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STAAD.Pro CE – Seismic
Analysis Using IS 1893
(Part 1):2016
Sanjib Das

Exton, Pennsylvania, USA

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About the Author

Sanjib Das
Sanjib Das is a Manager at Bentley Systems, Kolkata, India.
He holds a master’s degree in structural engineering. He has
more than 15 years of experience in dealing with critical issues
in STAAD.Pro software. He is involved in providing solutions
to critical structural engineering problems.
His research area includes earthquake engineering,
earthquake-resistant design of RCC and steel structures, and
application of software in the field of earthquake engineering.
He has many national and internal publications. He has been
the technical lead for the implementation of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016 in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition.

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STAAD.Pro CE – Seismic Analysis Using IS
1893 (Part 1):2016
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Acknowledgement
This book is dedicated to all the users of STAAD.Pro who
have used it for their projects over the years. The feedback and
support of our users over the years have driven this project.
Fundamentally what we love to do is create, so it is wonderful
watching the product and its users grow!
Last year we had an idea of helping our users get a better
understanding of STAAD.Pro CE – Seismic Analysis. To
accomplish this, we planned to write a text to cover seismic
design criteria as per Indian standard, the process of using
different parameters required for equivalent static and dynamic
analyses. Our problem was tractable because recent
earthquakes in India indicate that many of collapses of
buildings were due to lack of considerations of the basic
concepts of earthquake behaviour in design.
STAAD.Pro CE – Seismic Analysis using IS 1893 (Part
1):2016 was the fruit of months of effort of multiple Bentley
colleagues and of course our users. Firstly, we would like to
thank our author Sanjib Das who made it happen. Information
about the author is provided in the section ‘About the Author’.
We would also like to thank Shreyanka Bhattacharjee and
Aritra Lodh for their commitment to collaborate and help the
author with the manuscript. Many engineers, technical support
representatives and product specialists at Bentley Systems
reviewed the chapters and accompanying examples to provide
valuable inputs and to shape the text into its current form.
Vikash Pandey
Manager at Bentley Institute Press

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Foreword
Global urbanization, concentrating populations in large coastal
cities, has resulted in more than half the world’s population
who are now susceptible to one or more natural hazards. In
India, three of the four largest cities lie in seismic zone IV
subject to some of the highest earthquake loading and risk.
The risk to life and limb is just one consideration, with so
many people concentrated in such close proximity in large
cities. The importance of ensuring resilience in their
infrastructure is greater than ever. Over the last couple of
decades, more than 200,000 lives and 4,000,000,000,000 in
USD direct and indirect economic losses can be attributed to
earthquakes (Munich RE). The ability of our communities and
society to react and recover for earthquakes has become as
much of consideration in our design codes as the need to keep
the population safe.
Structural seismic design codes evolve with lessons learned in
each major earthquake experience. Early codes adapted to the
poor performance of irregular and discontinuous structures
adding higher strength and ductility requirements. More recent
events have highlighted the need to consider vertical
accelerations and the secondary loading impacts that result
from structure weight acting on a deformed structure.
Minimum design forces and ductility factors have been
adjusted as we learn more about near- and far-field seismic
loading characteristics along with increasing resilience
requirements as more buildings need to be designed not just to
ensure life safety but also with intent to return to operation
soon after seismic events.
The design codes have also adapted to technological
advancements, allowing us to continuously improve the way
we idealize and simulate the behaviour and performance of our
buildings subject to seismic forces. When Amit Das started
Research Engineers International in 1981, wrote STAAD, one
of the first STructural Analysis And Design software solutions

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for the PC, he created the foundation for improving the
productivity of engineers and our ability to more accurately
simulate the performance on thousands of structures analysed
and designed with STAAD in the last four decades.
STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition today has continued to stay
up to date in the implementation of the myriad of the latest IS
1893 analysis and design code requirements, and the need to
understand the application of code requirements in the
software engineers’ use is more important than ever.
It is with this purpose that Sanjib Das has written this
formative book on the basis of the evolution and application of
the latest IS 1893 design code in STAAD.Pro. The book
provides an overview of science of earthquake engineering
from source causes to measurement standards. Sanjib takes
readers through a short history of the origins and organization
of structural design standards and identifies the latest changes
made in the IS 1893 Seismic Standard. In the core, Sanjib does
an exceptional job describing the various analysis techniques,
static, dynamic, linear, nonlinear prescribed by the code,
providing an excellent balance of the technical with the
practical application in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition. It is
clear that Sanjib’s extensive engineering and STAAD
experience have provided a practical guide and filter to present
and interpret the design code intent gained though his close
interaction with members of the design code committee.
Sanjib has uniquely written this book that describes the source,
intent and the practical application of the code provisions in
STAAD. It is a must-read book for anyone looking for
understanding the IS 1893 code provisions and its applications
in the most widely used structural analysis and design product,
STAAD.Pro. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I have.
Raoul Karp, PE, SE – VP, Bentley Systems

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Reviews
Based on the data available from different massive
earthquakes, Indian code for earthquake resistant design (IS
1893 Part 1) is totally revised including several parameters to
make the building structure safe in all respect. There are
several new clauses regarding earthquake analysis and design
aspect.
In the present scenario, all the structural engineers should have
the capability of handling specialized structural analysis
software such as STAAD.Pro CE over and above a thorough
knowledge in structural engineering.
Starting from a detailed discussion on earthquake and its
propagation, measurement procedure, etc., this book will
create a bridge between structural engineering theory and
software application procedure, with excellent explanation on
different clauses of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 along with its
application procedure in software, which really claims
appreciation.
Moreover verification problems will help to understand the
accuracy of result obtained from STAAD.Pro CE software.
This book that is enriched with the vast experience of author
Sri Sanjib Das will help structural engineers’ fraternity for
using latest STAAD.Pro CE software for seismic analysis of
building as per IS 1893 (Part 1):2016.
Dr Arundeb Gupta
PhD (Engg), M ASCE (United States), C Eng (I), FIE,
FIAStruct E
Skematic Consultants
Computer software has become the de facto tool of choice for
engineers for analysing and designing all types of structures.
Today, engineers need to know not only the theory behind the
procedures used in analysis and design, but also they have to

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possess the skills to use the specialized software to perform
those numerous calculations in the limited time available.
Designing structures to withstand seismic loads has become an
important and necessary component of the analysis and design.
The complexity and vastness of this subject makes it
imperative that engineers understand the capabilities of
software in order to correctly perform such analysis.
Readers of this book will greatly benefit from the author’s
more than 15 years of experience as a technical support
engineer for STAAD.Pro along with his extensive knowledge
of seismic analysis and earthquake-resistant design using the
IS 1893 code. Besides having advised thousands of users on
the correct way to create computer models of various types of
structures during his career with STAAD.Pro, he has also
published papers and spoken at numerous forums educating
users about the Indian code’s requirements and the correct way
to consider those when creating the analysis models using
STAAD.Pro. He is the ideal candidate to write such a book.
The 2016 edition of the IS 1893 code mandates a number of
additional requirements compared to the previous editions of
the code, and rightly so because of the vast number of lives
that were lost in the earthquakes that occurred in Bhuj,
Gujarat, and Nepal. The parameters and input commands to
use to ensure compliance with the old as well as new editions
of the code have been covered very well in this book. The
author has provided numerous examples to illustrate the
correct way to specify the various input parameters, along with
the results that are produced by the programme and the
methods to interpret and validate the output.
The organization of the book into various sections, such as
rigid diaphragms, torsion and irregularity checks, static and
response spectrum methods of analysis, is particularly useful
to an engineer who wants to easily identify and explore such
topics of interest.
By writing this book, Sanjib Das has produced a valuable tool
for the engineering community that uses STAAD.Pro as its

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software for the analysis of design of structures in India.
Kris Sathia
Director, Product Management
Structural Director, Product Management Bentley Systems
There has always been a demand among practicing engineers
for a guide that can bridge the gap between the specifications
given in a code and commercially available software. Different
users of a software end up adopting whatever they feel is the
correct representation of the code clauses into a software.
This book clarifies the correct approach to be followed and
how it can be properly implemented in STAAD.Pro. It serves
as an informative tool for both the novice and the expert,
imparting knowledge on the different code clauses and their
actual intent.
Some of the clauses in the code have been backed up with
useful hand calculations to prove that the program results
match with the hand calculations. The diagrams, formulas and
illustrations make the difficult concepts simple to understand
and highlight the functionality in STAAD.Pro in a very
practical manner.
The book is extremely well written, and I believe that it will
serve as a good resource for practicing engineers trying to
design buildings with complete code compliance.
H.E. Sriprakash Shastry
Partner
Aswathanarayana & Eswara
Projects and Consultancy LLP
Excellent book. One of its kind, in a sense that it combines
theoretical aspects of codal provisions (IS 1893:2016) with
computer modelling (STAAD.Pro CE) with parameters and
their implications. Appendix section explains the missing links
in the parameters adequately and is equivalent to hands-on
training. The inclusion of modelling of walls with equivalent

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struts and the varying moment of inertia of columns and
beams as per codal provisions have made the book invaluable.
Avijit Ghosh
Proprietor and Structural Engineer
Siliguri, West Bengal

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Contents

STAAD.Pro CE – Seismic Analysis Using IS 1893 (Part

1):2016
Acknowledgement
Foreword
Reviews
Chapter 1: Overview of Earthquake Engineering
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Earthquake Engineering Problems and Prospects
Problem
Solution
1.3 Seismology
The Earth and Its Interiors
Plate Tectonics
Seismic Waves
Earthquake Measurement Parameters
Measuring Instruments
Magnitude
Intensity
Chapter 2: Introduction to IS 1893 (Part 1):2016
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Importance of Seismic Design Codes
2.3 IS 1893 Code History

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 2.4 Seismic Zone Map
2.5 Peak Ground Acceleration
2.6 Maximum Considered Earthquake and Design Basis
Earthquake
IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Design Philosophy
Chapter 3: Modelling Aspects Using a Software
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Load Paths
3.3 Importance of Load Path
3.4 Earthquake Force Flow Path in Buildings
3.5 Load-Path Consideration in STAAD.Pro
3.6 Diaphragm Modelling – A Special Case of Mass and
Stiffness Modelling
3.7 General Format
Chapter 4: Discussion on IS 1893 (Part I):2016 Equivalent
Static Method
4.1 Equivalent Static Method of Analysis
Determination of Base Shear
Design Vertical Earthquake Effects
Minimum Design Earthquake Horizontal Lateral
Force [Table-7 of IS 1893 (Part-1):2016]
Consideration of Underground Structure
Vertical Distribution of Base Shear to Different Floor
Levels
IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Seismic Parameter
Parameters used in IS 1893 (Part-1): 2016 Seismic
Definition
Parameters used in Seismic Load Cases

