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Base Shear Example | Calculate and distribute the base shear for a five story residential steel building 50 ft high, located at Peshawar. Assuming Sp soil profile. VAS RE RN) ae teed ee TRI (oa ee a) eae em Coun cy Base Shear Example ©} Z =0.2 ME) mont ee Ses Table 16-Q Cy =0.40 Table 16-R I =1 BEN CeCe. R =45 Table 16-N T =C,h,” =(.035)(50)” =0.66 sec (oa ee a) ae a Coun ea VTEC ae EET eae Ra a CER ERK (2.5 Ca /R) = 0.1556 Therefore base shear is equal to: Total force shall be distributed over height in the following manner: Ey Base Shear Example As T <0.7 therefore Ft = 0 W,= W;=W,; = 14 kips A eA A ie St W = 14x3+20x2=82 kips V= 0.1347 x 82 = 11.04 kips (oa ee a) eae em Coun Ci Base Shear Example x i. Story level 1: F, Wh = 20x 10 = 200 k-ft x x Ae aCe ee eee eRe elle Gy a RSA (oa ee a) eae em Coun 61

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