MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641060285 A) filed by Dr. Sathyakumar. N on May 12, 2026, for A Comparative Study On Effectiveness Of Rigid And Semi Rigid Diaphragm On Rc Structures.
Inventors include Dr. Sathyakumar. N; and Mathivathani P.
The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.
Abstract: The horizontal diaphragm is a fundamental component of a building's seismic force-resisting system, governing the transmission of inertial forces to vertical lateral load-resisting elements. However, the influence of diaphragm in-plane flexibility on the overall seismic response of reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings—particularly when combin...