static procedures: the displacement coefficient method and the capacity spectrum method. Both methods rely on an equivalent linearization approach. The basic assumption in equivalent linearization techniques is that the maximum inelastic deformation of a nonlinear single degree of freedom (SDOF) system is approximately equal to the maximum deformation of a linear elastic SDOF system, provided

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that the linear elastic system has a period and a damping ratio that are larger than the initial values of those for the nonlinear system. The displacement coefficient method is conceptually simpler and easier to use, and is not prone to the graphical misinterpretations that can occur with the capacity spectrum method. The authors recommend using the displacement coefficient method, either alone or to check results obtained by using the automated capacity spectrum method capabilities in ETABS. 3.1.1DisplacementCoefficientMethodfromFEMA356/ASCE41 The displacement coefficient method (simply called the coefficient method in FEMA 356) is the primary method of estimating displacement for the nonlinear static procedure in ASCE 41, and its pre-standard FEMA 356. The displacement coefficient method generates an estimate of the maximum global displacement, called the target displacement, by modifying the linear elastic response of an equivalent SDOF system. This is accomplished by multiplying the SDOF spectral displacement by a series of coefficients, C0 through C3. Figure 6 shows the process used to calculate the target displacement.

Figure 6. Schematic illustration of the process of estimating target displacement using the displacement coefficient method, for a given response spectrum and effective period, Te (reproduced from FEMA 440, Figure 2-12, a public domain document). First an effective period, Te, is generated from the initial period, Ti, by a graphical procedure using an idealized force-deformation curve (i.e., pushover curve) relating base shear to roof 13

displacement, which accounts for some stiffness loss as the system begins to behave inelastically. The effective period represents the linear stiffness of the equivalent SDOF system. The effective period is used to determine the equivalent SDOF system’s spectral acceleration, Sa, using an elastic response spectrum. The procedure assumes that the damping (usually 5%) is appropriate for a structure in the elastic range. Then, the peak elastic spectral displacement is determined from the spectral acceleration using the following equation:

Sd

2 Teff

4S 2

Sa

(1)

The Displacement Coefficient Method then uses four coefficients to convert the peak elastic spectral displacement first to elastic displacement at the roof and then to inelastic displacement at the roof. FEMA 440, Improvement of Nonlinear Static Seismic Analysis Procedures, explains each of the coefficients C0 through C3 as follows: The coefficient C0 is a shape factor (often taken as the first mode participation factor) that simply converts the spectral displacement to the displacement at the roof. The other coefficients each account for a separate inelastic effect. The coefficient C1 is the ratio of expected displacement for a bilinear inelastic oscillator to the displacement for a linear oscillator. C1 depends on the ratio of elastic force, calculated as the spectral acceleration multiplied by the mass, to the yield strength, the period of the SDOF system, Te and the characteristic period of the spectrum. The coefficient C2 accounts for the effect of pinching in load-deformation relationships due to degradation in stiffness and strength. Finally, the coefficient C3 adjusts for second-order geometric nonlinearity (P-ǻ) effects. The coefficients are empirical and derived primarily from statistical studies of the nonlinear response-history analyses of SDOF oscillators and adjusted using engineering judgment.

3.1.2CapacitySpectrumMethodfromATCǦ40 The initial step in the capacity spectrum method (as used in ATC-40) is the same as in the displacement coefficient method: generate a pushover curve for the structure. However, in the capacity spectrum method, the results are plotted in acceleration-displacement response spectrum (ADRS) format, shown in Figure 7. To plot the pushover in ADRS format (called a capacity curve), the base shear versus roof displacement relationship must be converted using the dynamic properties of the system. The ground motion acceleration response spectrum, representing the seismic demand, is also converted to ADRS format, so that the capacity curve can be plotted on the same axes as the seismic demand. It is important to note that in ADRS format, period is represented by radial lines emanating from the origin.

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Figure 7. Graphical representation of the Capacity Spectrum Method, as presented in ATC40 (reproduced from FEMA 440, a public-domain document).

Once the pushover curve and response spectrum are plotted together in ADRS format, iteration is required to determine the maximum inelastic displacement, called the performance point. FEMA 440 explains why: The capacity spectrum method assumes that the equivalent damping of the system is proportional to the area enclosed by the capacity curve. The equivalent period, Teq, is assumed to be the secant period at which the seismic ground motion demand, reduced for the equivalent damping, intersects the capacity curve. Since the equivalent period and damping are both a function of the displacement, the solution to determine the maximum inelastic displacement (i.e., performance point) is iterative. ATC-40 imposes limits on the equivalent damping to account for strength and stiffness degradation.

