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The document discusses various types of irregularities that can occur in buildings according to IS 1893:2016(part I). Plan irregularities include torsional irregularity, re-entrant corners, diaphragm discontinuity, out-of-plane offsets, and non-parallel lateral force resisting systems. Vertical irregularities include stiffness irregularities, mass irregularities, vertical geometric irregularity, and in-plane discontinuity in vertical elements resisting lateral forces. Each type of irregularity is defined and examples are provided with figures. Irregularities can affect the structural stability, performance, and safety of a building during seismic activity.

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Irregularities

The document discusses various types of irregularities that can occur in buildings according to IS 1893:2016(part I). Plan irregularities include torsional irregularity, re-entrant corners, diaphragm discontinuity, out-of-plane offsets, and non-parallel lateral force resisting systems. Vertical irregularities include stiffness irregularities, mass irregularities, vertical geometric irregularity, and in-plane discontinuity in vertical elements resisting lateral forces. Each type of irregularity is defined and examples are provided with figures. Irregularities can affect the structural stability, performance, and safety of a building during seismic activity.

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Plan Irregularity

1. Torsional Irregularity
2. Re-Entrant Corner
3. Diaphragm Discontinuity
4. Out of Plane Offsets
5. Non-Parallel Systems
Vertical Irregularities
1. Stiffness Irregularities
2. Mass Irregularities
3. Vertical Geometry Irregularity
4. In-Plane Discontinuity in Vertical Elements Resisting Lateral Force
1. IRREGULARITIES IN A BUILDING

Irregularities in building refer to variations or deviations from the intended design or


specifications that can affect the structural stability, performance, and safety of a
building. Buildings with simple regular geometry and uniformly distributed mass and
stiffness in plan and in elevation, suffer much less damage, than buildings with
irregular configurations. All efforts shall be made to eliminate irregularities by
modifying architectural planning and structural configurations. According to IS
1893:2016(part I) there are various types of irregularities. They are:

1.1. Plan irregularities:

According to Table 6 of IS 1893:2016(part I), plan irregularity is further divided into:


6. Torsional Irregularity
7. Re-Entrant Corner
8. Diaphragm Discontinuity
9. Out of Plane Offsets
10. Non-Parallel Systems

1.1.1. Torsional Irregularity:

A building is said to be
torsionally irregular, when,
1) the maximum horizontal
displacement of any
floor in the direction of the
lateral force at
one end of the floor is more
than 1.5 times its
minimum horizontal
displacement at the far
end of the same floor in that
direction
A building is said to be torsionally irregular, when the maximum horizontal
displacement of any floor in the direction of the lateral force at one end of the
floor is more than 1.5 times its minimum horizontal displacement at the far end
of the same floor in that direction.

Figure 2.1: Torsional Irregularity

1.1.2. Re-Entrant Corner

A building is said to have a


re-entrant corner in any
plan direction, when its
structural configuration in
plan has a projection of size
greater than 15 percent
of its overall plan dimension
in that direction
A building is said to have a re-entrant corner in any plan direction, when its
structural configuration in plan has a projection of size greater than 15 percent
of its overall plan dimension in that direction.
Figure 2.2: Re-Entrant Corner

1.1.3. Diaphragm Discontinuity:

If the area of openings such as lifts, staircase, etc. is greater than the 50 percentage of
total area of the ground floor, than such types of buildings are said to have diaphragm
discontinuities.

1.1.4. Out of Plane Offsets:

A building is said to
have out-of-plane offset in
vertical elements, when
structural walls or frames are
moved out of plane in
any storey along the height of
the buildin
A building is said to have out-of-plane offset in vertical elements, when structural
walls or frames are moved out of plane in any storey along the height of the
building.

1.1.5. Non-Parallel Systems:

Buildings undergo complex earthquake behaviour and hence damage, when they
do not have lateral force resisting systems oriented along two plan directions
that are orthogonal to each other. A building is said to have non-parallel
system when the vertically oriented structural systems resisting lateral forces are
not oriented along the two principal orthogonal axes in plan.

1.2. Vertical Irregularities:

According to Table 6 of IS 1893:2016(part I), Vertical irregularity is further divided


into:
5. Stiffness Irregularities
6. Mass Irregularities
7. Vertical Geometry Irregularity
8. In-Plane Discontinuity in Vertical Elements Resisting Lateral Force

1.2.1. Stiffness Irregularities:

A building is said to have stiffness irregularities if the stiffness of the any floor is less
than that of the floor above. It is also known as soft storey.

Fig 2.1: Stiffness Irregularities

1.2.2. Mass Irregularities:

When the seismic weight of any floor is more than 150% of the floor
below, then mass irregularities exist.

Figure 2.2: Mass irregularities


1.2.3. Vertical geometry irregularities:

Vertical geometric irregularity


shall be considered to
exist, when the horizontal
dimension of the lateral
force resisting system in
any storey is more than
125 percent of the storey
below
Vertical geometric irregularity shall be considered to exist, when the horizontal
dimension of the lateral force resisting system in any storey is more than 125
percent of the storey below.

Figure 2.3: Vertical Geometric Irregularities

1.2.4. In-Plane Discontinuity in Vertical Elements Resisting Lateral Force

In-plane discontinuity in
vertical elements which
are resisting lateral force shall
be considered to exist,
when in-plane offset of the
lateral force resisting
elements is greater than 20
percent of the plan length
of those elements
In-plane discontinuity in vertical elements which are resisting lateral force shall be
considered to exist, when in-plane offset of the lateral force resisting elements is
greater than 20 percent of the plan length of those elements.

Figure 2.4: In-Plane Discontinuity in Vertical Elements Resisting Lateral


Force

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