CERS - 2022

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    Adoption of precast hollow core panels for external walls of multi-storey buildings
    (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 2022-12) Subakaran, R; Jayasinghe, MTR; Herath, HMST; Mallikarachchi, C
    Precast hollow core wall panels have gained popularity for their efficient use as load-bearing and non-load-bearing wall elements. ICC ACOTEC hollow core wall panels are manufactured locally and intended to be used as internal partition wall panels in multi-storey buildings. Partition walls in general are not load-bearing elements, thus they do not undergo significant deformations. This research study focuses on verifying the usability of such precast panels as external wall panels in multi-story buildings, where their load resistance is investigated under lateral wind loads and vertical deformations due to column shortening effects. In addition, using the shape optimisation technique in-built into ABAQUS/CAE advanced finite element software and parametric optimisation study, a better layout for the precast wall is also proposed and its performance is compared with the current standard layout under similar loading and boundary conditions. The numerical model was validated using experimental test results and the optimised panel has a 16% lower net volume than the original hollow panel. Meanwhile, the optimised panel did not show any reduction in strength properties and does not pose any challenges in manufacturing. Using shape-optimised panel sections, panel assemblies are simulated to investigate the panel assembly response under wind loads. Further, recommendations are given on the maximum number of wall panels that could be installed as a single assembly under different wind load intensities at various heights of multi-story buildings. Considering practical aspects, these recommendations are integrated with proposals on connection mechanisms between panel assemblies. Due to the nature of the scope of this research study, long-term effects such as creep and fatigue were not incorporated, and it is recommended to conduct experimental tests for the proposed panel assemblies before practical usage.
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    The effectiveness of different structural forms for mediumrise apartment buildings
    (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 2022-12) Wijekoon, KMSR; Jayasinghe, MTR; Herath, HMST; Mallikarachchi, C
    To fulfil the housing requirements of the ever-growing population with the scarcity of valuable land, the best solution is to come up with high-rise or medium-rise apartment buildings. The effect of lateral forces (wind and seismic) on those structures is significant to be studied because they govern the structural design. The selected structural system should be optimal in the aspects of associated cost, structural efficiency and maximum usable floor area. Therefore, once the structural form of the lateral load-resisting system of a building is defined, the optimal element sizes should be derived while satisfying all serviceability lateral stiffness and practical sizing requirements. This comparative study evaluates the effectiveness of six different structural forms of 20-story RC (Reinforced Concrete) structures under the effect of wind and seismic loadings including a moment-resisting frame as the base model, four wall frame structures, and a frame-tube structure. Maximum top story displacement, inter-story drift ratios, member forces and moments utilisation, associated cost, and human perception level for windinduced lateral acceleration were considered as the parameters to carry out the comparison. The main objectives of this study are to assess and compare the wind-induced lateral behaviours and behaviours against earthquake loadings of rigid-frame,wall-frame, and frame-tube medium-rise structures and to determine the most effective structural system for medium-rise apartment buildings based on established parameters. The methodology which was followed, 1. Establish the parameters/ design criteria that need to be satisfied. 2. Study the wind load and seismic load effect on typical medium-rise structures. 3. Select six different structural forms including a moment-resisting frame as the base model, four wall frame structures, and a frame-tube structure for the case study. 4. Develop FEM models and do the comparison based on established parameters. 5. Optimisation and cost analysis. The major findings can be identified as followings. The lateral stiffness of bare frame structures can be increased considerably by increasing the depth of beams rather than increasing the size of columns. As well as in bare frame structures, the columns which are in line with the shear walls along the windward direction are subjected to high axial forces when the structure is subjected to wind effects. Also, with the addition of a sufficient amount of shear walls at lucrative positions, the required axial forces and bending moment capacities in both columns and beams can be reduced drastically. Even though the frame-tube structure shows better performances in lateral stiffness, the columns and beams are subjected to high axial forces and bending moments because the overall lateral stiffness is provided by columns and beamcolumn rigid joints.