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 4.2 Equivalent Static Analysis with Different Structure
Type
RC MRF Building
RC–Steel Composite MRF Building
Steel MRF Building
Buildings with RC Structural Walls
All Other Buildings
Chapter 5: Application of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Seismic
Parameters
5.1 Introduction
5.2 DX and DZ Parameters
5.3 HT Parameter
5.4 PX and PZ Parameters
5.5 DM Parameter
5.6 DF Parameter
Chapter 6: Buildings With Fundamental Time Period
Greater Than 4 s
Chapter 7: Consideration of Vertical Motion in Seismic
Analysis
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Design Vertical Acceleration Spectrum
Chapter 8: Consideration of Minimum Base Shear Criteria
Chapter 9: Seismic Analysis of Structures Having
Structural Components Below the Ground Level
9.1 Analysis of the Underground Structure by Using
Equivalent Static Method
Chapter 10: Analysis of Structure Considering Torsional
Provision
Chapter 11: Soft Storey

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Chapter 12: Dynamic Analysis
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Response Spectrum
Response Spectrum Methodology
12.3 Discussion on IS 1893 (Part I):2016 Seismic Parameter
for Response Spectrum Analysis
12.4 Miscellaneous Commands for Dynamic Analysis
CUT OFF MODE SHAPE, CUT OFF FREQUENCY
Individual Modal Response
Mode Select
SET Commands
Appendix
A.1 Solution of Problem Statement 4.1: RC MRF
Building
A.2 Solution of Problem Statement 4.2: RC–Steel
Composite MRF Building
A.3 Solution of Problem Statement 4.3: Steel MRF
Building
A.4 Solution of Problem Statement 4.4: Computation of
Base Shear of a Building with RC Structural Wall having
time period greater than that of All Other Buildings
A.5 Solution of Problem Statement 4.5: Computation of
Time Period of a Building with RC Structural Wall
having time period less than that of All Other Buildings
A.6 Solution of Problem Statement 4.6: All Other
Buildings
A.7 Solution of Problem Statement 5.1: DX DZ
Parameter
A.8 Solution of Problem Statement 5.2: HT Parameter

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 A.9 Solution of Problem Statement 5.3: PX and PZ
Parameter
A.10 Solution of Problem Statement 5.4: DM Parameter
A.11 Solution of Problem Statement 5.5: DF Parameter
A.12 Solution of Problem Statement 6.1: Buildings with
Fundamental Time Period Greater Than 4s
A.13 Solution of Problem Statement 7.1: Consideration
of Vertical Motion in Seismic Analysis
A.14 Solution of Problem Statement 8.1: Consideration
of Minimum Base Shear Criteria
A.15 Solution of Problem Statement 9.1: Seismic
Analysis of Structures Having Structural Components
Below the Ground Level
A.16 Solution of Problem Statement 10.1: Analysis of
Structure Considering Torsional Provision
A.17 Solution of Problem Statement 12.4: Verification
Example of General Response Spectrum Analysis
Bibliography
Index

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 Overview of Earthquake
1 Engineering

1.1 Introduction

An earthquake is a sudden and transient motion of the earth’s

surface. According to geologists, the earth has suffered
earthquakes for hundreds of millions of years, even before
humans came into existence. Seismological data from many
earthquakes were collected and analysed to map and
understand the phenomena of earthquakes. These data were
even used to resolve the earth’s internal structure to a
remarkable degree, which helped towards the development of
different theories to explain the causes of earthquakes. Both
seismologists and earthquake engineers use the seismological
data for the understanding of an earthquake and its effects, but
their aims are different. Seismologists focus their attention on
the global issues of earthquakes and are more concerned with
the geological aspects, including the prediction of earthquakes,
whereas earthquake engineers, on the other hand, are
concerned mainly with the local effects of earthquakes, which
can cause significant damage to structures.
During an earthquake, seismic waves arise from sudden
movements in a rupture zone (active fault) in the earth’s crust.
Waves of different types and velocities travel different paths
before reaching a building’s site and subjecting the local

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ground to various motions. The ground moves rapidly back
and forth in all directions.
If the ground moves rapidly back and forth, the foundations of
the building are forced to follow these movements. The upper
part of the building remains stagnant because of its inertia
effect. These developed inertia forces cause strong vibrations
of the structure, causing severe damage to it.
The effects of an earthquake on a building are primarily
determined by the time histories of the three ground motion
parameters: ground acceleration (ag), velocity (vg) and
displacement (dg), with their specific frequency contents. The
ground motion parameters and other characteristic values at a
location due to an earthquake of a given magnitude may vary
strongly. They depend on numerous factors, such as distance,
direction, depth and mechanism of the fault zone in the earth’s
crust (epicentre).
In comparison with rock, softer soil is particularly prone to
substantial local amplification of the seismic waves. As for the
response of a building to the ground motion, it depends on
important structural characteristics (eigen-frequency, type of
structure, ductility, etc.).
Buildings must, therefore, be designed to account for
considerable uncertainties and variations.

1.2 Earthquake Engineering Problems and

Prospects

In the task of earthquake-disaster mitigation, acquiring the

state-of-the-knowledge is only the first step; the most
important and perhaps the more difficult step is to translate
that knowledge into state-of-the-practice. Indians have been
adapting best practices and hence their standards of
earthquake-resistant design are revised to adapt to the latest
state-of-the-art of earthquake engineering.

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Earthquake engineering philosophies are adapted thoroughly
so that the professional engineers themselves can carry out
good aseismic construction. Earthquake-resistant construction
requires seismic considerations at all stages: from architectural
planning to structural design to actual construction and quality
control.
Seismic design codes are important tools by which the
knowledge in earthquake engineering is transferred to the
practice and we cannot afford to be complacent with regard to
seismic codes. Indian seismic codes have been improving
since 1985, but we have more to achieve.
While we work towards transferring the knowledge to the
practice, we also need to absorb in the country the latest
developments in the fast-changing field of earthquake
engineering, in areas such as the active and passive control of
structures, nonlinear analysis, soil–structure interaction studies
and seismic risk assessment. There are also several research
problems we need to tackle which are unique to our country
and for which solutions cannot be sought from research being
conducted in the developed world. Some such problems are
strong motion characterization of Indian earthquakes, low-cost
earthquake-resistant houses, seismic behaviour of masonry
buildings and the seismic design of framed buildings with
brick infills.

Problem
Most earthquakes are predicted based on seismic activity that
is detected in the ground look for movements in the earth’s
crust. But we know from many recent earthquakes, such as in
Sumatra 2004 and Japan 2011, that this method provides
people very little advance notice to evacuate. Both earthquakes
hit with a large surprise factor. The Japan 2011 earthquake
gave residents just a few minutes’ warning, and the size and
location of the Sumatra 2004 earthquake was surprising, even
to geologists. As a result, the damage to both life and property
was extensive.

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Earthquake predictions can be made over small-time and
large-time scales. The short-term warnings are only helpful to
save lives if people have sufficient time to escape the
epicentre. But these have not been very successful in recent
history. The better way to escape earthquake damage is long-
term planning.

Solution
The key is to identify areas that have the potential for major
damage from earthquakes based on the history of earthquakes
in that region over thousands of years. This is important
because it provides information to make a long-term planning
decision about large population centres and infrastructure
locations. Any region where major earthquakes occur with a
frequency of between 200 and 500 years is a dangerous area
for major population centres and large infrastructure
investments.
We have information about many recent major earthquakes in
the last century, but that does not help unless we are able to
predict the frequency of earthquakes in a specific location over
the long run. For that, we need the earthquake data over
thousands of years as we know that earthquakes usually occur
along fault lines.

1.3 Seismology

It is a big subject and mainly deals with earthquake as a

geological process. Both seismologists and earthquake
engineers use the seismological data for understanding an
earthquake and its effects, but their aims are different.
Seismologists focus their attention on the global issues of
earthquakes and are more concerned with the geological
aspects, including the prediction of earthquakes. Earthquake
engineers, on the other hand, are concerned mainly with the
local effects of earthquakes, which can cause significant
damage to structures. They transform seismological data into a

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form which is more appropriate for the prediction of damage
to structures or, alternatively, the safe design of structures.

The Earth and Its Interiors

A long time ago, due to the fusion of masses, large amount of
heat was generated. Slowly as the earth cooled, the heavier
and denser materials sank to the centre and the lighter ones
rose to the top. Geological investigations with seismological
data revealed that the earth primarily consists of four distinct
layers: the inner core (radius ~ 1290 km), the outer core
(thickness ~ 2200 km), the mantle (thickness ~ 2900 km) and
the crust (thickness ~ 5–40 km) as shown in Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1: Inside the earth.

Figure 1.2: Local convective currents in the mantle.

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The inner core is solid and consists of heavy metals (e.g.,
nickel and iron), while the crust consists of light materials
(e.g., basalts and granites). The outer core is liquid in form and
the mantle can flow.

Plate Tectonics
The convective flows of mantle material cause the crust and
some portion of the mantle to slide on the hot molten outer
core. This sliding of earth’s mass takes place in pieces called
tectonic plates. The concept of tectonics plate developed from
the ideas on continental drift.
At mid-oceanic ridges, two continents (large land masses)
initially joined together, and then due to convective circulation
of the earth’s mantle, continents drift apart because of the flow
of hot mantle upwards to the surface of the earth at the ridges,
as shown in Figure 1.2. When the hot material reaches the
surface and then cools down, it forms an additional crust. The
newly formed crust spreads outwards due to the continuous
upwelling of molten rock, and it sinks beneath the surface of
the sea as it cools down and the outwards spreading continues.
These phenomena gave rise to the concept of sea-floor
spreading.
The continental motions are associated with a variety of
circulation patterns. There are seven such major tectonic plates
and many smaller ones as shown in Figure 1.3. These plates
move in different directions and at different speeds from those
of the neighbouring ones. Sometimes, the plate in the front is
slower, then the plate behind it comes and collides (and
mountains are formed). On the other hand, sometimes two
plates move away from one another (and rifts are created). In
another case, two plates move side-by-side, along the same or
in opposite directions. These three types of inter-plate
interactions are the convergent, divergent and transform
boundaries (Figure 1.4). Convergent boundaries exist in
orogenic zones, while divergent boundaries exist where a rift
between the plates is created, as shown in Figure 1.4.

