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Aug 2026
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M.S. Bidve Engineering College, Latur, Maharashtra, India
Civil
M.S. Bidve Engineering College, Latur, Maharashtra, India
This research paper presents a controlled ETABS investigation of six 50-storey reinforced-concrete buildings having rectangular, square, C-shaped, T-shaped, L-shaped and hollow-rectangular plans. The uploaded dissertation was used as the governing source for the model images, input assumptions, storey-wise results and original result graphs. All configurations have a common 3.0 m storey height, fixed base, rigid floor diaphragm, comparable material and section assignments and wind actions applied in the global X and Y directions. Structural performance is compared through roof displacement, storey drift, cumulative storey shear, fundamental time period and reported modal frequency. The square model produced the lowest roof displacement in both directions, equal to 291.770 mm under WDX and 269.754 mm under WDY. The T-shaped model governed the deformation response in WDY with 391.607 mm and also recorded the longest fundamental period of 4.797 s. The square model attracted the largest base shear, reaching 65,261.86 kN in WDX and 76,663.95 kN in WDY, confirming the expected trade-off between stiffness, deformation control and force attraction. The L-shaped and hollow-rectangular models recorded comparatively low maximum drift, although their re-entrant corners and diaphragm discontinuities require torsional and local-force checks. The paper reproduces all eight result graphs from the report, adds verified summary tables and interprets every model and result image. The findings demonstrate that wind efficiency must be judged from displacement, drift, shear and modal response collectively rather than from one parameter alone.
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The revised paper uses the actual ETABS model images and all eight result graphs from the uploaded dissertation. The controlled comparison demonstrates that plan geometry has a decisive influence on deformation, force attraction and dynamic behaviour. The square configuration provides the best balanced wind response, with the lowest roof displacement of 291.770 mm in WDX and 269.754 mm in WDY and a first-mode period of 4.372 s. The T-shaped model is the most flexible, reaching 391.607 mm in WDY and a first period of 4.797 s. The rectangular model governs WDX roof displacement and WDY maximum drift, showing that a regular plan can remain direction-sensitive when its aspect ratio is large. The square model attracts the largest Story 1 shear, equal to 65,261.86 kN in WDX and 76,663.95 kN in WDY, while the T-shaped model attracts the lowest. This inverse displacement–shear relationship confirms that lower base force does not automatically indicate superior performance. The L-shaped and hollow-rectangular models have comparatively low maximum drift, but their re-entrant corners and openings require torsional, diaphragm and collector-force verification. The C-shaped model combines high WDY displacement and drift and therefore requires improved stiffness distribution. For final design, the study recommends verification of the exact wind speed and exposure factors, re-export of the square-model frequency data, evaluation of cumulative modal mass participation, edge drift, torsional rotation, P-Delta sensitivity and base overturning moment. Advanced wind-tunnel or CFD loading, semi-rigid diaphragm modelling, neighbouring-building interference and acceleration-based occupant-comfort assessment should be included in future work. These measures will convert the comparative ETABS study into a complete performance-based wind design framework.
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