Authors: Pavan Patel, Rahul Kumar Satbhaiya
Abstract: In a densely populated and rapidly urbanizing country like India, the construction of multistorey buildings is essential to meet increasing housing and infrastructure demands. These structures are often subjected to lateral forces, which act horizontally and can significantly affect their performance. Such forces primarily include wind loads and seismic activity, both of which can cause structural deflection, instability, or even failure if not adequately addressed. To ensure buildings can withstand these lateral effects, advanced structural analysis tools like ETABS are employed. ETABS is a comprehensive software used for modeling, analysis, and design of buildings in compliance with national and international codes. It provides accurate simulations of how structures respond to various loading conditions, making it ideal for evaluating complex buildings. Hybrid structural systems, which combine different construction materials, are gaining popularity for enhancing structural performance. One common and effective hybrid combination is steel and concrete, which leverages the tensile strength of steel and the compressive strength of concrete. Steel is especially favoured for its high load-carrying capacity and fast construction capabilities, and when integrated with other materials such as timber or ferrocement, it helps overcome limitations inherent to individual materials. This study investigates a G+7 storey steel-timber hybrid building reinforced with ferroconcrete (wire mesh embedded in concrete). A three-dimensional static analysis is performed using ETABS to assess the building’s structural behavior. The study focuses on key parameters such as maximum nodal displacement, bending moment, shear force, axial force, and storey drift to evaluate the effectiveness of the hybrid system under lateral loading conditions
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16595886