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Figure 1.3: Major tectonic plates on the earth’s surface.

Figure 1.4: Types of inter-plate boundaries.

When earthquakes occur in faults at the plate boundaries, these
earthquakes are termed as inter-plate earthquakes. Sometimes,
earthquakes also occur within the plate away from the faults.
These types of earthquakes are known as intraplate
earthquakes in which a sudden release of energy takes place
due to the mutual slip of the rock beds. This slip creates new
faults called earthquake faults. These faults, which have been
undergoing deformation for the past several thousand years
and will continue to do so in future, are termed active faults.
At the faults (new or old), two different types of slippages are
observed: dip slip and strike slip. Dip slip takes place in the

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vertical direction while strike slip takes place in the horizontal
direction, as shown in Figure 1.5.
Faults created by dip slip are termed normal faults when the
upper rock bed moves down and reverse faults when the upper
rock bed moves up, as shown in Figure 1.5. Similarly, faults
created by strike slip are referred to as left lateral faults and
right lateral faults depending on the direction of relative slip.

Figure 1.5: Type of faults.

Seismic Waves
The large strain energy released during an earthquake causes
radial propagation of waves in all directions within the earth as
an elastic mass. These elastic waves are called seismic waves.
Seismic waves transmit energy from one point of the earth to
another through different layers and finally carry the energy to
the surface, which causes destruction. Within the earth, waves
travel in an almost homogenous elastic unbounded medium as
body waves. On the surface, they move as surface waves.
Reflection and refraction of waves take place near the earth’s
surface and at every layer within the earth. The body waves
are of two types: P and S waves. P waves are longitudinal

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waves in which the direction of particle motion is in the same
or the opposite direction to that of wave propagation shown at
the top of Figure 1.6. S waves are transverse waves in which
the direction of particle motion is at right angles to the
direction of wave propagation. Wave’s propagation velocities
are given by:

where E, G, ρ and ν are the Young’s modulus, the shear

modulus, the mass density and the Poisson ratio of the soil
mass, respectively. As the Poisson ratio is always less than a
half, P waves arrive ahead of S waves. Near the surface of the
earth, vp = 5–7 km/s and vs = 3-4 km/s.

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Figure 1.6: Motions caused by body and surface waves.
The time interval between the arrival of the P and S waves at a
station is called the duration of primary tremor. This duration
can be obtained by:

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where Δ is the distance of the station from the focus.
Polarized transverse waves are polarization of particles either
in vertical (SV) or in horizontal (SH) plane.
Surface waves propagate on the earth’s surface. They are
better detected in shallow earthquakes. They are classified as
L waves (Love waves) and R waves (Rayleigh waves). In L
waves, particles move in a horizontal plane perpendicular to
the direction of wave propagation as shown in Figure 1.6. In R
waves, particles move in vertical plane and they trace a
retrogate elliptical path as shown in Figure 1.6. For oceanic
waves, water particles undergo similar elliptical motion in
ellipsoid surface as waves pass by. L waves move faster than
R waves on the surface (R wave velocitŷ 0.9vs).
The earthquake energy travels to a station in the form of waves
after reflection and refraction at various boundaries within the
earth. The P and S waves that arrive at the earth’s surface after
reflection and refraction at these boundaries, including the
earth’s surface, are denoted by phases of the wave such as PP,
PPP, SS, and PPS, as shown in Figure 1.7. PP and PPP are
longitudinal waves reflected once and twice, respectively. PS
and PPS are phases that have undergone a change in the
character on reflection.
Earthquake waves that are recorded on the surface of the earth
are generally irregular in nature. A record of a fairly strong
earthquake shows a trace of the types of waves, as shown in
Figure 1.8.
Strong earthquakes can generally be classified into four
groups:
1 Practically single shock: Near source, on firm ground,
. for example, shallow earthquake.
2 Moderately long irregular: Moderate distance from
. source, on firm ground, for example, El Centro

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 earthquake.
3 A long ground motion with prevailing period: Filtered
. ground motion through soft soil, medium – Loma, for
example, Prieta earthquake.
4 Ground motion involving large scale ground
. deformation: Landslides, soil liquefaction, for example,
Chilean and Alaska earthquakes.

Earthquake Measurement Parameters

Seismic intensity parameters refer to quantities by which the
size and energy of earthquakes are described. Some of these
parameters are measured directly, while others are derived
indirectly from the measured ones with the help of empirical
relationships. Thus, many empirical relationships have been
developed to relate one intensity parameter to another. In the
following, intensity parameters along with some of the
terminologies associated with earthquake are described next.
Here, mainly the two most important parameters, magnitude
and intensity, of earthquake are described along with some
terminologies.

Figure 1.7: Reflections at the earth’s surface.

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Figure 1.8: Typical strong motion record.
The focus or hypocentre is the point on the fault where the slip
starts. The point just vertically above this on the surface of the
earth is the epicentre, as shown in Figure 1.9.
The depth of the focus from the epicentre is called focal depth
and is an important parameter in determining the damaging
potential of an earthquake. Most of the damaging earthquakes
have a shallow focus with a focal depth of less than 70 km.
Focal depth greater than 70 km is classified as intermediate or
deep, depending on their distances. Distances from the focus
and the epicentre to the point of observed ground motion are
called the focal distance and epicentral distance, respectively.
The limited region of the earth that is influenced by the focus
of earthquake is called the focal region. The larger the
earthquake, the greater is the focal region. Foreshocks are
defined as those which occur before the main shock. Similarly,
aftershocks are those which occur after the main shock.

Measuring Instruments
The instrument that measures earthquake shaking, a
seismograph, has three components – the sensor, the recorder
and the timer. The principle on which it works is simple and is
explicitly reflected in the early seismograph (Figure 1.10A) –
a pen attached at the tip of an oscillating simple pendulum (a
mass hung by a string from a support) marks on a chart paper
that is held on a drum rotating at a constant speed. A magnet
around the string provides required damping to control the
amplitude of oscillations. The pendulum mass, string, magnet
and support together constitute the sensor; the drum, pen and
chart paper constitute the recorder and the motor that rotates

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the drum at constant speed forms the timer. One such
instrument is required in each of the two orthogonal horizontal
directions. Of course, for measuring vertical oscillations, the
string pendulum (Figure 1.10A) is replaced with a spring
pendulum oscillating about a fulcrum. Some instruments do
not have a timer device (i.e., the drum holding the chart paper
does not rotate). Such instruments provide only the maximum
extent (or scope) of motion during the earthquake; for this
reason, they are called seismoscopes. The analogue
instruments have evolved over time, but today, digital
instruments using modern computer technology are more
commonly used (Figure 1.10B). The digital instrument records
the ground motion on the memory of the microprocessor that
is in-built in the instrument.

Figure 1.9: Earthquake observation.

Magnitude
A quantitative measure of the actual size of the earthquake is
known as magnitude. It is determined from measurements on
seismographs. The magnitude of an earthquake is a number
that allows earthquakes to be compared with each other in
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magnitudes were calculated based on a method developed by
Charles Richter.

Figure 1.10A: Seismograph setup.

Figure 1.10B: Typical seismograph.

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There are two main criteria related to determine the Richter
magnitude of an earthquake:
1 the amplitude of the largest waves recorded on a
. seismogram of the earthquake and
2 the distance to the epicentre of the earthquake.
.
The maximum amplitude seismic wave = the height of the
tallest one is measured in mm on a seismogram.
The distance to the epicentre must also be taken into account
because the greater the distance from the earthquake, the
smaller the waves get.
The Richter magnitude scale measures the amount of seismic
energy released by an earthquake.
The most commonly used magnitude scale is the Richter scale.
There are other magnitude scales, such as the body wave
magnitude, surface wave magnitude and wave energy
magnitude.

Intensity
Intensity is a qualitative measure of the strength of shaking
produced by the earthquake at a location during an earthquake.
Intensity is determined from effects on people, human
structures and the natural environment.
Earthquake intensity is a ranking based on the observed effects
of an earthquake in each particular place. Therefore, each
earthquake produces a range of intensity values, ranging from
highest in the epicentre area to zero at a distance from the
epicentre.
Two commonly used ones are the modified Mercalli intensity
scale and The Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik (MSK) scale.

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 Introduction to IS 1893
2 (Part 1):2016

2.1 Introduction

In the past few decades, some of the world’s largest

earthquakes have occurred in and around India. The entire
Himalayan belt is considered prone to great earthquakes of
magnitude exceeding 8.0, and in a short span of about 70
years, four such earthquakes have occurred: 1897 Assam
(M8.7), 1905 Kangra (M8.6), 1934 Bihar–Nepal (M8.4) and
1950 Assam–Tibet (M8.7). Development of the first seismic
zone map and of the earthquake-resistant features for masonry
buildings took place in the 1930s. Formal teaching and
research in earthquake engineering started in the late 1950s.
Five moderate earthquakes in the last few years (1988 Bihar–
Nepal: M6.6, about 1004 dead; 1991 Uttarkashi: M6.6, about
768 dead; 1993 Latur: M6.4, about 8000 dead; 1997 Jabalpur:
M6.0, about 38 dead and 1999 Chamoli: M6.5, about 100
dead) have clearly underlined the inadequate preparedness of
the country to face damaging earthquakes. In 2015, the Nepal
earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed
nearly 9000 people and injured nearly 22,000. It occurred at
Nepal Standard with a magnitude of 8.1M. It is important to
review the historical developments of Indian earthquake
engineering, the status of seismic codes, status of code
compliance, professional and academic environment for
seismic engineering.

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2.2 Importance of Seismic Design Codes

Earthquakes cause forces and deformations in structures due to

ground vibration. Structures need to be designed to withstand
such forces and deformations. Seismic codes help to improve
the behaviour of structures so that they may withstand the
earthquake effects without significant loss of life and property.
Countries around the world have procedures outlined in
seismic codes to help design engineers in the planning,
designing, detailing and constructing of structures. An
earthquake-resistant building has four virtues in it:
1 Good structural configuration: Its size, shape and
. structural system carrying loads are such that they
ensure a direct and smooth flow of the inertia forces to
the ground.
2. Lateral strength: The maximum lateral (horizontal) force
that it can resist is such that the damage induced in it
does not result in collapse.
3 Adequate stiffness: Its lateral load-resisting system is
. such that the earthquake-induced deformations in it do
not damage its contents under low-to-moderate shaking.
4 Good ductility: Its capacity to undergo large
. deformations under severe earthquake shaking even
after yielding is improved by favourable design and
detailing strategies. Seismic codes cover all these
aspects.
Seismic codes are unique to a particular region or country.
They take into account the local seismology, accepted level of
seismic risk, building typologies, materials and methods used
in construction.

