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Calculating the Seismic Design Force and Seismic

Base Shear for a Reinforced Concrete Building
Structure
 May 15, 2017  Abdul Siraj, P.E.
In this post, I will go over the rst seismic design example in our seismic design of structures course covering the
calculation of seismic forces. The goal of this structural seismic design example is to calculate the seismic design
force and seismic base shear for a reinforced concrete building structure. We will use the equivalent lateral force
procedure.
Problem Description
The problem statement states,
Compute the design seismic force and seismic shear force for a structure given the following information:
Building Material – Reinforced Concrete

Nature of Building Occupancy – Adult education facility
Basic Seismic Force Resisting System – Special moment-resisting frame
Number of Stories – 6
Story Heights – 12 ft (all stories)
Story Weights – 1600 Kips
Seismic Risk – High
Soil Class – B
Mapped maximum considered earthquake spectral response accelerations at short periods, Ss – 1.5g
Mapped maximum considered earthquake spectral response accelerations for 1-second period, S1 – 0.6g
Also check the lateral deformation of the structure.
The elastic lateral de ection at each oor level under seismic lateral forces was obtained from a static elastic
analysis based upon the calculated design seismic force and is also presented below.
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Step 1 – Identify the Risk Category and Seismic Importance Factor

The rst step is to identify the risk category and seismic importance factor of the reinforced concrete building. The
risk category is based on Section 1604.5 of the International Building Code (IBC) 2012. The title of Table 1604.5 is
“Risk Category of Buildings and Other Structures”. The risk category of the reinforced concrete building in our
example is three. The seismic importance factor, Ie, can be found in Table 1.5-2 of ASCE 7-10 and is equal to 1.25.
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Step 2 – Find the Site
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The second step is to nd the site coe cients, Fa and Fv. The site coe cients, Fa and Fv, can be found from Tables
1613.3.3(1) and 1613.3.3(2) of the International Building Code (IBC) 2012 respectively. Table 1613.3.3(1) requires
knowing the site class of the structural building location and the mapped spectral response acceleration at short
periods, SS. Table 1613.3.3(2) requires knowing the site class of the structural building location and the mapped
spectral response acceleration at 1-second period, S1.

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Step 3 – Compute SMS

The third step is to compute the mapped maximum considered earthquake spectral response acceleration for short
periods adjusted for site class e ect, SMS. According to Equation 16-37 of the International Building Code (IBC) 2012,
it is equal to the site coe cient, Fa, multiplied by the mapped maximum considered earthquake spectral response
acceleration for short periods, SS.
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Step 4 – Compute SM1
The fourth step is to compute the mapped maximum considered earthquake spectral response acceleration for 1-
second period adjusted for site class e ect, SM1. According to Equation 16-38 of the International Building Code
(IBC) 2012, it is equal to the site coe cient, Fv, multiplied by the mapped maximum considered earthquake spectral
response acceleration for 1-second period, S1.

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Step 5 – Compute SDS
The fth step is to calculate the design spectral response acceleration coe cient for short period, SDS. According to
Equation 16-39 of the International Building Code (IBC) 2012, it is equal to two-thirds multiplied by the mapped
maximum considered earthquake spectral response acceleration for short periods adjusted for site class e ect,
SMS.
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Step 6 – Compute SD1
The sixth step is to calculate the design spectral response acceleration coe cient for 1-second period, SD1.
According to Equation 16-40 of the International Building Code (IBC) 2012, it is equal to two-thirds multiplied by the
mapped maximum considered earthquake spectral response acceleration for 1-second period adjusted for site
class e ect, SM1

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Step 7 – Choose Seismic Design Category, SDC
The seventh step is to choose the appropriate seismic design category according to Tables 1613.3.5.(1) and
1613.3.5.(2) of the International Building Code (IBC) 2012.
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Step 8 – Choose Response Modi cation Factor, R
The eighth step is to choose the appropriate response modi cation factor, R, using Table 12.2-1 of ASCE 7-10.
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Step 9 – Compute Elastic Fundamental Period
The ninth step is to determine the elastic fundamental period of the building using Equation 12.8-7 of ASCE 7-10.
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Step 10 – Compute Seismic Response Coe cient, CS
The tenth step is to nd the seismic response coe cient, Cs, which is based on Equation 12.8-2 of ASCE 7-10. The
seismic response coe cient is equal to design spectral response acceleration coe cient for short period, SDS, times
the seismic importance factor, Ie, divided by the response modi cation factor, R.

