International Journal of Engineering and Technology

Seismic analysis is generally performed by creating a structural model which is excited with forces in two orthogonal directions separately i.e. they are subjected to uniaxial excitation. But an actual earthquake will have its effect in both the directions simultaneously. Limited research has been carried out on effect of such biaxial excitation. This paper deals with the non-linear performance of multi-storey buildings under biaxial excitation using various time-histories. The angle of incidence of earthquake forces will be varying between 0 to 360 degrees. Three building plans, with eccentricity along each of x and z directions in plan and a third with eccentricity in both the orthogonal direction, have been studied. Time history analysis has been carried out using SAP2000 after validating a preliminary model with experimental results available in reference literature.