2.3 IS 1893 Code History

Dr Thomas Oldham, the first Director of the Geological

Survey of India, is credited the foundation of the scientific
studies of earthquakes in India in 1937. He compiled the well-

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known catalogue of Indian earthquakes and carried out
investigations of the Cachar earthquake of 1869. His son, R.D.
Oldham, also went on to contribute substantially to earthquake
studies. His memoir of the 1897 Assam earthquake was
considered by Richter (1958) as one of the most valuable
source books in seismology. In this volume, R.D. Oldham, for
the first time, scientifically interpreted a seismogram and laid
the foundation of modern seismology.
After the Quetta earthquake in 1935, a building code was
developed, but its application was perhaps limited to the
reconstruction project in Baluchistan, and there is no evidence
that it was seriously applied elsewhere in the country. The first
formal seismic code in India was published in 1962 (IS
1893:1962). It was further revised in 1966, 1970, 1975, 1984,
2002 and in 2016. In the year 2002, this standard for
earthquake-resistant design is being split into the following
five parts:
Part 1: General provisions and buildings
Part 2: Liquid retaining tanks – Elevated and ground supported
Part 3: Bridges and retaining walls
Part 4: Industrial structures, including stack-like structures
Part 5: Dams and embankments (to be formulated)
This standard primarily deals with earthquake hazard
assessment for earthquake-resistant design of Part 1 –
buildings; Part 2 – liquid-retaining structures; Part 3 – bridges;
Part 4 – embankments and retaining walls; Part 5 – industrial
and stack-like structures and Part 6 – concrete, masonry and
earth dams.
Recently, Indian Standard (Part 1) (Sixth Revision) was
adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft
finalized by the Earthquake Engineering Sectional Committee
had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council.
This standard (Part 1) contains provisions specific to
earthquake-resistant design of buildings. In this revision, the
following changes have been included:

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 1 Design spectra are defined for natural period up to 6 s.
.2 Same design–response spectra are specified for all
. buildings, irrespective of the material of construction.
3 Bases of various load combinations to be considered
. have been made consistent for earthquake effects, with
those specified in the other codes.
4 Temporary structures are brought under the purview of
. this standard.
5 Importance factor provisions have been modified to
. introduce intermediate importance category of buildings
to acknowledge the density of occupancy of buildings.
6 A provision is introduced to ensure that all buildings
. are designed for at least a minimum lateral force.
7 Buildings with flat slabs are brought under the
. purview of this standard.
8 Additional clarity is brought in on how to handle
. different types of irregularity of structural system.
9 Effect of masonry infill walls has been included in
. analysis and design of frame buildings.
10. Method is introduced for arriving at the approximate
natural period of buildings with basements, step-back
buildings and buildings on hill slopes.
11. Provisions on torsion have been simplified.
12. Simplified method is introduced for liquefaction
potential analysis.
All structures, such as parking structures, security cabins and
ancillary structures, need to be designed for appropriate
earthquake effects as per this standard.
Temporary elements, such as scaffolding and temporary
excavations, need to be designed as per this standard.
This standard does not deal with construction features relating
to earthquake-resistant buildings and other structures. For

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guidance on earthquake-resistant construction of buildings,
reference may be made to the latest revisions of the following
Indian Standards: IS 4326, IS 13827, IS 13828, IS 13920, IS
13935 and IS 15988.
The provisions of this standard are applicable even to critical
and special structures, such as nuclear power plants, petroleum
refinery plants and large dams. For such structures, additional
requirements may be imposed based on special studies, such
as site-specific hazard assessment. In such cases, the
earthquake effects specified by this standard shall be taken as
at least the minimum.

2.4 Seismic Zone Map

Seismic zoning may be termed as the geographic delineation

of areas having different potentials for hazardous effects from
future earthquakes. Seismic zonation can be done at any scale
– national, regional, local or site. It characterizes the hazard
having a constant value in each zone.
In the 1962 edition of IS 1893, the seismic zone map was
developed based on the epicentral distribution of past
earthquakes (M > 5) and the isoseismals of such events.
The map demarcated areas of potential ground shaking with
intensity (modified Mercalli (MM) scale) of less than V, V, VI,
VII, VIII, IX and X (and above) and termed these as Seismic
Zones 0, I, II, III, IV, V and VI, respectively. Based on
geological and geophysical data obtained from tectonic maps
and aeromagnetic and gravity surveys, the zonation map was
revised in the 1966 and 1970 editions of the Indian seismic
code.
The 1966 version of the code also provided seven seismic
zones. The Koyna earthquake of 1967 (M6.5, maximum
intensity of shaking VIII, about 200 dead) occurred within
Seismic Zone I and caused major revision of the seismic zone
map in the 1970 edition. The number of zones was reduced
from seven to five by dropping the Zones 0 and VI. Zone 0

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was merged into Zone I, and Zone VI was merged with Zone
V. The five seismic zones of the 1970 edition correspond to
areas liable to shaking intensity of V (or less), VI, VII, VIII
and IX (and above), respectively. This zone map has remained
unchanged ever since.
The Latur earthquake of 1993 (M6.4; about 8000 dead;
maximum intensity of shaking VIIIIX on MM scale) occurred
in Seismic Zone I and again underlined the need to review and
revise the seismic zone map. A revision of the seismic zone
map was undertaken, and the new zone map has been included
in the latest version of IS 1893. Seismic Zone I has been
dropped by merging it with Zone II and some parts of the
peninsular India have now been brought into Zone III. Post–
earthquake reconstruction in the Latur region was undertaken
corresponding to Zone IV provisions of Indian codes. The
Latur area is now classified in Zone III.
The basic seismic coefficient (αo) used in the seismic
coefficient method is 0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.05 and 0.08,
respectively, for the five zones. The seismic zone factor (Fo)
used in the response spectrum method is simply five times αo.

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Figure 2.1: Seismic zone map of India.
In 2002 edition, Zone I has been merged upwards into Zone II.
In the peninsular India, some parts of Zones I and II are now
in Zone III. At present, there are only four zones: II, III, IV
and V (Figure 2.1).

2.5 Peak Ground Acceleration

Figure 2.2 shows a typical ground motion record where

ground motion acceleration is shown on vertical axis and time
on horizontal axis. The largest value of ground acceleration is
termed as peak ground acceleration (PGA). Usually, ground
motion is recorded in two mutually perpendicular horizontal
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different in different directions. Vertical PGA value is
generally taken as a fraction of the horizontal PGA.
The term zero period acceleration (ZPA) indicates the
maximum acceleration experienced by a rigid structure (zero
natural period, i.e., T = 0). An infinitely rigid structure has
zero natural period and does not deform, which means that
there is no relative motion between its mass and its base, and
the mass has some acceleration as of the ground. Therefore,
ZPA is the same as the PGA.

Figure 2.2: Horizontal ground motion at El Centro during

Imperial Valley earthquake.

2.6 Maximum Considered Earthquake and Design

Basis Earthquake

Maximum credible earthquake is the largest reasonably

conceivable earthquake that appears possible along a
recognized fault or within a tectonic province. It is generally
an upper bound of the expected magnitude on a fault or in a
tectonic province, irrespective of the return period of the
earthquake which may range from say 100 to 10,000 years. It
is usually evaluated on the basis of geological evidence. Other
terms used in the literature that are somewhat similar to
maximum considered earthquake (MCE) are ‘maximum

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possible earthquake’, ‘maximum expectable earthquake’ and
‘maximum probable earthquake’.
MCE is defined in the International Building Code 2000
(USA) corresponding to an earthquake having a 2%
probability of being exceeded in 50 years, that is, 2500-year
return period. In the Uniform Building Code 1997 (USA),
MCE is defined as an earthquake having 10% probability of
being exceeded in 100 years, that is, 1000-year return period.
For a given area, MCE based on 2500-year return period will
be larger than the MCE based on 1000-year return period.
Design basis earthquake (DBE) is the earthquake motion for
which the structure is to be designed in general, considering
inherent conservatism in the design process. In the UBC 1997
and IBC 2000, it corresponds to an earthquake having 10%
probability of being exceeded in 50 years, that is, 475-year
return period.
In IS 1893, the zone map is not probabilistic, and the
acceleration values for MCE and DBE do not correspond to
any specific probability of occurrence (or return period). As an
empirical approach, DBE motion has been assumed as one
half of MCE, and this is reflected by factor 2 in the
denominator of equation for Ah (clause 6.4.2).

IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Design Philosophy

Structural design of buildings for seismic loading is primarily
concerned with structural safety during major earthquakes.
Seismic loading requires an understanding of the structural
behaviour under large inelastic and cyclic deformations.
Behaviour under this loading is fundamentally different from
wind or gravity loading, requiring much more detailed
analysis. Application of several stringent detailing is required
to assure an acceptable seismic performance beyond the elastic
range. Some structural damage can be expected when the
building experiences design ground motions because building
standard allows inelastic energy dissipation in structural
systems.

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In general, most earthquake code provisions implicitly require
that structures be able to resist the following:
1 Minor earthquakes without any damage.
.2 Moderate earthquakes with negligible structural
. damage and some non-structural damage.
3 Major earthquakes with some structural and non-
. structural damage without collapse. The structure is
expected to undergo large deformations by yielding in
some structural members.
Earthquake forces result directly from the distortions induced
by the motion of the ground on which the structure rests. The
magnitude and distribution of forces and displacements
resulting from ground motion is influenced by the mass of the
structure and its foundation, as well as the character of the
ground motion. There are few things that we must keep in
mind while working with IS 1893 (Part 1): 2016 response
spectrum:
1 It is a generalized response spectrum that corresponds
. to MCE.
2 It is an elastic response spectrum.
.3 PGA of the response spectrum in 1.0(g).
.4 It is not dependent on the building category.
.
While designing a structure, the elastic response spectrum
needs to be converted from MCE level to DBE inelastic
response spectrum. Indian Standard stipulated the following
two methods for seismic analysis:
1 equivalent static method and
.2 dynamic method.
. Dynamic analysis can be performed either by linear dynamic
analysis or by non-linear dynamic analysis. Structural non-
linearity can be solved using a non-linear dynamic analysis.

