1997 UBC Lateral Loads (Version 3.

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SEISMIC (Section 1630.2.1)

INPUT OUTPUT
Occupancy Category Importance & Seismic Zone Factors
Seismic Zone Seismic Coefficients Ca and Cv
Soil Profile Type System Coefficient R
Lateral-Force Resisting System Building Height Limit
Closest Distance to Known Seismic Source Building Period T
(for Zone 4 only) Seismic Base Shear Factors

WIND (Section 1621.2)

INPUT OUTPUT
Building Height Design Wind Pressures
Wind Speed Wind Pressure Chart
Wind Exposure

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Occupancy Category = Hazardous Facilities ──► Seismic Importance Factor, I = 1.25
(Table 16-K) Seismic Importance Factor, Ip = 1.50
Wind Importance Factor, Iw = 1.15

Seismic Zone = 2B ──► Seismic Zone Factor, Z = 0.2

(Table 16-I)
Soil Profile Type = SB ──► (16-Q) Seismic Coefficient, Ca = 0.20
(Table 16-J) (16-R) Seismic Coefficient, Cv = 0.20
Calculated Ca = 0.66
Calculated Cv = 1.92

When the soil properties are not known in sufficient detail to determine the soil profile type,
Type SD shall be used

Basic Resisting System = Dual System Numerical Coefficient, Ct = 0.020

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Lateral Resisting Elements = Concrete Shear Walls System Coefficient, R = 6.5
Amplification Factor, Omega = 2.8

Building Height, hn (ft) = 191 ft ──► Building Period, T = 1.03 Second(s)

Formula (30-4) = [ Cv I / R T ] W = 0.037 W

Formula (30-5) = [ 2.5 Ca I / R ] W = 0.096 W
Formula (30-6) = 0.11 Ca I W = 0.028 W

(30-4) need not exceed (30-5) and shall not be less than (30-6) ──► TOTAL DESIGN BASE SHEAR = 0.037 W ( Eh )

Section 1612.3 ──► TOTAL DESIGN BASE SHEAR = 0.027 W ( Eh / 1.4 )

The following information are used for Seismic Zone 4 structures only!

Seismic Source Definition

Seismic Source Type Seismic Source Description
Maximum Moment Magnitude, M Slip Rate

A Faults that are capable of producing large magnitude events

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and that have a high rate of seismic activity
M >= 7.0 SR >= 5

M >= 7.0 SR < 5

B All faults other than Types A and C M < 7.0 SR > 2
M >= 6.5 SR < 2
Faults that are not capable of producing large magnitude
C earthquakes and that have a relatively low rate of seismic M < 6.5 SR <= 2
activity

Closest Distance to Known Seismic Source = 4 km

= 2.5 miles
Na = 1.30
Nv = 1.73

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Based on Method 2 - Projected Area Method (Version 3.1)

Building H = 56 ft
Wind Speed = 80 mph
Wind Exposure = B

Iw = 1.15
Cq = 1.4
qs = 16.4 psf

Ce @ 56 0.95 ────► P@ 56 = 25.1 psf

Ce @ 40 0.84 ────► P@ 40 = 22.2 psf
Ce @ 30 0.76 ────► P@ 30 = 20.1 psf
Ce @ 25 0.72 ────► P@ 25 = 19.0 psf
Ce @ 20 0.67 ────► P@ 20 = 17.7 psf
Ce @ 15 0.62 ────► P@ 15 = 16.4 psf
Ce @ 0 0.62 ────► P@ 0 = 16.4 psf

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