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LIST OF SYMBOLS

Ec = modulus of elasticity
fc' = concrete compressive strength
f ys = steel stress
P = design wind pressure
Ce = factor that combines the effect of height, exposure and gust factor
Cq = pressure coefficient
qs = wind stagnation pressure
Iw = wind importance factor
∆M = maximum storey drift
∆s = storey drift obtained from the analysis
R = response modification factor
T = structure period
H = overall height of structure
Ct = numerical coefficient
∆ max = maximum storey drift
∆ avg = average storey drifts calculated from both ends
Vx = design shear in storey x
Vy = design shear in storey y
Cv = seismic response coefficient
Ca = seismic response coefficient
I = seismic important factor
Lb = longer length
La = shorter length
h = slab thickness
w = uniformly distributed load
As(min) = minimum steel area
a = stress block depth
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S = maximum spacing
LL = live load
DL = dead load
EQ = earthquake load
ACI = american concrete institute
UBC = uniform building code