Importance Factor, I

Occupancy Category
Desicription
I
Essential
II
Hazardous
III
Special Occupancy
IV
Standard Occupancy
V
Miscellaneous

Zone
z

2
0.2

I
1.5
1.25
1
1
1

4
0.4

Near source factor, Na

Seismic source type
A
B
C

Seismic source type

A
B
C

Soil Profile
Sa
Sb
Sc
Sd
Se

Soil Profile
Sa
Sb
Sc
Sd
Se

Closest distance to known seismic

zone
<= 5 km
>= 10 km
1.2
1
1
1
1
1
Near
source
factor,
Nv
Closest
distance
to known
seismic
zone
<= 5 km
10 km
1.6
1.2
1.2
1
1
1

Seismic coefficient, Ca
Seismic zone, z
2
0.16
0.2
0.24
0.28
0.34

4
0.32
0.4
0.4
0.44
0.44

Seismic coefficient, Cv
Seismic zone, z
2
0.16
0.2
0.32
0.4
0.64

4
0.32
0.4
0.56
0.64
0.96

>= 15 km
1
1
1

Ct
steel moment-resisting
frames
reinforced concrete
moment-resisting frames
and ecentrically braced
frames
all other buildings

0.0853
0.0731
0.0488

Occupancy type
Seismic zone
Distance to seismic zone (km)

4
10

0.4

Na
Nv
Ca
Cv

1
1
0.44
0.64

Seismic source type

Soil profile type

Seismic resisting system, R

Total weight, W

3.5

4798.06

Base Shear, V
Ct =
hn =
T = Ct (hn) =

0.0853
3.5 m.
0.22 sec.

total design base shear in a given direction

Cv I
V=
W=
RT
total design base shear need not exceed
2.5 Ca I
V=
W=
R
total design base shear shall not be less than
V=
0.11 Ca I W =

4019.55 kN

1507.96 kN

232.23 kN

in seismic zone 4, total design base shear shall not also be less than
0.8 z Nv I
V=
W=
438.68 kN
R
Use V = 1507.96 kN

Occupancy type

1.5

Seismic zone
Distance to seismic zone (km)

4
5

0.4

Seismic source type

Soil profile type

Na
Nv
Ca
Cv

1.2
1.6
0.4
0.56

Seismic resisting system, R

Total weight, W

3.5

4798.06

Base Shear, V
Ct =
hn =
T = Ct (hn) =

0.0731
8.01 m.
0.35 sec.

total design base shear in a given direction

Cv I
V=
W=
RT
total design base shear need not exceed
2.5 Ca I
V=
W=
R
total design base shear shall not be less than
V=
0.11 Ca I W =

3308.53 kN

2056.31 kN

316.67 kN

in seismic zone 4, total design base shear shall not also be less than
0.8 z Nv I
V=
W=
1052.83 kN
R
Use V = 2056.31 kN

1.90576
1.90576
1.93075
1.95358
1.97465
1.99422
2.01253
2.02974
2.04599
2.0614
2.07605
2.09003
2.10341
2.11623
2.12856

0
4.572
5.15815
5.74431
6.33046
6.91662
7.50277
8.08892
8.67508
9.26123
9.84739
10.4335
11.0197
11.6059
12.192

1
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
12
4
2
85
36
34
32
30
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
11

0
0
0.1691
0
0.1907
0
0.2151
0
0.2426
0
0.2735
0
0
0.3
0
0.2352
0.8326
1.4299
2.0273
2.6246
3.222
3.8193
4.4167
5.014
5.6114
6.2087
6.8061
7.4035
7.7303

0
0.15
0.3191
0.4883
0.679
0.8698
1.0849
1.3
1.5425
1.7851
2.0586
2.3321
2.4717
2.5
2.7731
2.7952
2.8515
2.9078
2.9641
3.0203
3.0766
3.1329
3.1892
3.2454
3.3017
3.358
3.4143
3.4705
3.5013

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.15
0.1691
0.1692
0.1907
0.1908
0.2151
0.2151
0.2425
0.2426
0.2735
0.2735
0.1396
0.0283
0.2731
0.0221
0.0563
0.0563
0.0563
0.0562
0.0563
0.0563
0.0563
0.0562
0.0563
0.0563
0.0563
0.0562
0.0308

0.15955
0.16915
0.17995
0.19075
0.20295
0.2151
0.2288
0.24255
0.25805
0.2735
0.20655
0.08395
0.1507
0.1476
0.0392
0.0563
0.0563
0.05625
0.05625
0.0563
0.0563
0.05625
0.05625
0.0563
0.0563
0.05625
0.0435
0.0154

0.47865
0.50745
0.53985
0.57225
0.60885
0.6453
0.6864
0.72765
0.77415
0.8205
0.61965
0.25185
0.4521
0.4428
0.1176
0.1689
0.1689
0.16875
0.16875
0.1689
0.1689
0.16875
0.16875
0.1689
0.1689
0.16875
0.1305
0.0462