Assignment No.

Continuous Medium Method

Assignment No. 6 Contents

Problem No. 1 ............................................................................................................................................... 2
At Top of the Building: .............................................................................................................................. 2
Moment: ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Drift at L: ............................................................................................................................................... 3
At mid height of the Building: ................................................................................................................... 3
Moment ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Drift at L/2 ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Problem No. 2 ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Data: .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Calculate: .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Moment of Inertia of Core (I).................................................................................................................... 4
Parameter S is a function of flexural rigidities of the core: ...................................................................... 4
Parameter S1 is a function of flexural rigidities of the column: ................................................................ 5
Aplha (): .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Beta ():..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Factor B: .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Factor C: .................................................................................................................................................... 6
(T) Axial Force in any column at Height x: ................................................................................................ 6
1.

The horizontal drift at the top of the building ...................................................................................... 6

2.

The base moment ................................................................................................................................. 7

3.

Calculate the efficiency of the outrigger system based on top drift and base moment ...................... 7

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Continuous Medium Method

Assignment 6: Design problem- Out-rigger belt truss system

Problem No. 1
60-story single out-riggerred building system with a total height L = 240 m (@ 4 m story height)
as shown in the Figure.
The following data are given:
E = modulus of elasticity = 200GPa
I = moment of inertia of the core = 400 m4
A = area of the perimeter columns = 120000mm2 = 0.12 m2
d = distance out-to-out of columns = 40 m
W = intensity of the wind load per unit height of the structure = 45kN/m
Calculate the drift at the top and moment induced at the outrigger
location for out-rigger location at the top and mid height of the building

At Top of the Building:

Moment:

W = 45kN/m
L = 240 m
E = 200GPa =
I = 400 m4

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Drift at L:

At mid height of the Building:

Moment

Drift at L/2

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Continuous Medium Method

Assignment 6: Design Problem (use continuous medium method)

Problem No. 2
15-story central core outrigger building with a story height of 12 ft
and having 3 outriggers. Building subjected to a uniform lateral
load w of 0.7 kip/ft

Data:
Height (H) = 15 x 12 = 180 ft
Distance between the perimeter columns d =70 ft
Core wall: E= 30000 ksf, width a = 30 ft, thickness, tw = 1ft
Outrigger: Eo = 30000 ksf; Io = 4ft4
Perimeter column: Ec = 30000 ksf; Ac = 30ft2

Calculate:
(1) The horizontal drift at the top of the building
(2) The base moment
(3) Calculate the efficiency of the outrigger system based on top drift and base moment

Moment of Inertia of Core (I)

Parameter S is a function of flexural rigidities of the core:

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Parameter S1 is a function of flexural rigidities of the column:

Aplha ():

Beta ():

Factor B:

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Factor C:

(T) Axial Force in any column at Height x:

( (

( (

( ))

))

1. The horizontal drift at the top of the building

)
)

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2. The base moment

))

3. Calculate the efficiency of the outrigger system based on top drift

and base moment
The second terms in Eqs. 5 and 6 represent the relative reductions in the drift and base
moment that result from the outrigger bracing and, thus form a measure of the efficiency of
the bracing.

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