The effect of overhangs on structural performance

There are many factors affecting the earthquake performance of buildings. One of these factors is the closed heavy overhangs made to increase the floor area on the stories above the ground story. Within the scope of this thesis, the effect of closed heavy overhangs on the earthquake performance of reinforced-concrete structures was investigated. Using the software program, a total of 16 structural models containing heavy overhangs on different facades and in different amounts was created. The results obtained for these models were compared with the results of the reference structure model without heavy overhang to reveal the heavy overhang effect. Period, base shear force and performance levels were obtained for each building model.