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A Review on Behavior of Buildings on Sloped Terrain

R. K., Pallavi1, Y. H. Sudeep2

1Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078, India

2Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078, India

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Abstract - This review article discusses the behavior of buildings constructed on sloped terrain. The construction of buildings on sloped terrain poses unique structural and construction challenges, including the use of appropriate building materials, design techniques, and construction methods. The article highlights that buildings constructed on sloped terrain typically utilize step-back or step-back and set-back building configurations, which help to reduce the torsional moments and stress concentrations that can occur in unsymmetrical structures. However, it is also noted that step-back frames can produce greater base shear than step-back and set-back frames. The article also points out that buildings constructed on sloped terrain tend to show different structural behavior than those constructed on flat terrain, including greater values of time period and top storey displacement.

Key Words: sloped terrain,step-back configuration,base shear, time period, top storey displacement.