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The global initial sway imperfection may be determined from

EN 1993-1-1 Clause 5.3.2

φ = φ0 x αh x αm
φ0 = 1/200
= 0.005
αh = 2 / sqrt (h)
h = 4.2 meters
αh = 0.98

where, m = Number of columns

ALONG X DIRECTION
m = 2 αm = 0.8660
ALONG Z DIRECTION
m = 3 αm = 0.8165

Therfore,
φ in x direction = 0.004
φ in z direction = 0.004

The equivalent horizontal forces are


HEHF = φ VEd
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Moment
Node L/C Fx kN Fy kN Fz kN Mx kNm My kNm
1 1 DEAD LOAD (D) 20.889 70.206 3.544 0 0
2 LIVE LOAD (L) 4.003 27.031 0.676 0 0
9 PIPING DEAD LOAD + VE 0.248 -0.338 -0.243 0 0
12 EQUIPMENT OPERATING LOAD 10.956 16.862 0.684 0 0
2 1 DEAD LOAD (D) 24.99 64.295 -0.862 0 0
2 LIVE LOAD (L) 3.521 14.385 -0.544 0 0
9 PIPING DEAD LOAD + VE 0.355 0.341 -0.362 0 0
12 EQUIPMENT OPERATING LOAD 21.941 32.133 -0.007 0 0
3 1 DEAD LOAD (D) 18.12 43.729 -2.707 0 0
2 LIVE LOAD (L) 2.634 8.589 -0.236 0 0
9 PIPING DEAD LOAD + VE 0.068 0.446 -0.194 0 0
12 EQUIPMENT OPERATING LOAD 11.015 16.925 -0.701 0 0
126 1 DEAD LOAD (D) -20.893 70.962 3.482 0 0
2 LIVE LOAD (L) -4.046 34.433 0.324 0 0
9 PIPING DEAD LOAD + VE 0.379 -4.128 -1.753 0 0
12 EQUIPMENT OPERATING LOAD -10.97 16.901 0.699 0 0
127 1 DEAD LOAD (D) -25.062 64.413 -0.779 0 0
2 LIVE LOAD (L) -3.753 14.017 -0.758 0 0
9 PIPING DEAD LOAD + VE -1.312 2.413 -4.489 0 0
12 EQUIPMENT OPERATING LOAD -21.986 32.181 0.007 0 0
128 1 DEAD LOAD (D) -18.045 44.25 -2.677 0 0
2 LIVE LOAD (L) -2.359 5.627 0.537 0 0
9 PIPING DEAD LOAD + VE -2.739 8.266 -1.959 0 0
12 EQUIPMENT OPERATING LOAD -10.956 16.838 -0.682 0 0
Mz kNm Summation of Loads (KN) φ HEHF
0 114 0.004 0.46
0
0
0
0 111 0.004 0.44
0
0
0
0 70 0.004 0.28
0
0
0
0 118 0.004 0.47
0
0
0
0 113 0.004 0.45
0
0
0
0 75 0.004 0.30
0
0
0

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