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Time history method must be adopted depending on the
requirement on the designer.
Equivalent static method: In this method, the code has
specified a factor Ah (clause 6.4.2) which is termed as design
horizontal seismic coefficient. It is (Z/2)*(I/R)*(Sa/g). A user
who is using this code must have a clear understanding why
these factors are considered. The (Sa/g) values obtained from
the elastic response spectrum depend on the time period
obtained from empirical equations. This value must be scaled
down to DBE by taking the average of the values obtained
from MCE. That is how the half factor comes into picture. The
spectrum provided in the code is based on the elastic
behaviour of the structure. One needs to consider ductility of
the steel into consideration. By ductility, we understand the
ability of structure to undergo inelastic deformation without
losing its strength. That is the reason why R comes into the
equation. R is known as response-reduction factor. It is
dependent on
1 over strength,
.
2 ductility and
.3 redundancy.
. While designing a member in limit state design (LSD)
method, we take into consideration the partial safety factor on
material (specifically on steel) and loading. So, we are always
overestimating the force. We are not considering the ductility
of the material – it allows the structure to dissipate the energy
imparted on a structure by allowing the members to undergo

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inelastic deformation but ensuring that the members will not
collapse. In such case, the failure mechanism is governed by
the formation of plastic hinges; even if this concept is
accepted, it is very difficult to achieve in the case of a concrete
member. More redundant is the structure, more plastic hinge
formation is required to come to the failure condition. Thus,
the factor R is such a factor with which the MCE level
response spectrum has to be scaled – it will come in the
denominator.
The generalized response spectrum has a value of 1.0(g) as
PGA which indicates a catastrophe in real-life structure. It
must be scaled with the site condition which is why the Z-zone
factor comes into play. We can consider the highest seismic
zone – Zone V. Here the zone factor is 0.36. It invariably
indicates the PGA of that zone is 0.36(g). Thus, zone factor is
such a factor with which the response spectrum has to be
multiplied with.
While designing a structure, the designer wants to be in a safer
side. Depending on how important the structure is, the
designer would like to design the building with higher force.
Thus, there comes another factor known as I – importance
factor. It has a value of 1, 1.2 or 1.5 for IS 1893 (Part 1):2016.
Response spectrum method: Response spectrum analysis is a
more elaborate type of seismic analysis. Response spectra are
plots of maximum response of single degree of freedom
(SDOF) systems subjected to a specific excitation. These peak
response values are calculated for various values of frequency
(or period), and for various damping ratios of the SDOF
system. Response may be deformation, pseudo-velocity and
pseudo-acceleration which are most important and can be used
for the seismic analysis of structures. The values may be
normalized or un-normalized. So the ‘input spectral data’ table
is the primary data for an response spectrum analysis (RSA).
If a load case contains input spectral data and other parameters
used in RSA, it is called a response spectrum load case. The
analysis that is done on that load case is called response
spectrum analysis.

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Since any real structure has multiple DOF, the response
spectrum analysis of a real structure having ‘n’ DOF involves
reducing it to ‘n’ independent SDOF systems. The modal
superposition method is used to accomplish this, and then the
maximum modal responses can be combined using statistical
methods such as the square root of the sum of the squares and
complete quadratic combination. These and other combination
methods are available in STAAD.Pro CE.
In this method, the code has specified a factor Ak (clause
7.7.4.5-C) which is termed as design horizontal acceleration
spectrum – it is the same as Ah. The philosophy of bringing the
elastic response spectrum which corresponds to MCE level to
DBE inelastic response spectrum remains the same.
Now, coming to STAAD.Pro CE, the programme calculates
the time period for different mode and (Sa/g) value is found
out. It must be scaled down to DBE inelastic spectrum. For
this reason, the direction factor should be equal to (Z/2)*(I/R).

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 Modelling Aspects Using a
3 Software

3.1 Introduction

Buildings are composed of vertical and horizontal structural

elements. Shear walls, braced frames and moment-resisting
frames are commonly used as lateral load–resisting system.
The horizontal elements that distribute lateral forces to the
vertical elements are diaphragms, such as floor and roof slabs
and horizontal bracing that transfers large shears from
discontinuous walls or braces. The seismic forces are
considered to act at their centres of mass of diaphragm. All the
inertia forces originating from the masses on and off the
structure must be transmitted to the lateral force–resisting
elements, and then to the base of the structure and into the
ground.
A complete load path is a basic requirement for all buildings.
There must be a complete lateral force–resisting system that
forms a continuous load path between the foundation, all
diaphragm levels and all portions of the building for proper
seismic performance. The general load path is as follows:
seismic forces originating throughout the building, mostly in
the heavier mass elements such as diaphragms, are delivered
through connections to horizontal diaphragms; the diaphragms
distribute these forces to vertical force–resisting elements such
as shear walls and frames; the vertical elements transfer the

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forces into the foundation and then the foundation transfers the
forces into the supporting soil.
If there is a discontinuity in the load path, the building is
unable to resist seismic forces regardless of the strength of the
elements. Interconnecting the elements needed to complete the
load path is necessary to achieve good seismic performance.
Examples of gaps in the load path would include a shear wall
that does not extend to the foundation, a missing shear transfer
connection between a diaphragm and vertical elements, a
discontinuous chord at a diaphragm’s notch, or a reentrant
corner, or a missing collector. A good way to remember this
important design strategy is to ask yourself the question, ‘How
does the inertia load get from here (meaning the point at which
it is generated) to there (meaning the shear base of the
structure, typically the foundations)?’

3.2 Load Paths

The shaking that takes place due to earthquake induces inertia

forces in a building where mass is present. These inertia forces
are transferred downwards through horizontally and vertically
aligned structural elements to foundations. The paths along
which these inertia forces are transferred through building are
load paths. Buildings may have multiple load paths running
between locations of mass and foundations. Load paths are as
much a concern for transmitting vertical loads (e.g. self-weight
and occupancy load) as for horizontal loads (e.g. earthquake
and wind) (Figure 3.1).

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Figure 3.1: Structural elements in buildings constituting load
paths include (1) horizontal diaphragm elements laid in
horizontal plane, that is, roof slabs, floor slabs or trussed roofs
and bracings; (2) vertical elements spanning in vertical plane
along height of building, that is, planar frames (beams and
columns interconnected at different levels), walls (usually
made of RC or masonry) and planar trusses; (3) foundations
and soils, that is isolated and combined footings, mats, piles,
wells, soil layers and rock and (4) connections between the
previous elements.

3.3 Importance of Load Path

A continuous load path, or preferably more than one path, with

adequate strength and stiffness should be provided from the
origin of the load to the final lateral load–resisting elements.
The path for load transfer is described in the following.
Inertia forces generated in an element, such as a segment of
exterior curtain wall, are delivered through structural
connections to a horizontal diaphragm (i.e. floor slab or roof);
the diaphragms distribute these forces to vertical components,
such as moment frames, braces and shear walls, and finally,

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the vertical elements transfer the forces into the foundations.
Discontinuity in load path is not desirable in structures.

3.4 Earthquake Force Flow Path in Buildings

Earthquake causes shaking of the ground in all three directions

– along the two horizontal directions (X and Z, say) and the
vertical direction (Y, say) (Figure 3.2). Also, during the
earthquake, the ground shakes randomly back and forth (− and
+) along each of these X, Y and Z directions. All structures are
primarily designed to carry the gravity loads, that is, they are
designed for a force equal to the mass M (this includes mass
due to own weight and imposed loads) times the acceleration
due to gravity g acting in the vertical downward direction (−Y
). The downward force Mg is called the gravity load. The
vertical acceleration during ground shaking either adds to or
subtracts from the acceleration due to gravity. As factors of
safety are used in the design of structures to resist the gravity
loads, usually most structures tend to be adequate against
vertical shaking. However, horizontal shaking along X and Z
directions (both + and − directions of each) remains a concern.
Structures designed for gravity loads, in general, may not be
able to safely sustain the effects of horizontal earthquake
shaking. Hence, it is necessary to ensure adequacy of the
structures against horizontal earthquake effects.
Under horizontal shaking of the ground, horizontal inertia
forces are generated at level of the mass of the structure
(usually situated at the floor levels). These lateral inertia
forces are transferred by the floor slab to the walls or columns,
to the foundations, and finally to the soil system underneath.
So, each of these structural elements (floor slabs, walls,
columns and foundations) and the connections between them
must be designed to safely transfer these inertia forces through
them (Figure 3.3).

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Figure 3.2: Principal directions of a building.

Figure 3.3: Flow of seismic inertia forces through all the

structural components.
Walls or columns are the most critical elements in transferring
the inertia forces. But, in traditional construction, floor slabs
and beams receive more care and attention during design and
construction, than walls and columns. Walls are relatively thin
and often made of brittle material like masonry. The walls are
very poor in carrying horizontal earthquake inertia forces

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along the direction of their thickness. Failures of masonry
walls have been observed in many earthquakes in the past.
Similarly, poorly designed and constructed reinforced concrete
columns can be disastrous.

3.5 Load-Path Consideration in STAAD.Pro

Generally, floor slabs are not modelled in STAAD.Pro CE.

Floor slabs can effectively be modelled using plate elements.
But, having plates in the models induces a lot of other
problems. Discretization of larger elements into the smaller
parts is also required in this process, and the adjoining beams
are also divided. The analysis time gets increased as you have
higher numbers of elements present in the model. The
interpretation of analysis and design results from STAAD.Pro
CE for the broken beams becomes difficult. It can be
understood that if floor slabs are not modelled using plates, the
stiffness of the slabs is ignored in the analysis. There are two
distinct load paths in a structure – vertical and lateral (Figure
3.4).

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Figure 3.4: Different load paths in structures.
There is no major problem in applying floor loads in the
model. It gets transferred to floor beams, and then it is
transferred to the columns. Columns transfer that to the
footings. It can be seen that the vertical load path is being
maintained. In the case of lateral load path, the slabs play the
role of diaphragm and get displaced against the lateral loads.
Slab moment–resisting frame connections get the forces from
the diaphragm (Figure 3.5). We can somehow maintain the
vertical load path, but lateral load path gets hampered if we do
not model any diaphragm in the model. Generally, the internal
forces, that is, the seismic loads, are applied at the centre of
mass; and if there is any difference in between the centre of
mass and centre of rigidity, the floor will experience torsional
forces that simply affect the corner columns. In order to have a
realistic model, diaphragm can be modelled. In STAAD.Pro,
we have the option of rigid diaphragm; and on using this, the
requirement is being followed by the program.

Figure 3.5: Lateral load transfer mechanism.

