Improper seismic design of buildings can lead to collapse and severe damage due natural unpredictable earthquake loads. Based on a comprehensive analysis the effect quantity reinforcement frame plastic hinge formation building at wall buildings, this paper proposes rational method for by means control protect lives property people ensure stability building.

The poor performance of many framed RC structures in recent strong earthquakes has alerted about the need of improving their seismic behavior especially when they are designed according to obsolete seismic codes. Sometimes, RC buildings show a low level of structural damping, important second order effects and low ductility of the connecting joints, among other defects. These characteristics al...

Structural damage to r.c. buildings located in a near-fault area has been observed during strong ground motions, with long-duration horizontal pulses and high values of the ratio between the peak value of the vertical acceleration and the analogous value of the horizontal acceleration. The design provisions of current seismic codes are generally not very accurate for assessing the structural ef...

Worldwide, high rise construction is recent trend in the building development. Steel has many advantages which includes flexible framing system, assembling, less weight to height ratio, availability and it doesn’t harm environment. That’s reason steel been mostly used material buildings. Previously gravity load was considered as an important factor design. With demand of buildings now seismic f...

In conventional structural design, the stiffness and energy absorption mechanisms are combined in a single system, and the structure is allowed to deform inelastically. Experience with recent earthquakes has shown that the economical penalty associated with repairing conventionally designed structures can be significant. Situations also exist in which the conventional design approach is not app...

Over 90% of framed structures in Uganda are built from reinforced concrete. Prior to the 1990’s, most buildings had no openings in slabs, yet in city centers buildings butt against each other with widows at front and back only. This limited retail activities to front rooms of the ground floor and the buildings had to be narrow. A baseline survey of 50 shopping malls in Kampala Central Business ...