3.2ModellingInfillWallsasStruts The most common method of modelling infill walls is to use equivalent diagonal compression struts (Figure 8).

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Figure 8. Equivalent diagonal compression strut modelling of infill walls (reproduced from FEMA 356, a public domain document)

The axial stiffness of an equivalent strut can be calculated with Equation 2 according to Section 7.5.2 of FEMA-356.

O1

a

§ E m t inf sin( 2ș) · ¨ ¸ ¨ 4 E fe I col hinf ¸ © ¹

0.25

0.175 ˜ O1hcol 0.4 Ldiag

k inf

a ˜ E m ˜ t inf Ldiag

(2a)

(2b)

(2c)

In these equations, Em and Efe are the elastic moduli of the infill and the frame material, respectively, tinf is the thickness of the infill wall, hcol and Icol are the height and moment of inertia of the section of the column of the surrounding frame, hinf is the height of the infill wall panel and Ldiag is the length of the diagonal strut. The strength of the compression strut is calculated with Equation 3.

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N comp

Ainf ˜ fsinf cosș

(3)

In Equation 3, Ainf is the cross sectional area of the infill wall, fsinf is the shear strength of masonry and T is the angle of the diagonal strut with the horizontal. As a special case, it is also possible to model an infill wall retrofitted with mesh reinforcement and concrete by using two diagonal struts, one of which is a compression member and the other is a tension member. In this case, stiffness is calculated with Equation 4 and distributed equally to the struts.

ª E m ˜ t inf  E c ˜ t c ˜ sin 2T º « » 4 ˜ E fe ˜ I col ˜ hinf ¬« ¼»

O1

a

k inf

0.25

(4a)

0.175 ˜ O1 ˜ hcol 0.4 ˜ Ldiag

(4b)

a ˜ E m ˜ t inf  Ec ˜ t c Ldiag

(4c)

In Equation 4, Em, Ec and Efe are the elasticity moduli of the infill, concrete used for retrofit and the frame material, respectively. The other terms in the equation are defined as follows: tf is the thickness of the infill wall, tc is the thickness of the concrete, T is the angle of the diagonal strut with the horizontal, hcol and Icol are the height and moment of inertia of the section of the column of the surrounding frame, hinf is the height of the infill wall panel and Ldiag is the length of the diagonal strut. The strengths of compression and tension members are calculated with Equations 5 and 6, respectively.

Ncomp

Ainf ˜ fsinf  Ac ˜ 3.3 ˜

Ntens

cos T

As ˜ f ys ˜ Linf s cos T

fc

(5)

(6)

In Equations 5 and 6, Ainf and Ac (in2) are the cross sectional area of the infill wall and concrete, respectively, fsinf is the shear strength of masonry, fc is concrete strength (psi), and T is the angle of the diagonal strut with the horizontal. As is the total cross sectional area of horizontal mesh reinforcement with spacing s, fys is the strength of steel, and Linf is the wall length. 17

Chapter4 PushoverAnalysisUsingETABS Pushover analysis is a very powerful feature offered only in the non-linear version of ETABS. In addition to performing pushover analyses for performance-based seismic design, this feature can be used to perform general static nonlinear analysis and the analysis of staged (incremental) construction. ETABS menus and documentation refer to pushover analysis as static nonlinear analysis. Performing any nonlinear analysis takes time and requires patience. Please read the following information carefully before performing pushover analysis. Make sure to pay special attention to the Important Considerations section later in this guide. The key points for conducting pushover analysis can be summarized as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Defining how nonlinearity is considered Determining analysis cases Defining loading Selecting the type of load control Analysis Results Procedure for conducting pushover analysis Important Considerations

Information in the sections 4.1 through 4.7 has been adapted for Pakistan conditions from user documentation for ETABS software, prepared by Computers and Structures, Inc.

