Diseño de un pórtico plano metálico para edificaciones residenciales, ubicadas en la sierra centro de Ecuador mediante el uso de software especializado

Abstract

This document was developed in the central highlands of Ecuador, where metal buildings are on the rise, but in areas with high seismic demand, concepts, designs, and simulations are considered to ensure the proper functioning of buildings during their useful life. To this end, specialized software design helps to make the analysis accurate and close to the national reality. Software is used as a tool to calculate, dimension, design, and simulate flat frames, which is of vital importance for engineers who perform structural analyses. The software used in this research is SAP2000 and IdeStatiCa, each with its specific functions that together improve time and reduce both computational and construction material costs. Three different cases are evaluated. From an architectural perspective, it is portico D, which supports most of the distributed and point loads of the structure. Each case has its advantages and limitations, but a thorough analysis and comparison of the three gives us a range of options from which the engineer in charge of the design can choose the best alternative based on standards, cost-benefit, resilience, and structural safety. The brace is integrated into the structural elements. It is an element that connects beams and columns transversally, ensuring rigidity and continuity, which allows us to make configurations such as case three, which is the best considering the resistance to seismic movements that are recurrent in Ecuador.