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Step 11 – Compute E ective Seismic Weight
The eleventh step is to compute the e ective seismic weight of the structural building. For this example, it is equal
to the number of building stories multiplied by weight of each building story.

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Step 12 – Compute Seismic Base Shear
The twelfth step is determine the base shear, V. Per Equation 12.8-1 of ASCE 7-10, it is equal to the seismic response
coe cient times the e ective seismic weight.
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Step 13 – Find Distribution Exponent, k
The thirteenth step is nd the distribution exponent, k. According to Section 12.8.3 of ASCE 7-10, the distribution
exponent is equal to 1.0 for buildings with an elastic fundamental period less than or equal to 0.5 seconds and is
equal to 2.0 for buildings with an elastic fundamental period greater than or equal to 2.5 seconds. Since the elastic
fundamental period of our building structure is greater than 0.5 seconds and less than 2.5 seconds, we will use
linear interpolation to nd the distribution exponent.

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Step 14
The fourteenth step is to calculate a parameter for each building story equal to the weight of each story multiplied
by the height from the base to the story to the power of the distribution exponent.

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Step 15 – Compute Vertical Distribution Factor, CVX
The fteenth step is to calculate the vertical distribution factor, Cvx, which is equal to the percentage of base shear
that is assigned to each oor level. The formula for base shear is given in Equation 12.8-12 of ASCE 7-10.
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Step 16 – Calculate Seismic Lateral Force for Each Level, FX
The sixteenth step is to calculate the lateral force, Fx, for each level. According to Equation 12.8-11 of ASCE 7-10, the
lateral force at each level of the building is equal to the vertical distribution factor for each level multiplied by the
seismic base shear

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Step 17 – Calculate Seismic Story Shear, VX
The seventeenth step is to compute seismic story shear, Vx, per Equation 12.8-13 of ASCE 7-10.
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Step 18 – Calculate Overturning Moment, MX
The eighteenth step is to determine the overturning moment, Mx, at each level.

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Step 19 – Find De ection Ampli cation Factor, Cd
The nineteenth step is to nd the de ection ampli cation factor, Cd, from Table 12.2-1 of ASCE 7-10.
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Step 20 – Calculate Lateral De ection at Each Level
The twentieth step is to calculate the lateral de ection at each level. Based on Equation 12.8-15 of ASCE 7-10, it is
equal to the de ection ampli cation factor times the elastic lateral de ection at each level under seismic lateral
forces divided by the seismic importance factor.

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Step 21 – Calculate Design Story Drift
The twenty- rst step is to calculate the design story drift which is equal to the di erence in de ections of the
centers of mass of any two adjacent stories.

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Step 22 – Compute PX
The twenty-second step is to compute the total unfactored vertical design load at and above each level, Px.

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The twenty-third step is to evaluate the stability coe cient for each level per Equation 12.8-16 of ASCE 7-10. Its is
equal to the total unfactored vertical design load at and above each level times the design story shift times the
seismic importance factor divided by the product of design story shear, story height below the level in
consideration, and de ection amplitude factor. The maximum value for stability coe cient is found using Equation
12.8-17 of ASCE 7-10. According to Section 12.8.7 of ASCE 7-10, if the stability coe cient is less than 0.1 for all oor
levels, then P-delta e ects don’t have to be considered.

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Step 24 – Check Design Story Drift
The twenty-fourth step is to check the design story drift. The allowable story drift can be found from Table 12.12-1
of ASCE 7-10. The allowable story drift should be greater than or equal to the design story drifts for each oor level.

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Calculating the Seismic Design Force and Seismic

The problem statement states,

Building Material – Reinforced Concrete

Also check the lateral deformation of the structure.

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Step 1 – Identify the Risk Category and Seismic Importance Factor

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Step 3 – Compute SMS

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Step 12 – Compute Seismic Base Shear

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Step 19 – Find De ection Ampli cation Factor, Cd

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Step 21 – Calculate Design Story Drift

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