4.1Defininghownonlinearityisconsidered Properly modelling the nonlinear behaviour that the structure is expected to undergo is very important for obtaining credible analysis results. However, more complicated models are not necessarily more accurate. When developing a model, keep in mind that pushover analysis contains inherent simplifications regarding the dynamic behaviour of the building, and select the level of model complexity accordingly. Several types of nonlinear behaviour can be considered in a pushover analysis: 1. Material nonlinearity at discrete, user-defined hinges in frame/line elements. Plastic hinges can be assigned at any number of locations along the length of any frame element (see Frame Nonlinear Hinge Assignments to Line Objects in ETABS documentation for details), wherever yielding or other inelastic behaviour is expected. Uncoupled moment, torsion, axial force and shear hinges are available. There is also a coupled P-M2-M3 hinge that considers the interaction of axial force and bending moments at the hinge location. More than one type of hinge can exist at the same location. For example, you might assign both an M3 (moment) and a V2 (shear) hinge to the same end of a frame element. Default hinge properties are provided based on ATC-40 and FEMA-356 criteria. For reinforced concrete frame buildings, use coupled P-M hinges when modelling columns and uncoupled moment hinges for beams. Separate shear hinges are recommended. To reduce the size and complexity of the model, a number of analysts check shear forces in each member against that member’s shear capacity rather than using shear hinges.

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2. Material nonlinearity in the link elements. The available nonlinear behaviour includes gap (compression only), hook (tension only), uniaxial plasticity along any degree of freedom, and two types of base isolators (biaxial plasticity and biaxial friction/pendulum). The link damper property has no effect in a static nonlinear analysis. 3. Geometric nonlinearity in all elements. You can choose between considering only P-delta effects or considering P-delta effects plus large displacements. Large displacement effects consider equilibrium in the deformed configuration and allow for large translations and rotations. However, the strains within each element are assumed to remain small. The PDelta effects option (without large deformations) is recommended. 4. Adding or removing elements. Members can be added or removed in a sequence of stages during each analysis case.

4.2DeterminingAnalysisCases Static nonlinear analysis can consist of any number of cases. Each static nonlinear case can have a different distribution of load on the structure. For example, a typical static nonlinear analysis might consist of three cases. The first would apply gravity load to the structure, the second would apply one distribution of lateral load over the height of the structure, and the third would apply another distribution of lateral load over the height of the structure. A static nonlinear case may start from zero initial conditions, or it may start from the results at the end of a previous case. In the previous example, the gravity case would start from zero initial conditions, and each of the two lateral cases could start from the end of the gravity case. Static nonlinear analysis cases are completely independent of all other analysis types in ETABS. In particular, any initial P-delta analysis performed for linear and dynamic analysis has no effect upon static nonlinear analysis cases. The only interaction is that linear mode shapes can be used for loading in static nonlinear cases. Static nonlinear analysis cases can be used for design. Generally it does not make sense to combine linear and nonlinear results, so static nonlinear cases that are to be used for design should include all loads, appropriately scaled, that are to be combined for the design check.

4.3DefiningLoading The distribution of load applied on the structure for a given static nonlinear case is defined as a scaled combination of one or more of the following: x x

Any static load case. A uniform acceleration acting in any of the three global directions. The force at each joint is proportional to the mass assigned to that joint (i.e., that calculated from the tributary area) and acts in the specified direction.

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x

A modal load for any eigen or Ritz mode. The force at each joint is proportional to the product of the modal displacement (eigenvector), and the mass tributary to that joint, and it acts in the direction of the modal displacement.

The load combination for each static nonlinear case is incremental, meaning it acts in addition to the load already on the structure if starting from a previous static nonlinear case. Floor slabs in reinforced concrete frame buildings are generally modelled as rigid diaphragms. The rigid diaphragm causes the joints connected to the same floor slab to displace the same amount horizontally. You will need to consider diaphragm deformations, and model the diaphragms as flexible, in the following cases: x x x

Concrete slab is thinner than 100 mm (4 inches); Diaphragm has span to depth ratio of 4:1 or greater, where span is defined as the span between lines of lateral resistance; and Diaphragm has large opening (30% or more of floor area is a good rule of thumb).

4.4SelectingtheTypeofLoadControl ETABS has two distinctly different types of control available for applying the load. Each analysis case can use a different type of load control. The choice generally depends on the physical nature of the load and the behaviour expected from the structure: x

Force control. The full load combination is applied as specified. Force control should be used when the load is known (such as gravity load), and the structure is expected to be able to support the load in the elastic range.

x

Displacement control. A single Monitored Displacement component (or the Conjugate Displacement) in the structure is controlled. The magnitude of the load combination is increased or decreased as necessary until the control displacement reaches a value that you specify. Displacement control should be used when specified drifts are sought (such as in seismic loading), where the magnitude of the applied load is not known in advance, or when the structure can be expected to lose strength or become unstable.

