Analysis and design of tall concrete buildings : an investigation regarding the use of cracked versus un-cracked moment of inertia

Authors

Anas Bataineh, Florida International University

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Science (MS)

Major/Program

Civil Engineering

First Advisor's Name

Irtishad U. Ahmad

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Chair

Second Advisor's Name

Luis Prieto-Portar

Third Advisor's Name

Ton-Lo Wang

Date of Defense

3-31-2004

Abstract

A debate is currently prevalent among the structural engineers regarding the use of cracked versus un-cracked moment of inertia of the structural elements in analyzing and designing tall concrete buildings. (The basic definition of a tall building, according to the Journal of Structural Design of Tall Buildings Vol. 13. No. 5, 2004 is a structure that is equal to or greater than 160 feet in height, or 6 stories or greater.) The controversy is the result of differing interpretations of certain ACI (American Concrete Institute) code provisions. The issue is whether designers should use cracked moment of inertia in order to estimate lateral deflection and whether the computed lateral deflection should be used to carry out subsequent second-order analysis (analysis considering the effect of first order lateral deflections on bending moment and shear stresses). On one hand, bending moments and shear forces estimated based on un-cracked moment of inertia of the sections may result in conservative designs by overestimating moments and shears. On the other hand, lateral deflections may be underestimated due to the same analyses resulting in unsafe designs.

Identifier

FI14050455

Recommended Citation

Bataineh, Anas, "Analysis and design of tall concrete buildings : an investigation regarding the use of cracked versus un-cracked moment of inertia" (2004). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1431.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1431