Investigation of the effects of using steel cross and reinforced concrete shears earthquake performance in buildings

Abstract

Most of Türkiye on the seismic belt and it causes serious loss of life and property. To
prevent this, quake proof structures should be developed and more research should be
studied. While reinforced concrete curtains are common in earthquake resistant
buildings in Türkiye, steel usage has not spread. Reinforced concrete structures, which
are more known in project design and application used frequently. Steel structures have
been used typically world-wide since the old years while different and innovative
methods have been developed and new studies are continuing. Within the scope of this
study, five different system models were designed including a reinforced concrete
system without curtain, a reinforced concrete system with a curtain on the outermost
axis, reinforced concrete system with a curtain on the one axis inner, a reinforced
concrete system with a steel cross on the outermost axis, and reinforced concrete system
with a steel cross on the one axis inside then examined. The analyzes are modeled in the
SAP2000 program which is internationally accepted and frequently used in academic
studies and it will be designed according to the Turkish Building Earthquake Code
(TBDY-2018). Modeled buildings were analyzed using the equivalent earthquake load
and time history calculation method.