4.5AnalysisResults ETABS provides several types of output that can be obtained from the static nonlinear analysis: 1. Base Reaction versus Monitored Displacement can be plotted. 2. Tabulated values of Base Reaction versus Monitored Displacement at each point along the pushover curve, along with tabulations of the number of hinges beyond certain control points on their hinge property force-displacement curve can be viewed on the screen, printed, or saved to a file. 3. Base Reaction versus Monitored Displacement can be plotted in the ADRS format where the vertical axis is spectral acceleration and the horizontal axis is spectral displacement. The demand spectra can be superimposed on this plot. 4. Tabulated values of the capacity spectrum (ADRS capacity and demand curves), the effective period and the effective damping can be viewed on the screen, printed, or saved to a file.

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5. The sequence of hinge formation and the color-coded state of each hinge can be viewed graphically, on a step-by-step basis, for each step of the static nonlinear case. 6. The member forces and stresses can be viewed graphically, on a step-by-step basis, for each step of the static nonlinear case. 7. Member forces and hinge results for selected members can be written to a file in spreadsheet format for subsequent processing in a spreadsheet program. 8. Member forces and hinge results for selected members can be written to a file in Access database format.

4.6Procedure The following general sequence of steps is involved in performing a static nonlinear analysis: 1. Create a model just like you would for any other analysis. Note that material nonlinearity is restricted to frame and link elements, although other element types may be present in the model. 2. Define the static load cases, if any, that are needed for use in the static nonlinear analysis (Define > Static Load Cases command). Define any other static and dynamic analysis cases that may be needed for steel or concrete design of frame elements. 3. Define hinge properties, if any (Define > Frame Nonlinear Hinge Properties command). 4. Assign hinge properties, if any, to frame/line elements (Assign > Frame/Line > Frame Nonlinear Hinges command). 5. Define nonlinear link properties, if any (Define > Link Properties command). 6. Assign link properties, if any, to frame/line elements (Assign > Frame/Line > Link Properties command). 7. Run the basic linear and dynamic analyses (Analyze > Run command). 8. Define the static nonlinear load cases (Define > Static Nonlinear/Pushover Cases command). 9. Run the static nonlinear analysis (Analyze > Run Static Nonlinear Analysis command). 10. Review the static nonlinear results (Display > Show Static Pushover Curve command), (Display > Show Deformed Shape command), (Display > Show Member Forces/Stress Diagram command), and (File > Print Tables > Analysis Output command). 11. Perform any design checks that utilize static nonlinear cases. 12. Revise the model as necessary and repeat.

4.7ImportantConsiderations Nonlinear analysis takes time and patience. Each nonlinear problem is different. Expect to spend a certain amount of time to learn the best way to approach each new problem. Start 21

simple and build up gradually. Make sure the model performs as expected under linear static loads and modal analysis. Rather than starting with hinges everywhere, add them gradually beginning with the areas where you expect the most nonlinearity. Start with hinge models that do not lose strength for primary members; modify the hinge models later or redesign the structure. Perform your initial analyses without geometric nonlinearity. Add P-delta effects, and possibly large deformations later. Start with modest target displacements and a limited number of steps. In the beginning, the goal should be to perform the analyses quickly so that you can gain experience with your model. As your confidence grows with a particular model, you can push it further and consider more extreme nonlinear behaviour. Mathematically, pushover analysis does not always guarantee a unique solution. Inertial effects in dynamic analysis and in the real world limit the path a structure can follow. But this is not true for static analysis, particularly in unstable cases where strength is lost due to material or geometric nonlinearity. Small changes in properties or loading can cause large changes in nonlinear response. For this reason, it is extremely important that you consider different loading patterns, and that you perform sensitivity studies on the effect of varying the properties of the structure. At minimum, the recommended lateral load patterns include a uniform load distribution and a triangular load distribution representing the fundamental vibration mode.

Chapter5ExampleofPushoverAnalysisUsingETABS 5.1Modelling x

Define the grid system according to your structure. a. After opening ETABS, the first window to appear is shown here.

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Click on FILE followed by DEFAULT.EDB or NO, using the latter option for a new model.

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c. If your structure has one of the available structural systems, click the desired one. Otherwise, click the GRID ONLY option. When you click the GRID ONLY, the following grids appear.

