Project Name: The French Embassy

Elastic Site Spectra

The elastic site spectra hor horizontal loading is given as:

Seismic zoning factor, Z = 0.35 Kathmandu

Importance factor, I = 1.25

The approximate fundamental period of vibration is given as,

T1 = Kt H^3/4
Height of Structure, H= 8.40 m
Kt = 0.05 all other structureal systems
Apprx. Fundamental period, T1= 0.247 sec
Improved fundamental period, T1 = 0.308 sec

Fundamental translation period from

Rayleigh method, T1 = 0.468 sec 5.1.1 From model
The fundamental time period, T1 = 0.308 sec
Soil type = Type D
Ta = 0.5
Tc= 2
α= 2.25
K= 0.8

Spectral shape factor, Ch(T) = 1.771

The elastic site spectra for horizontal loading,

C(T1) = 0.7747932

Horizontal Base Shear Coefficient,

Dual system with RC Shear wall

= 0.774793
= 3.5

= 1.4

Cd( T1) = 0.158

Time
period k clz6.3(1)
0.5 1 0.308
2.5 2

Exponent K 1
related
structural
Project Name: The French Embassy

Elastic Site Spectra

The elastic site spectra hor horizontal loading is given as:

Seismic zoning factor, Z = 0.35 Kathmandu

Importance factor, I = 1

The approximate fundamental period of vibration is given as,

T1 = Kt H^3/4
Height of Structure, H= 8.40 m
Kt = 0.05 all other structureal systems
Apprx. Fundamental period, T1= 0.247 sec
Improved fundamental period, T1 = 0.308 sec

Fundamental translation period from

Rayleigh method, T1 = 0.468 sec 5.1.1
The fundamental time period, T1 = 0.308 sec
Soil type = Type D
Ta = 0
Tc= 2
α= 2.25
K= 0.8

Spectral shape factor, Ch(T) = 2.250

The elastic site spectra for horizontal loading,

C(T1) = 0.7875

Horizontal Base Shear Coefficient,

Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall

= 0.7875
= 2.5

= 1.2

Cd( T1) = 0.263

For Serviceability Limit state
0.5 1
Horizontal Base Shear Coefficient 2.5 2 0.308

K 1

C(T1) = 0.788

Cs(T) 0.158

Cd(T1) 0.1431818 1.1 Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall

Scale Factor Z*I/( R*Omega)

0.08928571428571 0.14583333
Initial Rsx/Rsy 875.892857142857 1430.625
EQXser -3400.649 0
EQXser -3400.649 0
EQXser -3400.649 0
EQYser 0 -3400.649
EQYser 0 -3400.649
EQYser 0 -3400.649
EQXult -3540.993 0
EQXult -3540.993 0
EQXult -3540.993 0
EQYult 0 -3540.993
EQYult 0 -3540.993
EQYult 0 -3540.993
RSx ULS 3549.226 453.5237
RSy ULS 464.2499 3542.142

0.997681 0.999676
Fy Db Fck Cover Ldh
500 12 30 40 265.865
500 16 30 40 341.1533
500 20 30 40 416.4416
500 25 30 40 510.552
500 28 30 40 567.0183