3.6 Diaphragm Modelling – A Special Case of

Mass and Stiffness Modelling

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FLOOR DIAPHRAGM command:
This command is used to create RIGID FLOOR
DIAPHRAGMS without the need to specify a master joint at
each. When specified, this command directs the engine to
perform the following:
• Calculate the centre of mass for each rigid diaphragm
(where master joint is to be located) considering the mass
model of the structure. The mass must be modelled using
mass reference load.
• Create, internally, an analytical node at the centre of mass
location to be included during analysis (unless a master
node is specified); if an existing analytical node exists at
this point, then the existing joint is used in lieu of creating
a new joint.
• Search all nodes available within a diaphragm and add
them as slave nodes with the master node located at the
centre of mass for the diaphragm (or at the specified
master node).

3.7 General Format

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Parameter Description

DIAPHRAGM i1 diaphragm identification number

Base/ground floor level of the structure when not

BASE b1
at the minimum Y coordinate defined in the model

Global coordinate value, in the Y direction, to

HEIGHT f1
specify the floor level

Global coordinate values to specify a Y range,

where f 2 is the lower bound and f 3 is the upper
YRANGE f2 f3
bound. The diaphragm is considered to be located
at the floor height

Global coordinate values to specify an X range.

The diaphragm is considered to be located
XRANGE f4 f5 between this X range. If full floor is to be
considered as only one diaphragm, there is no
need to define X range

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ZRANGE f6 f7 Global coordinate values to specify a Z range. The
diaphragm is considered to be located between
this Z range. If full floor is to be considered as
only one diaphragm, there is no need to define Z
range

User-specified master joint number at the

specified floor level. If not defined, the program
MASTER i2
will automatically calculate this joint as the
diaphragm centre of mass

Figure 3.6: RIGID DIAPHRAGM from GUI.

Instead of providing height or Y range, joint lists can be
provided to indicate the number of joints present at a particular
floor level which will be connected to a master joint (either
specified or calculated by the program).
Notes:
1 One full diaphragm definition should be provided per
. line. However, if there is joint list, the list can extend to
the second line with a continuation sign ‘−’,

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 Where f1, f11 and f12 are three rigid diaphragms located
at floor height ranging between f2 and f3, f21 and f31
and the joints lying in the plane as indicated by their
global Y coordinates, respectively.
2. Diaphragms should be specified in ascending order (i.e.
diaphragms at first floor level should be specified first
before specifying that on second floor level and so on).
3 If a user-defined master joint is specified in one
. diaphragm, then user-defined master joints should be
specified for all diaphragms. The combination of user-
defined master joint for one diaphragm and program
calculated master joint for another diaphragm is not
supported.
4 The mass model (in terms of reference load) must be
. specified before specifying floor diaphragm.
5 Floor diaphragms can be specified only once in an
. input file.
6 Floor diaphragm cannot be specified along with the
. FLOOR HEIGHT command.
7 Floor diaphragm cannot be specified along with the
. MASTER-SLAVE command.
8 Floor diaphragm cannot be specified with the SET Z
. UP command.
9 Sloped diaphragms are not supported.
.10. Base level (or ground floor level or support level) is
taken as the minimum of Y coordinates defined.
Different base levels can be specified using the BASE
b1 option in the command. If used, this option must be
the last line of the floor diaphragm system.

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 The maximum number of diaphragms allowed by the
11. program (default value) is 150. If more than 150
diaphragms need to be specified, then SET RIGID
DIAPHRAGM n must be specified before specifying
joint incidence, where n=total number of diaphragms in
the structure.

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 Discussion on IS 1893
4 (Part I):2016 Equivalent
Static Method

The behaviour of a building during an earthquake is a

vibration problem. The damage of its structural component is
caused by internally generated inertial force arising from
oscillations of the building mass. The inertia forces (F ) are
equal to the product of the mass (m) of the structure times
acceleration (a), that is, F = ma (m is equal to weight divided
by the acceleration of gravity, that is, m = w/g).
Two ways of performing seismic analysis of a structure are as
follows:
• Equivalent static method
• Dynamic analysis method
STAAD.Pro CE requires a Load Definition prior to the
creation of the actual load case for certain load types. Seismic
load cases for equivalent static analysis fall in this category.
Seismic definition requires two types of inputs – definition of
seismic parameters and seismic weights. If a mass reference
load case is provided in the model, the programme can
compute seismic weights internally. In such a condition, there
is no requirement of seismic weight definition. In case both
mass reference load cases and seismic weights are present in
the model, the programme will consider weights defined in the
seismic weight definition.

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4.1 Equivalent Static Method of Analysis

Equivalent static method of seismic analysis assumes that the

fundamental mode of vibration is predominant, and there are
no mass and stiffness irregularities in the structure. These
assumptions of static analysis do not hold good for the
irregular and/or tall structures. In such structures, dynamic
analysis is required. Response spectrum analysis is preferred
as it provides an easy solution compared to time-history
analysis. Equivalent static method is applicable for regular
buildings located in seismic zone II with height less than 15 m,
and approximate natural time period, Ta, less than 0.4 s. This
process is the simplest method of analysis and requires less
computation efforts.
Seismic forces are commutated based on empirical equations
of approximate natural fundamental time period. The design
base shear is distributed along the height of the buildings
based on simple formulas appropriate for buildings with
regular distribution of mass and stiffness. The design lateral
forces obtained at each floor level are distributed to individual
lateral load resisting elements depending upon the floor
diaphragm action. In the case of a rigid diaphragm
(categorized in Clause 7.6.4) action, total storey shear in the
floors is distributed to various lateral load resisting elements
on the basis of relative stiffness. The following steps are used
for determination of forces by equivalent static procedure.

Determination of Base Shear

The design base shear is computed by the following
expression, Clause 7.6.1
VB = Ah × W
where
Ah = design horizontal seismic coefficient for a structure
(Clause 6.4.2 )

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Z = seismic zone factor [Table 3 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016]
I = importance factor [Table 8 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016]
R = response reduction factor [Table 9 of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016]
design acceleration coefficient for different soil type

The fundamental natural period for building can be computed

from the following empirical expression depending on the
types of lateral load resisting system present in the building
[Clause 7.6.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016]
1
.

2
.

3.

where
h = height of the building, in m
Awi = effective cross-sectional area of wall i in first
storey of the building, in m2
Lwi = length of structural wall i in the first storey in the
considered direction of lateral forces, in m
d = base dimension of the plinth level along the
considered direction of earthquake shaking, in m
Nw = number of walls in the considered direction of
earthquake shaking

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Design Vertical Earthquake Effects
When the effects due to vertical earthquake shaking are to be
considered, the vertical design seismic coefficient Av will be
(Clause 6.4.6)

Minimum Design Earthquake Horizontal Lateral

Force [Table-7 of IS 1893 (Part-1):2016]

Seismic zone ρ (%)

II 0.7

III 1.1

IV 1.6

V 2.4

If the design base shear computed from VB = Ah × W is less

than VB min, VB min shall be used as design base shear for the
building.

Consideration of Underground Structure

This topic is covered in Chapter 9.

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Vertical Distribution of Base Shear to Different
Floor Levels
The computed base shear is distributed along the height of
building. In equivalent static procedure, the magnitude of
lateral forces is based on the fundamental period of vibration.
This standard uses a parabolic distribution of lateral force
along the height of building as per the following expression
(Clause 7.6.3a):

where
Qi = design lateral force at floor i
Wi = seismic weight of floor i
hi = height of floor i measured from base
n = number of storeys in a building

IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Seismic Parameter

These parameters are provided to calculate the design
horizontal and vertical earthquake acceleration coefficient.
Parameters are provided in the definition box and load
generation box in STAAD.Pro CE. The parameters are
discussed next.

Parameters used in IS 1893 (Part-1): 2016 Seismic

Definition
Zone, Z: Zone factor (Z) accounts for the expected intensity of
shaking in different seismic zones [Table 3, IS 1893 (Part
1):2016]. The value defined in zone factor (Z) represents a
reasonable estimate of peak ground acceleration (PGA) in the
respective zone. Seismic zone factor can be defined in two

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ways, either by selecting the city name or by selecting the
zone. This method is automated from the ‘Generate’ Tab
present in IS 1893 (Part-1):2016 seismic definition. If generate
option is not used, the value for this factor can be defined from
the generic seismic definition which allows to provide the
value for zone factor.
Response reduction factor ( R), RF: The structure is
designed for seismic force much less than what is expected
under strong shaking, if the structure were to remain linearly
elastic. Indian standard provides for realistic force for elastic
nature and then divides that force by (2R). The external
imparted energy to the building in earthquake is absorbed by
the structure in the form of inelastic deformation, and ductility
of the structure plays a major role in this. Overstrength,
ductility and redundancy are the main factors for which
response reduction factor is considered to compute the design
seismic force on a structure. The user interface includes a list
of response reduction factors taken from Table 9 of IS 1893
(Part 1):2016.
Importance factor, I: Critical and important structures must
respond better in an earthquake than ordinary structures. This
factor is meant to account for this by increasing the design
seismic force. As per Table 8 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016,
importance factor 1.2 for residential or commercial buildings
with occupancy more than 200 persons has been added.
Rock and soil site factor, SS: This parameter is required to
calculate the design acceleration coefficient value (Sa/g) for
horizontal motion. The response spectrum shape obtained
from recorded earthquake motion varies with the soil type at
different location [refer to Table 4 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016].
Soil site factor in STAAD.Pro is given as
SS 1: Hard soil
SS 2: Medium soil
SS 3: Soft soil

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Type of structure, ST: This parameter is used to calculate
approximate natural fundamental time period of the structure
depending on the type of lateral load resisting elements used to
transfer the lateral load in the building [refer to Clause 7.6.2 of
IS 1893 (Part 1):2016]. Time period obtained is further
required to calculate design acceleration coefficient (Sa/g)
value. There are five types of structures as per IS 1893 (Part
1):2016. These structure types are defined in STAAD. Pro CE
using different ST parameters mentioned as follows:
ST 1: Reinforced Concrete (RC) bare Moment
Resisting Frame (MRF) buildings
ST 2: RC–Steel composite MRF buildings
ST 3: Steel MRF buildings
ST 4: Buildings with RC structural walls
ST 5: All other buildings
Damping ratio, DM: This factor is used to define damping
ratio of structure. All the spectral acceleration coefficient
(Sa/g) values will be multiplied with a factor corresponding to
the specified damping (refer to Table 3 of IS 1893 (Part-
1):2002). As per Clause 7.2.4 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the
value of damping to be considered is 5% of critical damping
for the purpose of design lateral force computation of a
building irrespective of the construction material used in the
lateral load resisting system. It is due to the fact that buildings
experience inelastic deformations under design level
earthquake, resulting in much higher energy dissipation than
due to initial structural damping in buildings. The default
value considered by the programme for DM parameter
corresponds to 5% of the critical damping which represents the
value of DM parameter as 0.05.
Period in X direction, PX: It is a user-defined time period in
structure along the X direction in seconds. The value of PX
should be provided, if the supports at the bottom-most level of
the structure in the X direction are at different Y coordinates.

