COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STRENGTH BEHAVIOURS ON CONCRETE FRAMES UNDER SEVERE EARTHQUAKE LOADS

Abstract

The increase in the development of constructions and infrastructures to compensate the growing population of the world had led to the tremendous demand for concrete. Concrete has been revolutionised by Romans and its use resulted as the finest building material on earth. But as the concrete strength improves, the brittleness increases and as a result the potential for deformation decreases, thus restricting the use of concrete in seismically active areas. Hence, this paper does the experimental research and study of the strength behaviour of reinforcement concrete (RC) and high strength concrete (HSC) effectively. The main aim of this study is to improve the properties of the frame and to withstand the burdens arising from earthquake charges against seismic behaviour. The research analysis includes the design and manufacture with casting and examination of frame speci-mens. The experimental data is checked with empirical results, and the average error percentage is 4.86. The study result showed that HSC infilled frame’s overall load-bearing capability is 4.27 times higher than RC infilled frame, and also 4.48 times higher for HSC bare frame than the RC bare frame. © 2023, Scibulcom Ltd. All rights reserved.