Analytical Investigation of Precast Panel and its Utilization in Low Cost Housing

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING (CIVIL)

Emigration toward metropolis for employments refugees to better country urbanization and globalization are the main reasons to scarcity of housing and increase in slum habitation. Slum dwelling is the challenge to both developed and under developed nation. Honorable Prime Minister of India has also dreamed to provide everyone shelter by 2020 under various housing schemes. There should be some advancement in construction practices and rational approach to use of material for low cost housing to achieve. From all the study and research done in the field of precast tilt up concrete and RCC wall panels its use as a structural member is clear, this paper explains the method to use of panel alone as a structural element for the construction of low cost frameless housing. Panel structure would be without beam and column erected on RCC tilt up wall panel with same panel is to be used in flooring. Capacity of wall panel can also be easily access due to advancement of latest method and research done in this segment. Two models are done one with Conventional RCC frame structure and other with frameless RCC panel structure with same plan in Etabs-15. Comparative results between two models are to be determined for static load and seismic effect in base shear, time period and displacement.

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