Given Data

Number of Bays

x direction =
y direction =
Number of Stories =
Bay Width (ft) =
Bottom story Height (ft) =
Typical story Height (ft) =
Top story Height (ft) =
Bottom story Weight (kips) =
Typical story Weight (kips) =
Top story Weight (kips) =
Modulus of Elasticity (Ksi) =
Column Dimensins
b (in) =
h (in) =
Damping coefficient (all story) =

2
0
4
20
12
10.5
10.5
112
111.25
97.75
3600
14
14

Solution
No of columns =
4
Moment of inertia = Ix (in )

3
3201.3333

Iy (in )
Story
1
2
3
4

Weights
Kips

3201.3333
Mass
Stiffness
2
2
Kips-sec/in KN-sec/m Kips/inch N/mm
0.290
138.9468
0.288
207.4074
0.288
207.4074
0.253
207.4074

KN
112
111.25
111.25
97.75

Damping
0
0
0
0

Shape Factor ()
Building Height = H(m) =
Building width = D(m) =
Aspect Ratio = H/D
If Aspect ratio < 1.3 then
If 1.3 aspect ratio 3 then
If aspect ratio > 3
Story Level Story Height x
4
12
3
10.5
2
10.5

43.5
40
1.0875
Sin(3.14x/2H)
x/H
1-Cos(3.14x/2H)
Mi
43.5
31.5
21

Ki
Ci
0.253 207.40741
0.288 207.40741
0.288 207.40741

0
1 0.092667
0 0.907333 0.219913
0 0.68742 0.317461

10.5

10.5

0.290 138.94676

0.36996

0.36996

Number of Stories =
Bay Width (m) =
Bottom story Height (m) =
Typical story Height (m) =
Top story Height (m) =
Bottom story Weight (KN) =
Typical story Weight (KN) =
Top story Weight (KN) =
Modulus of Elasticity (MPa) =
Column Dimensins
b (mm) =
h (mm) =

No of columns =
4
Moment of inertia = Ix (mm )
Iy (mm4)
Damping

Mii2
0.252976
0.237026
0.136053

Ki2
Ci2
1.78102571
10.0305649
20.9027909

0
0
0

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