NZS1170.

5 spectral acceleration

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From spreadsheet: NZS1170.5 spectral acceleration.xlsx

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Contents
1 Design value 1

1.0.1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.2 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.3 Hazard parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.4 Structural parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.5 Spectrum calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.6 Design value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Spectrum 3

2.0.1 Soil spectrum indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.0.2 Spectrum values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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1 Design value
1.0.1 Summary

This spreadsheet determines the design spectral acceleration for a building based on the NZS1170.5 design
standard.

1.0.2 Disclaimer

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1.0.3 Hazard parameters

Single inputs Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

Z 0.4 - Hazard factor. B11 NZS 1170.5 CL 3.1.4
R 1 - Return period factor. B12 NZS 1170.5 CL 3.1.5
N (T, D) 1 - Near-fault factor. B13 NZS 1170.5 CL 3.1.6
Siteclass D - Site class. B14 NZS 1170.5 CL 3.1.3

The index to lookup the spectrum values.

siteindex[B16] = VLOOKUP(Soiltype [Siteclass ] ⇒ Index) 5

1.0.4 Structural parameters

Single inputs Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

µ 3 - Structural ductility. B19
Tss 1.5 s Natural period of the building. B22

Structural performance factor.

Sp[B20] = IF(µ > 2, 0.7, IF(µ > 1, 1.3 − 0.3 · µ, 1)) NZS 1170.5 CL 4.4.2
= IF(3 > 2, 0.7, IF(3 > 1, 1.3 − 0.3 · 3, 1)) = 0.7

ductility-site reduction factor.

(µ−1)·Tss
kµ[B21] = IF(Tss > 0.7, µ, 0.7
+ 1) NZS 1170.5 CL 5.2.1.1
(3−1)·1.5
= IF(1.5 > 0.7, 3, 0.7
+ 1) =3

1.0.5 Spectrum calculations

Interpolate point one for Spectrum shape factor. NZS 1170.5 CL 3.1.2
Spect(i)[B26] = VLOOKUP(T [Tss ] → SoilD ) 1.43

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Interpolate point two for Spectrum shape factor. NZS 1170.5 CL 3.1.2
Spect(i+1)[B27] = VLOOKUP(Tss + 0.1, [T, SoilA , SoilB , SoilC , SoilD , SoilE ], siteindex , 1.34
T RU E)

Interpolation amount.
interpf actor [B28] = Tss − VLOOKUP(Tss , T, 1, T RU E) 0

Spectrum shape factor (interpolated).

Ch[B29] = Spect(i) + (Spect(i+1) − Spect(i) ) · interpf actor
= 1.43 + (1.34 − 1.43) · 0 = 1.43

Elastic spectral acceleration.

C(T )[B30] = Spect(i) · Z · R · N (T, D) NZS 1170.5 CL 3.1(1)
= 1.43 · 0.4 · 1 · 1 = 0.571

1.0.6 Design value

Design spectral acceleration.

C(T )·Sp
Cd[B33] = kµ
NZS 1170.5 CL 5.2(1)
0.571·0.7
= 3
= 0.133 g

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2 Spectrum
2.0.1 Soil spectrum indexes

i Soiltype Index
[-] [-]
[B6:B10] [C6:C10]
1 A 2
2 B 3
3 C 4
4 D 5
5 E 6

2.0.2 Spectrum values

Values are determined based on the expressions in NZS1170.5:2004 Supplement Section C3.1.2.

i T SoilA SoilB SoilC SoilD SoilE

[s] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-]
[B20:B70] [C20:C70] [D20:D70] [E20:E70] [F20:F70] [G20:G70]
1 0 1 1 1.33 1.12 1.12
2 0.1 2.35 2.35 2.93 3 3
3 0.2 2.35 2.35 2.93 3 3
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
49 4.8 0.137 0.137 0.172 0.279 0.432
50 4.9 0.131 0.131 0.165 0.267 0.415
51 5 0.126 0.126 0.158 0.257 0.398

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