MARKET SQUARE PLAZA

Harrisburg, PA
Nicole L. Renno
Final Report
Faculty Consultant – M. Kevin Parfitt
April 5, 2005

DESIGN CODES & STANDARDS

According to the 2003 International Building Code loads should be calculated

according to ASCE 7-02. Therefore, the gravity and lateral loads presented in
this report were calculated according to this standard.

GRAVITY LOADS

Dead Loads
Ground Floor
5” slab on grade 65 psf
Superimposed
Ceiling/Floor Finishes 15 psf
MEP/Lighting 5 psf
85 psf

Second Floor
5-1/4” light-weight concrete slab on deck 42 psf
Superimposed
Ceiling/Floor Finishes 15 psf
MEP/Lighting 5 psf
62 psf

Parking Floors
7” normal-weight concrete slab on deck 69 psf
Superimposed
MEP/Lighting 5 psf
74 psf

Office Floors
5-1/4” light-weight concrete slab 42 psf
Superimposed
Ceiling/Floor Finishes 15 psf
MEP/Lighting 5 psf
62 psf

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Elevator Mechanical Room

12” normal-weight concrete slab 130 psf
Superimposed
Ceiling/Floor Finishes 15 psf
MEP/Lighting 5 psf
150 psf
Roof
Roof system 25 psf
MEP/Lighting 5 psf
30 psf

Exterior Wall Dead Loads

7” Carbon Fiber Precast Panels 45 psf
Glass Curtain Wall 15 psf

Live Loads
First Floor Retail 100 psf
Ballroom 100 psf
Parking Areas 40 psf
Office 80 psf
Office Corridors (above 1st floor) 80 psf
Partitions 20 psf
High Density Storage 150 psf
Super High Density Storage 250 psf
Stairs 100 psf
Roof 20 psf

Roof Snow Load (Refer to Appendix A.1 for calculations)

Snow load 21 psf
Rain On Snow Surcharge 5 psf
Lower Roof Drift Surcharge 25 psf (reduces to 0 at w=6’)

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Harrisburg, PA
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Final Report
Faculty Consultant – M. Kevin Parfitt
April 5, 2005

LATERAL LOADS

Seismic and wind loads have been calculated for the structure in the North-South
and East-West direction. Hand calculations and spreadsheets used in
determining the loads can be seen in A.1 to A.6.

Wind Loads
Wind pressures were calculated for the main lateral force resisting systems in
each direction. The resultant wind pressures are represented in Figure 4. Figure
5 shows the story forces, which were determined using the tributary area of each
story.

15.3 7.7 15.3 9.6

15.3 15.3

14.4 14.4

14.0 14.0

13.6 13.6

13.1 13.1

7.7 9.6

12.5 12.5

11.9 11.9

11.5 11.5

11.2 11.2

10.7 10.7

10.2 10.2

9.7 9.7

9.1 9.1
8.4 8.4
7.9 7.9
7.4 7.4

6.8 6.8

WIND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION (PSF) WIND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION (PSF)

EAST−WEST DIRECTION NORTH−SOUTH DIRECTION

Figure 4: Design Wind Pressures

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4.8 EMR ROOF 5.3 EMR ROOF

4.7 EMR FLOOR 5.1 EMR FLOOR
30.2 ROOF 38.2 ROOF

42.3 18TH FLOOR 53.5 18TH FLOOR

40.1 17TH FLOOR 50.8 17TH FLOOR

39.4 16TH FLOOR 50.0 16TH FLOOR

38.9 15TH FLOOR 49.4 15TH FLOOR

38.3 14TH FLOOR 48.7 14TH FLOOR

37.9 13TH FLOOR 48.2 13TH FLOOR

37.2 12TH FLOOR 47.4 12TH FLOOR

33.8 11TH FLOOR 43.1 11TH FLOOR

28.2 10TH FLOOR 36.1 10TH FLOOR
25.1 9TH FLOOR 32.2 9TH FLOOR
24.6 8TH FLOOR 31.6 8TH FLOOR
24.2 7TH FLOOR 31.1 7TH FLOOR
23.7 6TH FLOOR 30.5 6TH FLOOR
23.0 5TH FLOOR 29.7 5TH FLOOR
22.4 4TH FLOOR 29.0 4TH FLOOR
35.4 3RD FLOOR 46.0 3RD FLOOR

40.9 2ND FLOOR 53.7 2ND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR GROUND FLOOR

WIND STORY FORCES (K) WIND STORY FORCES (K)

EAST−WEST DIRECTION NORTH−SOUTH DIRECTION

Figure 5: Wind Story Forces

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April 5, 2005

Seismic Loads
Seismic loads were calculated according to the equivalent lateral force procedure.
Although the lateral force resisting systems differ in each direction, the response
modification factor is the same for both systems. Therefore, the seismic lateral
story forces are the same in each direction, as can be seen in Figure 6.

3.5 EMR ROOF 3.5 EMR ROOF

9.7 EMR FLOOR 9.7 EMR FLOOR
15.6 ROOF 15.6 ROOF

33.7 18TH FLOOR 33.7 18TH FLOOR

32.4 17TH FLOOR 32.4 17TH FLOOR

27.9 16TH FLOOR 27.9 16TH FLOOR

25.2 15TH FLOOR 25.2 15TH FLOOR

22.6 14TH FLOOR 22.6 14TH FLOOR

20.0 13TH FLOOR 20.0 13TH FLOOR

17.6 12TH FLOOR 17.6 12TH FLOOR

14.9 11TH FLOOR 14.9 11TH FLOOR

18.1 10TH FLOOR 18.1 10TH FLOOR
15.8 9TH FLOOR 15.8 9TH FLOOR
13.7 8TH FLOOR 13.7 8TH FLOOR
11.7 7TH FLOOR 11.7 7TH FLOOR
9.8 6TH FLOOR 9.8 6TH FLOOR
8.0 5TH FLOOR 8.0 5TH FLOOR
6.3 4TH FLOOR 6.3 4TH FLOOR
5.0 3RD FLOOR 5.0 3RD FLOOR

1.1 2ND FLOOR 1.1 2ND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR GROUND FLOOR

V=312.7 k V=312.7 k

SEISMIC STORY FORCES (K) SEISMIC STORY FORCES (K)

EAST−WEST DIRECTION NORTH−SOUTH DIRECTION

Figure 6: Seismic Story Forces

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