Comparative Studies on Construction Cost of High Raise Buildings (Designed under RC Frame and Shear Wall Systems)

Author(s):

Anil Kumar Thamarana , GVP college of Engineering(Autonomous), Visakhapatnam-530048; K. Padmanabham, GVP college of Engineering(Autonomous), Visakhapatnam-530048

Keywords:

Economic studies, Shear wall, Beam column, Tall buildings, ETABS

Abstract:

The present construction practice of high raise buildings, mostly adopting beam column slab (BCS) moment resistance framed system. From the observations of recent happenings, geographical changes are rapidly happening in India, causing high floods, cyclones and earthquakes which seriously influencing the performance of tall structures. Shear wall flat slab system (SWFS) is recent advancement in the construction of tall structures, where the system provides an efficient structural configuration to distribute lateral loads through shear walls and flat slab. Even the performance of SWFS system is well established in the design of tall buildings, a limited scope of studies are made against economic viability. This paper discussed about the relative cost-benefits and material consumption of SWFS system compared with BCS framed system, in a reinforced concrete multi storied buildings. The proposed 18 storied residential building located at Visakhapatnam (seismic zone-II) of Andhra Pradesh India and the design followed by ETABS software. The study concludes that SWFS system is economically viable than BCS frame system and the cost of construction and material consumption are relatively 3% less in SWFS system. Hence the designers need to promote SWFS system for better performance and economic viability of tall buildings.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV4I3023
Published in	:	Volume : 4, Issue : 3
Publication Date	:	01/10/2017
Page(s)	:	86-90

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