In ETABS, the regular order of 1) defining materials, 2) defining sections and assigning the defined materials to member sections and, 3) defining members and assigning the defined sections to members is used similarly to most other structural analysis software. Nodes are automatically created while defining members through the graphical user interface.

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Define the materials (e.g., concrete, masonry, etc.) used in the model. 1. Click on DEFINE then MATERIAL PROPERTIES.

2. Define the necessary materials according to your model.

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Define the frame sections for beams, columns, struts, etc. For masonry struts, use the actual masonry properties, if known, to calculate the equivalent strut capacity. If the actual properties are not known, use the low values in ASCE-41. Parametric studies, where the analyst conducts a series of analyses that vary one property of interest, such as a material strength, while leaving the others fixed, are very useful in bounding the potential response when the masonry properties are not known. Using lower masonry strengths is not necessarily conservative, because stronger infill panels can cause shear failures in the adjacent columns. a. Click on DEFINE, then FRAME SECTIONS.

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The following window appears after clicking on FRAME SECTIONS.

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c. In the previous window, click on the type of section that you want to use. For example, the following window appears after selecting a rectangular section. Section dimensions can be input in this window as well as the reinforcement data in case of reinforced concrete. The material that will be assigned to the section can also be selected from the list of previously defined materials.

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Define the members of the structure such as beams, columns, walls, slabs, etc. The graphical user interface is a powerful and efficient tool at this stage. a. Members can be defined by using the highlighted tool bar shown in the following image.

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b. For modelling of beams and columns, you can use line the element tool bar. When you click on this, the following window appears, from which a desired section can be selected.

c. For modelling an RCC wall, an area element tool bar can be used. When you click on this, the following window appears.

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5.2 DefiningandAssigningLoadsonStructure x

Apply gravity loads

Dead load and live load factors should be based on the expected gravity loads for the building. For most pushover analyses, use the total dead load and 50% of the live load (1.0 DL + 0.5 LL). You should also check the case of total dead load and zero live load (1.0 DL + 0 LL). All dead loads in the building (structural components, partitions, architectural finishes and more) should be included in in defining the total dead load. The live load per unit area is accepted as 40, 60 and 100 psf for office buildings, residential buildings and mosques, respectively, per UBC-97, ASCE 7 and many other building design codes. In this example, the partition load, live load and architectural finishes load are assumed to be 50 psf, 40 psf and 24 psf, respectively. Masonry infill walls should be considered as dead loads, because the infill walls are structural elements.

a. The next step is to apply the gravity loads on the structure. Use the DEFINE option and click on STATIC LOAD CASES.

b. When you click on STATIC LOAD CASES, the following window appears. In this window you can add the different types of load you want to assign to your structure. Here is an example of a STATIC LOAD CASE

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DEFINITION window. “Self Weight Multiplier” is a scale factor which multiplies the distributed gravity forces calculated by using the specific weight of a material and the area of a section. It is typically 1 for dead loads and 0 for other loads.

After defining the static load cases, the loads on the members corresponding to each load case can be defined. For this purpose, select any frame member, click on ASSIGN and then click on FRAME/LINE LOADS. The following window appears.

If you want to apply a uniform load, click on the DISTRIBUTED option in this window, which causes the following window to appear.

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c. In this window, you can enter the magnitude of loading, its direction and specify the load type.

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Define load combination as per design code. a. The loads from individual static load cases can be combined using a load combination. Click DEFINE and then LOAD COMBINATION.

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b. When you click on load combination, the following window appears. In this window, click on ADD NEW COMBO

c. When you click on ADD NEW COMBO, the following window appears in which you can define the load combination as per design code.

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5.3

Analysis

Linear static analysis can be used as a way to validate the model since anything wrong in the model will show itself in the response. These errors can be easily viewed through the user interface. To conduct a linear static analysis, click on ANALYZE followed by RUN ANALYSIS. ETABS has tools that use the results of linear static analysis to size members and select reinforcement for RCC members. While these tools can be used to estimate approximate reinforcing if the reinforcement in an existing structure is not known, it is much more reliable to conduct field investigations, especially in critical locations such as the ground storey frame. To design a structure: a. Click on PREFERENCES < CONCRETE FRAME DESIGN.

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b. The desired design code can be assigned in the window that appears.

c. Click on ANALYZE in the main menu and then RUN ANALYSIS.

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d. After the analysis, you should design the structure by selecting member sizes and reinforcement. To do that, click on DESIGN < CONCRETE FRAME DESIGN