UNDERSTANDING AND

COMPUTING DESIGN
BASE SHEAR
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• A new 4 storey classroom building is to be built beside the College of
Engineering Building B. A subsurface exploration is not performed.
The building should consist of a basement for carpark. The following
weight and height per floor is listed below:
kN m
Ground Flr 1450 Fndtn to Basement 2.50
Second Flr to 4th Flr Basement to Grnd Flr. 4.00
1750
(typical) Ground Flr to Roof
3.50
Roof deck 1000 Deck

• Determine the base shear.