SEISMIC LOAD CALCULATIONS

SAMPLE PROBLEM

Na = Near source Factor, from Table 208-4 from Table 208 4

Nv = Near source Factor, from Table 208-5

Design Criteria

A typical floor plan, roof plan and elevation of the building are shown below. The columns, beams and slabs
have constant cross sections throughout the height of the building. Though the uniformity and symmetry
used in this example have been adapted primarily for simplicity, the structure itself is a hypothetical one, and
has been chosen mainly for illustrative purposes. Other pertinent design data are as follows:
Material Properties: Member sizes:

Concrete fc'=28MPa (4ksi) Concrete fc 28MPa Column C1 =0.40mx0.60m

(4ksi)
Column C2 =0.40mx0.40m
Concrete weight, wc = 24 kN/m3
Beam sizes =0.40m wide x 0.60m deep
Concrete CHB weight, 150mm thick solid grout 3 83
Slab Thickness =0 15 m
K / 2 ( ti l f )

Other Superimposed DeadLoad:

•Concrete Toppings at Roof = 0.075m

•Concrete Toppings at Typ.Flr. = 0.05m

•Interior Partition at Typ. Flr. = 1.00 kN/m2

•Assume 1.5m high parapet RC wall along the perimeter of the roof level.

•Assume 50% of the perimeter of the typ. Floor is covered with 150mm CHB solid grouted covered with
150mm CHB solid grouted

Seismic Parameters:

•Importance factor, I = 1.00 (Assumed Occupancy Category IV, See Section 103)

•Seismic Zone factor, Z = 0.40 (Zone 4, see Section 208.4.4.1)

•Soil Profile Types = SD (see Section 208.4.3.1)

•Seismic Source Type = A (See Fig. 208-2B, Valley Fault System is Type A)
COMPUTATION OF BASE SHEAR

SEISMIC COEFFICIENTS:

I = 1.0 Nv = 1.02 W = 12,188 KN

Z = 0.40 R = 8.5 Ct = 0.0731

Nv = 1.60 Na = 1.20 hn = 17.5 m

Cv = 0.64 Ca = 0.44Na
0.625 sec
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