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The value provided in this parameter will be used to calculate
Sa/g in the X direction.
Period in Z direction, PZ: It is a user-defined time period of
structure along the Z direction in seconds. The value of PZ
should be provided, if the supports at the bottom-most level of
the structure in the Z direction are at different Y coordinates.
The value provided in this parameter will be used to calculate
Sa/g in the Z direction.
Depth of foundation, DT: It is used to define the foundation
level of a structure which is located below the ground level.
The value provided in this parameter defines the depth of
foundation below ground level.
Ground level, GL: It is the Y coordinate of the ground level.
A reduced lateral force gets applied to the level below this
height. If the depth of foundation is 30m or more, below GL,
the value of Ah is taken as half the value obtained, and if the
foundation is placed between the ground level and 30m depth,
the value is linearly interpolated between Ah and 0.5Ah [refer
to Clause 6.4.5 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016]. The current
implementation of IS 1893 (Part-1):2016 is based on GL
parameter.
Spectral acceleration coefficient, SA: It is user-specified
design acceleration coefficient (Sa/g) value corresponding to
site specific response spectrum. It allows the user to provide
design acceleration coefficient (Sa/g) value to compute
horizontal design base shear.
Multiplying factor for SA, DF: DF is the user-provided value
for different damping ratio as per Table 3 of IS 1893 (Part
1):2002. It is multiplied with all the spectral value.
Height of the building, HT: This parameter is to define actual
height of the building to be used for time period calculation. It
is a user-defined value [refer to Clause 7.6.2 of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016]. The default height of the structure computed by the
programme is the difference in Y coordinates’ value of the

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nodes having the lowest and the highest Y coordinates in the
model.
Base dimension in X direction, DX: It is the base dimension
of the building in the X direction at the plinth level for
calculating approximate natural time period along the X
direction [refer to Clause 7.6.2(b) or (c) of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016].
Base dimension in Z direction, DZ: It is the base dimension
of the building in the Z direction at the plinth level for
calculating natural approximate time period along the Z
direction [refer to Clause 7.6.2(b) or (c) of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016].

Parameters used in Seismic Load Cases

Direction X/Y/Z: There are three directions in which the
seismic loads can be assigned.
Factor: It is the factor multiplied with the total seismic
weight. Default factor is 1.
Multiplying factor for accidental torsion moment, ACC:
Accidental torsion accounts for the additional torsional
moment on a floor due to a shift in the centre of mass from its
actual location to either side by a distance equal to 5% of the
building dimension orthogonal to the direction of the
earthquake. Ground rotation about vertical axis of a structure
also plays a major role in inducing torsion. These factors are
specified as (0.05) and (−0.05) in Clause 7.8.2 of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016 for calculating design eccentricity.
Multiplying factor for natural torsion moment, DEC:
Natural torsion or inherent torsion accounts for torsional
moment induced in a floor resulting from eccentricity between
the centres of mass and stiffness. To calculate design
eccentricity as per Clause 7.8.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the
factors are (1.5) and (1).
Note:

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 ‘Accidental Load’ shall not be included from IS
A. 1893(Part 1):2016 seismic parameter dialogue box to
calculate torsion moment when rigid floor diaphragm
is provided.
B. ST is to be provided with DX, DZ, and HT, else the
STAAD.Pro CE will calculate Rayleigh time period.
C. Either DM or DF parameter should be provided to
obtain scaled spectral value.
D. The parameter DT should not be used for underground
structure to reduce Ah. Instead only GL is used.
E. Either SA can be inserted directly, or SS should be
provided to calculate the design acceleration
coefficient.
F. Along with GL parameter, HT parameter should be
used for calculating natural time period of building.
G. When vertical motion is considered, (2/3) factor [refer
to 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016] will be considered
internally by the programme.
H. Design acceleration coefficient for vertical motion is
taken as 2.5 irrespective of natural time period of the
structure [refer to 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016].
I. In STAAD.Pro, natural torsion is automatically
included in analysis for DEC ≤ 1.0, that is, no
additional inherent torsion is applied. If DEC > 1.0, a
twisting moment with modified eccentricity of DEC−1
will act at CM.
J. Refer to Clause 7.8.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016

X and Z directional seismic load cases need to be generated

considering the torsional provisions with the proper use of
DEC and ACC parameters. In first case, the value DEC
parameter will be 1.5 along with the ACC value 0.05. The

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values of DEC and ACC parameter will be 1 and −0.05 in the
other case. These conditions need to be satisfied in the X and Z
directions.

4.2 Equivalent Static Analysis with Different

Structure Type

This standard provides empirical formula for time period

computation for the structure having lateral load resisting
elements classified in the aforementioned category. A few
examples are covered in this chapter covering these categories.
The detailed workflow is explained under each problem
statement.
IS 1893(Part 1):2016 considers following types of building
structure as per Clause 7.6.2:
1 Bare MRF buildings without any masonry infill: (a)
. RC MRF building, (b) RC–steel composite MRF
building and (c) steel MRF building.
2 Buildings with RC structural wall.
.3 All other buildings.
.
RC MRF Building
Reinforced concrete moment resisting bare frame is an
assembly of beams and columns with rigid connection. It is
capable of resisting induced and externally applied forces
through flexural strength (bending) of members and continuity
of columns and beams through rigid connections. Moments are
transferred from one element to other through the rigid
connections. Most of the concrete frames can be idealized as
MRF due to the inherent continuity of monolithic construction.
In STAAD.Pro CE RC MRF buildings are denoted by ST 1.
Problem Statement 4.1: Section used for beams and columns:
500 mm × 500 mm
Material used: Concrete

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 Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: RC MRF building
Rigid diaphragm: Provided at all floor levels
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figure 4.1A and 4.1B
Compute design base shear (Vb) and design lateral force (Qi)
for the given data.

Figure 4.1A: Building plan.

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Figure 4.1B: Building elevation.
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to STAAD.Pro CE:
1 A model is prepared considering dimensions, properties
. and support condition given in the problem statement.
2 Loads are assigned as ‘Mass Reference Load’ (refer to
. Chapter 3: mass reference load). Loads should be
assigned along three orthogonal directions with positive
multiplying factor. (For the following problem statement,
multiplying factor 1 is considered.)
Loading: Self-weight and floor load at 2 kN/m2 is applied
at all floor levels (Figure 4.2).
3 Seismic parameters are assigned under ‘Seismic
. Definition’.

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 Figure 4.2: Mass defined under reference load case.
4 Indian IS 1893:2016 code is chosen.
.5 Following seismic parameters are inserted in Figure 4.3:
.
A. Zone: 0.1
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I ): 1.2
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Type of structure (ST): 1
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
The parameter can be inserted from ‘Generate’ box also
(Figure 4.3).

Figure 4.3: Static seismic parameters.

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Figure 4.4: Seismic load generation under load case details.

Figure 4.5: Generation of loads.

6 A ‘Seismic’ primary load case ‘SEISMIC STATIC X ’
. is created under ‘Load Cases Details’.
7 Seismic load under ‘SEISMIC STATIC X ’ is assigned
. in the X direction with a multiplying factor 1 (Figure 4.4).
8 In a similar way, load cases in Z (SEISMIC STATIC Z
. ) and in the Y (SEISMIC STATIC Y ) direction with
multiplying factor 1 are created (Figure 4.5).
9 ‘Perform Analysis’ is selected for linear type of
. analysis.

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10. Further ‘Load Data’ option is provided to view vertical
distribution of base shear to different floor levels in the
output file.

11. The STAAD.Pro CE Input File is shown in Figure 4.6A

and 4.6B.

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Figure 4.6A: STAAD.Pro CE input editor.

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Figure 4.6B: Seismic parameter and generation of seismic
load in STAAD.Pro CE input editor.
12. After analysing the structure to get the output, select the
‘view output option’. The output of STAAD.Pro CE is
shown in Figures 4.7–4.12.
Output file: The output file generated by STAAD.Pro
CE includes design base shear (VB) and its vertical
distribution (Qi) in the X, Z and Y directions.

Figure 4.7: Design base shear in X direction.

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Figure 4.8: Design base shear in the Z direction.

Figure 4.9: Design base shear in the Y direction.

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Figure 4.10: Design lateral force at floor level in the X
direction.

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Figure 4.11: Design lateral force at floor level in the Z
direction.

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Figure 4.12: Design lateral force at floor level in the Y
direction.

RC–Steel Composite MRF Building

In real life, there are structures composed of moment resisting
frames built by different materials. Most common type of this
MRF is RC–Steel composite ones. This frame shows similar
load path mechanism of RC or steel MRF.
Problem Statement 4.2: Refer to Problem Statement 4.1 for
modelling of the structure and consider type of structure as
RC–steel composite MRF building.
Compute design base shear (Vb) for the given data.
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to the STAAD.Pro CE:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
. Statement 4.1 to assign ‘Mass Reference Load’ and to
insert ‘Seismic Parameters’.
Loading: The same as Problem Statement 4.1.
Seismic parameter: The same as Problem Statement 4.1
with Structure Type 2 (Figure 4.13).
2 Seismic loads are assigned by following steps 6–8 from
. the solution of Problem Statement 4.1.

Figure 4.13: Static seismic parameters.

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3. To analyse the model and to view output, the output steps
9–10 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.
4 Seismic parameter for this Problem Statement from
. STAAD.Pro CE Editor.

5 The output of STAAD.Pro CE is shown in Figures

. 4.14–4.16.

Figure 4.14: Design base shear in the X direction.

Figure 4.15: Design base shear in the Z direction.

Figure 4.16: Design base shear in the Y direction.

Steel MRF Building

In industrial structures, including industrial buildings, steel
MRF is very popular. In high-rise building, steel MRF is often
used.

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Problem Statement 4.3: Refer to Problem Statement 4.1 for
modelling of the structure and consider type of structure as
steel MRF building.
Compute design base shear (Vb) for the given data.
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to the STAAD.Pro CE:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
. Statement 4.1 to assign ‘Mass Reference Load’ and to
insert ‘Seismic Parameters’
Loading: Same as Problem Statement 4.1.
Seismic parameter: Same as Problem Statement 4.1 with
Structure Type 3 (Figure 4.17).

