The Effect of Slab Gap in Reinforced Concrete Buildings on Earthquake Behaviour and Cost
Samet Oğuzhan DOĞAN Şenol GÜRSOY
AbstractReinforced concrete buildings in earthquake in Turkey formation of structural damage was observed that beyond the acceptable limit. It is seen that most of the structural damages in the reinforced concrete buildings during the earthquakes they are exposed to occur due to the structural irregularities defined in the earthquake regulations. In this study, the effects of location and size of slab cavities in reinforced concrete buildings on earthquake behaviour and rough construction cost are examined comparatively . With this purpose , rough construction costs (concrete and iron metering) and earthquake performance effects of the slab gap in different locations and in magnitude in the models building selected as example building are obtained by means Sta4 CAD program according to the class Z3 proposed 2007-Turkey Earthquake Regulations. When the findings obtained from the structural analysis are examined, it is seen that the slab gap left in the reinforced concrete buildings negatively affect the earthquake behaviour of the building and significantly change the rough construction costs.