Analyses of Compressive Stress on the Structural Walls of Modeled High-Rise Buildings
Analyses of Compressive Stress on the Structural Walls of Modeled High-Rise Buildings
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2012
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Yalley, Paa Kofi Peter
Danso, Humphrey
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International Journal of Civil Engineering Research
Abstract
Stress analysis is the determination of the internal distribution of stresses in a
structure. It is needed in engineering for the study and design of structures
under prescribed or expected loads. The study aims at comparing the
compressive stress on the structural walls of modeled high-rise buildings on
elastic ground and firm ground. The research design was exploratory and
made use of Complex Program (CP) Lira to design and calculate 18-storey
residential buildings with basement. The results indicate that the greater
maximum compressive stress occurred on the first floor structural walls whiles
the least maximum compressive stress occurred on the top floor structural
walls. Again, it was revealed that the model with elastic base foundation has
compressive stress of 9% higher than the model with firm base foundation for
first floor structural walls and 61% higher than the top floor structural walls. It
could, therefore, be concluded that there is an increased compressive stress on
structural walls for model with elastic base.
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Danso, H., & Yalley, P. P. K. Analyses of Compressive Stress on the Structural Walls of Modeled High-Rise Buildings.