Egyptian Response Spectrum©

according to the ECP 201-2012

Ver. 1.9

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by
Mahmoud M. El-Kateb, Ph.D

Structural Engineering Dept.

Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University
According to ECP 201-2012 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 1.9

* Calculation of Seismic load

* Project :

Building Data:
Total height of building above foundations 28 m
Total dead load of building 54,740 kN
Total live load of building 8,540 kN
Building importance gI 1.00 Normal building
Building damping factor h 1.00 Reinforced concrete
Response modification factor R 5.0
Building is in area of type 1 Response spectrum curve
Building in seismic zone 2 ag = 0.125 g
Type of soil beneath C S TB TC TD
1.50 0.10 0.25 1.20

Natural period of building:

Ct = 0.075 Concrete space frames
T = 0.913 Sec. Simplified Response Spectrum method can be used

Sd (T) = 0.026 g

Earthquake force:
Live load ratio y = 0.25 Residential structures
Weight of building = 56,875 kN
Correction factor l = 1.00

Fb = 0.026 W @ 2.6% of vertical load

Fb = 1460 kN Base shear force

Scaling base shear = 1241 kN (85% of Base shear force)

According to ECP 201-2012 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 1.9

* Response Spectrum curve

* Project :

Building Data:
Total height of building above foundations 28 m
Total dead load of building 54,740 kN
Total live load of building 8,540 kN
Building importance gI 1.0 Normal building
Building damping factor h 1.0 Reinforced concrete
Response modification factor R 5.0
Building is in area of type 1 Response spectrum curve
Building in seismic zone 2 ag = 0.125 g
Type of soil beneath C S TB TC TD
1.50 0.10 0.25 1.20

Natural period of building:

Ct = 0.075
T = 0.913 Sec. Simplified Response Spectrum method can be used

Response Spectrum values:

T (S) 0.000 0.033 0.067 0.100 0.150 0.200 0.250 0.440 0.630
Sd (m/s ) 1.2263 1.1241 1.0219 0.9197 0.9197 0.9197 0.9197 0.5225 0.3650
2

T (S) 0.820 1.010 1.200 1.667 2.133 2.600 3.067 3.533 4.000
Sd (m/s ) 0.2804 0.2453 0.2453 0.2453 0.2453 0.2453 0.2453 0.2453 0.2453
2

at T = 0.80 sec , Sd = 0.2874 m/s2

 Response Spectrum curve
Acceleration (m/sec2)

1.40

1.20

1.00

0.80

0.60

0.40

0.20

0.00
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00
Time (Sec.)

Type 1 - Seismic zone (3) - Soil type (C) , gI = 1.0 , h = 1.0 , R = 5.0