Abstract:
The aim of our project just like any other structural engineering project, is to implement a structural
system to assure the building will be adequate for human use, but for our project is to keep the
building standing against extreme seismic loads. Our building is designed using dual system which
consists of and intermediate moment resisting frames and special shear walls which are capable of
resisting lateral and gravity loads.
The main system which was adapted is dual system which consists of frames and shear walls. The
loads are calculated using the ASCE 2016 code which are lateral loads (wind and seismic) and
gravity loads (live and Dead and snow). The first step was to distribute the columns in satisfaction
with the architectural plan and determine the structural system, second is to decide the load, third is
to model the project using Etabs to make sure that the structural system is capable of resisting the
lateral loads and having an allowable drift story, make sure the shear walls don’t take up more than
75% of the lateral loads, design all the structural members achieving the provisions of ACI 318-14
chapter 18 and finally assure to details every segment (beam, column, or frame) in the range of
restrictions allowed.
The outcome of the project in its final form after all the changes will satisfy all the requirements of
the ACI 318-14 code and will match the load provisions of ASCE7- 16 code which will eventually
end up into story drifts within the allowable arrange. Besides, the building will stay sustainable for
human use after extreme earthquake events
