COD CALCULATIONS OUTPUT

REF
EARTHQUAKE LOADING

Assume 8 floors
BUILDING CLASSIFICATION
Classification by usage and value
Flat Blocks over 4 storeys, CLASS A CLASS A

Classification by type
Building Framed /flexible FLEXIBLE/FRAMED

Classification by zone ZONE VII

Zone VII (Nairobi Zone)
DETERMINE WHETHER SEISMIC ANALYSIS IS
REQUIRED
Building storeys=8 storeys> 6 storeys Seismic design
required
Seismic design required
DETERMINING FVALUE
Shape of the building
 Building Size
L=40m, B=D=12m, ht=H=27m.
0.05𝐻 0.05 × 27
𝑇= = = 0.39 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑠, < 0.1𝑁 = 0.8, 𝑜𝑘
√𝐷 √12
0.05 0.05
𝐶 ′ 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑐 = 3 = 3 = 0.068
√𝑇 √0.39

Table 3 Variation on C’ BASIC for flexible/framed, Hard/medium soils,

Zone VII

Variation on C’Basic =0.5Cb

C=0.5xC’basic=0.5x0.068=0.034. C=0.034
Earthquake loads
F=C’W
C’=Coefficient from table 3
W=Total dead load.
Estimated dead load
1st to 7th floor
Area of slab
=386m2
Length walls, 200mm thick=418m
Length of beams, 500x200 thick=313m
Column number=36, size=400x400, length=3m
Weight of slab=1775kN
Walls weight per floor
=418x13=5434kN
Beams
=0.5x0.2x24x313=751kN
Columns
=414kN
Total weight per floor=8374 kN
8th floor
Area of slab
=386m2
Length walls=430m
Length of beams=313m
Column number=36, size=400x400, length=3m
Weight of slab=1775kN
Walls weight per floor
=430x13=5590kN
Beams
=0.5x0.2x24x313=751kN
Columns
=414kN
Total weight per floor=8530kN
Roof floor
Area of slab
=412m2
Length parapet walls=100m
 Length of beams=300m
Column number=36, size=200x200, length=3m
Number of water tanks=22
Weight of slab=1895kN
Walls weight per floor
=100x5.2=520kN
Beams
=0.5x0.2x24x300=720kN
Columns
=103 kN
Weight of the tanks=242kN
Total weight per floor=3480kN
TOTAL WEIGHT,W

W=8374x7+8530+3480=70,628 kN
Table 3 F=C’W=0.034x70628=2401 kN
Distribution of the loading
To roof
ℎ 2
𝑓𝑡 = 0.004𝐹 ( 𝐷𝑛 ) should not be > 0.15F
𝑠
ℎ𝑛 = ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 = 27𝑚
𝐷𝑠 = 𝑤𝑖𝑑ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 = 12𝑚
𝑓𝑡 =48.6 kN, < 0.15F=361 kN, ok
To other levels
(𝐹 − 𝑓𝑡 )𝑤𝑥 × ℎ𝑥
𝑑𝑥 =
∑ 𝑤𝑖 ℎ𝑖
Where , ℎ𝑥 =level height, 𝑤𝑖 =70,628=weight of the floor at a
particular level,
ℎ𝑖 =108=level height for the particular floor

Number of frames carrying resisting the earthquake loaded

Level, 𝑭 𝒘𝒙 × 𝒉𝒙 Force, dx, kN

∑ 𝒘𝒊 𝒉𝒊
hx − 𝒇𝒕
Total Total/7
P9= 𝑓𝑡 27 2352 48.6 6.9
P8 24 2352 1695072 7627824 522.7 74.7
P7 21 2352 1483188 7627824 457.3 65.3
P6 18 2352 1271304 7627824 392.0 56.0
P5 15 2352 1059420 7627824 326.7 46.7
P4 12 2352 847536 7627824 261.3 37.3
P3 9 2352 635652 7627824 196.0 28.0
P2 6 2352 423768 7627824 130.7 18.7
P1 3 2352 211884 7627824 65.3 9.3
P0 0 2352 0 7627824 0.0 0.0