Effect of outrigger-belt truss system on the storey drift and maximum displacement of high-rise building

High-rise structures are becoming more common around the world, posing new challenges that necessitate ongoing technological foresight. When a structure’s height rises, it’s anticipated to have a lateral load-resisting system other than shear walls in place to negate the effect of lateral loads. However, advances in structural design and engineering have enabled building systems to withstand lateral forces such as wind and seismic stresses. There are numerous structural solutions tailored to resist lateral forces in the structure without adding to the plan area of the building to stabilize it against lateral load. The Outrigger-belt truss system is a common structural solution for successfully managing excessive drift caused by the lateral load. Hence, in this project, an attempt is made to investigate the characteristics of an Outrigger-Belt truss system. The seismic analysis is limited to the linear static method. A comparative analysis is done using STAAD Pro V8i SS6. Finally, the storey drift and maximum displacements obtained are calculated and the results are compared with the moment-resisting frame and the values are tabulated.