Paper Title
Comparison of Analysis Results of Multi-Storied RC Structure for Seismic and Wind Loads using ETABS and STAAD Pro
Abstract
In the present times high-rise construction is preferred because of increasing urbanization, growing scarcity of
available land and advancement in construction techniques. These structures are gigantic in nature thus demanding huge
logistics, proper management, and require enormous financial investment. Thus, increasing the challenges in the construction
day by day. Since, in developed and developing countries people started widely adopting multi-storied or high-rise
construction, it becomes really important to make it safer for people residing there against the extremities of nature and also
to reduce its overall cost to achieve more economy and efficiency. Earthquake & wind are the major natural forces which
causes destruction worldwide. Many research studies are being carried out to mitigate excitations and improve the
performance of high rise structures against wind loads & earthquake loads. Therefore, structural stability and integrity of any
structure plays very important role. Once these structures are designed, they must fulfill basic aspects of safety and
serviceability. Nowadays, the design methodology of buildings is also changing as much more complicated building
geometries could be utilized as against the conventional approach of a rectangular shaped building. Because of all these
challenges faced by structural engineers, various software packages such as STAAD, ETABS, and SAP 2000 etc. were
introduced in the market. These software packages have revolutionized the structural analysis and design technology with
great ease. The present study deals with the planning of a Basement+G+8 building using AutoCAD software which is
simultaneously analyzed structure and simultaneously analysing it structural software’s such as STAAD and ETABS. The
analysis results of the structure such as shear forces, bending moments, deflections etc. will be used for comparison of
earthquake and wind analysis from STAAD and ETABS.
Keywords - High-rise, AutoCAD, STAAD, ETABS, Earthquake, Wind.