Comparative Study of RC Building with Bracing and Shear Wall

The most common applications for shear wall and steel bracing systems are in medium- to high-rise structures, which offer the stiffness, strength, and energy dissipation needed to withstand the lateral loads caused by wind and earthquakes. Shear walls and steel bracing have already been shown to be the most practical way to protect structures against earthquakes. These significant developments in earthquake engineering include the recently approved performance evaluation methodology and capacity design principles. Many existing RC buildings need to be retrofitted to fix their defects and support seismic loads. Existing RC buildings’ seismic performance needs to be improved to meet the requirements of the new performance-based seismic design methodologies. This study looks at the seismic performance of an RC building that has been rebuilt with steel bracing and a shear wall. A twelve-story structure in zone 5 is subjected to an earthquake and wind load calculation. The efficiency of several steel bracing types with concrete shear wall construction.