Comparación entre la Norma Ecuatoriana de la Construcción 2011 y la Norma Ecuatoriana de la Construcción 2015 aplicadas al análisis estructural del edificio “Manuela Sáenz” mediante el uso del programa CYPECAD

Abstract

This comparison was initially performed between the seismic design detailed in each norm, then each norm was applied to the structural calculation of “Manuela Sáenz” building, thus obtaining results of story drifts, periods, modal participation ratios, analysis and design results in beams, analysis and results in columns, construction cost, for each calculation. These results allowed to obtain comparison tables and determinate the percentage change for each of the parameters by applying a current norm with respect to the previous one. A comparison between the cost of building using a current norm was also performed. The calculation and actual design for the building was initially developed in other structures specialized software, therefore, a comparative analysis of results of analysis and design obtained was also performed in both programs to obtain the percentage change between them and it is able to determinate the validity degree of the software used in this investigation.