The Seismic Design of Jerico’s Five Star Hotel Using Duel System and Intermediate resisting frames

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