P- Effect

Seismic Drift
Orthogonal Seismic Effect
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What is P- Effect?
P- Effect is the secondary effect on shears,
axial forces and moments of frame members
due to action of the vertical loads induced by
horizontal displacement of the structure
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Source: NSCP 2010

When to use P- Analysis?

P- need NOT to be considered when
the ratio of the secondary moment to
primaryy moment does not exceed 0.10
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The ratio may be evaluated for any
story as the product of the total dead
and floor live loads above the storyy times
the seismic drift in that story divided by
the product of the seismic shear in that
story times the height of that story.

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In seismic zone 4, P- need NOT be

considered when the story drift ratio
does not exceed 0.02/R.

Base Shear V

How to check drift?

Story Drift-the lateral
displacement
p
of one level
relative to the level below or
above
Story Drift Ratio-the ratio
between the story drift and
story height.

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Pros and Cons of using P-?

ETABS Output for Structures with

or without P-
Possible sources of error
T bl h ti
Troubleshooting

When to use ORTHOGONAL

Effects?
NSCP 208.8.1

The structure has plan irregularity Type 5 as given in Table

208-10
The structure has plan irregularity Type 1 as given in Table
208-10 for both major axes.
A column of a structure forms part of two or more intersecting
lateral-force resisting systems.
Exception:
If the axial load in the column due to seismic forces
acting either direction is less than 20% of the column axial load
capacity.

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Reference
oNSCP 2010
oUBC 1997
oWilson, E.L. Static and Dynamic Analysis of
Structures UC
Structures.
UC, Berkeley
Berkeley. June 2010
2010.
oProf. Jun Ignacio lecture notes.

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