Figure 4.17: Static seismic parameters.

2 Seismic loads are assigned by following steps 6–8 from
. the solution of Problem Statement 4.1.
3 To analyse the model and to view output, the output
. steps 9–10 are followed from the Problem Statement 4.1.
4 Seismic parameter for this Problem Statement from
. STAAD.Pro CE Editor.

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 The output of STAAD.Pro CE is shown in Figures
5 4.18–4.20.
.

Figure 4.18: Design base shear in the X direction.

Figure 4.19: Design base shear in the Z direction.

Figure 4.20: Design base shear in the Y direction.

Buildings with RC Structural Walls

This standard has provided empirical equations for
computation of approximate natural fundamental time period
of structures where infill walls and structural walls are also the
part of lateral load resisting system along with moment
resisting frame.
Natural time period of the buildings with ‘RC structural wall’
and ‘all other buildings’ (buildings with masonry infill
wall/building having diagonal bracings) is computed with

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equations and , respectively. Time
period of buildings with RC structural wall should not exceed
the time period of all other buildings computed as per Clause
7.6.2(b) of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016

Aw is total effective area of walls in the first storey of the

building in m2.

where
h = height of the building, in m
Awi = effective cross-sectional area of wall i in first storey of
the building, in m2
Lwi = length of structural wall i in the first storey in the
considered direction of lateral forces, in m
d = base dimension of the plinth level along the considered
direction of earthquake shaking, in m
Nw = number of walls in the considered direction of
earthquake shaking
Computation of Base Shear of a Building with RC
Structural Wall Having Time Period greater than that of
All Other Buildings
Problem Statement 4.4: Section used for beams and columns:
500 mm × 500 mm
Wall width along the X direction: 250 mm
Wall width along the Z direction: 300 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: Buildings with RC structural walls

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 Rigid diaphragm: Provided at all floor level
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figure 4.21A and 4.21B
Compute design base shear (Vb) for the given data.
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to STAAD.Pro CE:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed to assign ‘Mass Reference
. Load’ and to insert ‘Seismic Parameters’ from the
solution of Problem Statement 4.1. Plates are used for
modelling Wall.
Loading: same as Problem Statement 4.1.
Seismic parameter: Same as Problem Statement 4.1 with
Structure Type 4 (Figure 4.22).

Figure 4.21A: Building plan.

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Figure 4.21B: Building elevation.

Figure 4.22: Static seismic parameters.

2 Wall area of first floor is required to calculate
. approximate natural time period of the structure. Width

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 and length of the walls are provided along required
horizontal axis in the ‘Wall Area’ box (Figure 4.23).

Figure 4.23: Wall area information of first storey.

3 Seismic loads are assigned by following steps 6–8 from
. the solution of Problem Statement 4.1.
4 To analyse the model and to view output, the output
. steps 9–10 are followed from the Problem Statement 4.1.
5 Seismic parameter for this Problem Statement from
. STAAD Editor.

6 The output of STAAD.Pro CE is shown in Figures

. 4.24–4.26.

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Figure 4.24: Design base shear in the X direction.

Figure 4.25: Design base shear in the Z direction.

Figure 4.26: Design base shear in the Y direction.

Computation of Time Period of a Building With RC
Structural Wall Having Time Period less than that of All
Other Buildings
Problem Statement 4.5: Section used for beams and columns:
400 mm × 400 mm
Wall width along the X direction: 600 mm
Wall width along the Z direction: 650 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: Buildings with RC structural walls

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 Rigid diaphragm: Provided at all floor levels
Floor to floor height of the building is 5 m
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figure 4.27A and 4.27B
Compute design base shear (Vb) for the given data.
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to STAAD.Pro CE:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed to assign ‘Mass Reference
. Load’ and to insert ‘Seismic Parameters’ from the
solution of Problem Statement 4.1. Plates are used for
modelling wall.
2 Loading: Same as Problem Statement 4.1.
.
Seismic parameter: Same as Problem Statement 4.1 with
Structure Type 4 and Zone V (Figure 4.28).

Figure 4.27A: Building plan.

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Figure 4.27B: Building elevation.

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Figure 4.28: Static seismic parameters.
3. Width and length of the walls are provided along required
horizontal axis in the ‘Wall Area’ box (Figure 4.29).
4 Seismic loads are assigned by following steps 6–8 from
. the solution of Problem Statement 4.1.

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Figure 4.29: Wall area information of first storey.
5 To analyse the model and to view output, the output
. steps 9–10 are followed from the Problem Statement 4.1.
6 Seismic parameter for this Problem Statement from
. STAAD.Pro CE Editor.

7 The output of STAAD.Pro CE is shown in Figures

. 4.30–4.32.

Figure 4.30: Design base shear in the X direction.

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 Figure 4.31: Design base shear in the Z direction.

Figure 4.32: Design base shear in the Y direction.

All Other Buildings

Buildings with masonry infill and bracings come under all
other buildings.
Problem Statement 4.6: Refer to Problem Statement 4.1 for
modelling of the Structure and consider type of structure as all
other building.
Compute design base shear (Vb) for the given data.
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to the STAAD.Pro:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed to assign ‘Mass Reference
. Load’ and to insert ‘Seismic Parameters’ from the
solution of Problem Statement 4.1.
2 Loading: Same as Problem Statement 4.1.
.3 Seismic parameter: Same as Problem Statement 4.1
. with Structure Type 5 (Figure 4.33).
4 Seismic loads are assigned by following steps 6–8 from
. the solution of Problem Statement 4.1.

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 To analyse the model and to view output, the output
5 steps 9–10 are followed from the Problem Statement 4.1.
.
6 Seismic parameter for this Problem Statement from
. STAAD.Pro CE Editor.

7 The output of STAAD.Pro CE is shown in Figure 4.34

. to 4.36.

Figure 4.33: Static seismic parameters.

Figure 4.34: Design base shear in the X direction.

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Figure 4.35: Design base shear in the Z direction.

Figure 4.36: Design base shear in the Y direction.

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 Application of IS 1893
5 (Part 1):2016 Seismic
Parameters

5.1 Introduction

Models created in STAAD.Pro CE do not contain any

information related to the actual site conditions. For an
example, the ground level of the structure cannot be
mentioned in the programme. IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 has
specifically provided some situations where some specific
information is required, such as ground level, presence of
basement in the structure. Figure 5 of IS 1893 (Part 1): 2016
specifies conditions on consideration of height and base
dimensions of the structure for seismic analysis. These
considerations can be implemented in STAAD.Pro CE using
some parameters. There may be conditions when approximate
fundamental natural time period needs to be entered in the
programme by using some seismic parameter. These
parameters are discussed in this chapter.

5.2 DX and DZ Parameters

DX and DZ parameters are used to provide the base

dimensions of a structure along the X and Z directions. Base
dimensions used to compute approximate fundamental natural
time period using empirical equations require some special

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consideration as explained in Figure 5 of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016. DX and DZ parameters are used to define the base
dimensions along the X and Z directions to cater the
requirements (Figure 5.1).
Problem Statement 5.1: Section used for beams and columns
are 250 mm × 300 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: All other building
The base dimensions along the X and Z directions and the
height to be considered are shown in Figures 5.2A–C.
Compute Design Base Shear (Vb) for the given data.

Figure 5.1: Base dimensions to be considered according to IS

1893 (Part 1):2016.

Figure 5.2A: Building plan.

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Figure 5.2B: Building elevation.

Figure 5.2C: Isometric view with dimensions.

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Figure 5.3: HT, DX and DZ parameters in Seismic
Parameters dialogue box.
Solution:
Steps followed by the programme:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1 to
. assign Mass Reference Load and to insert Seismic
Parameters
Loading: Self-weight and floor load at 3 kN/m2 is applied
at all floor levels
IS 1893-2016 seismic parameter (Figure 5.3):
A. Zone: 0.16
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Type of structure (ST): 5

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 F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
G. Height of the building (HT): 7
H. Base dimension in the X direction (DX): 15
I. Base dimension in the Z direction (DZ): 4
2 Seismic loads are assigned in three orthogonal
. directions by following Steps 6–8 from Problem
Statement 4.1.
3 To analyse the model and to view the output Steps 9–10
. are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.

Figure 5.4: Design base shear in the X direction.

Figure 5.5: Design base shear in the Z direction.

Figure 5.6: Design base shear in the Y direction.

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4 The STAAD.Pro CE input file is given below:
.

5 The output of STAAD.Pro CE is shown in Figures 5.4–

. 5.6.

5.3 HT Parameter

HT parameter is used to define the height of the building

required for calculating the natural time period of the building
as per Clause 7.6.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016. If the height of
the building is not specified, STAAD.Pro CE calculates the
natural time period considering the entire height of the
building but for structures shown in Figure 5.7, the entire
height should not be considered. In such cases, HT parameter
is used to define the height of the building.

Figure 5.7: Different height to be considered for different

buildings.
Problem Statement 5.2: Section used for beams and columns
are 250 mm × 300 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: All other buildings
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are given in
Figures 5.8A and B.
Compute Design Base Shear (Vb) for the given data.

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Solution:
Steps followed by the programme:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1 to
. assign Mass Reference Load and to insert Seismic
Parameters
Loading: Self-weight and floor load at 10 kN/m2 is
applied at all floor levels
IS 1893-2016 seismic parameter (Figure 5.9):
A. Zone: 0.16
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Type of structure (ST): 5
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
G. Height of building (HT): 7 m

Figure 5.8A: Building plan.

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Figure 5.8B: Building elevation.
2 Seismic loads are assigned in three orthogonal
. directions by following Steps 6–8 from Problem
Statement 4.1.
3 To analyse the model and to view the output Steps 9–10
. are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.
4 The STAAD.Pro CE input file is shown below:
.

5 The STAAD.Pro CE output file is shown in Figures

. 5.10–5.12.

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Figure 5.9: HT parameter in Seismic Parameters dialogue
box.

Figure 5.10: Base shear and time period in the X direction.

Figure 5.11: Base shear in the Y direction.

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Figure 5.12: Base shear and time period in the Z direction.

5.4 PX and PZ Parameters

PX and PZ parameters are the natural time period of structure

in the X and Z directions, respectively. It is a user-defined
value. PX and PZ parameters are used when the lower base
supports of the structure are at a different Y coordinate. These
parameters override ST (structure type) parameter for
calculating natural time period of the structure (Figure 5.13).

Figure 5.13: PX and PZ parameters should be provided for

the structure whose supports are at different elevation.
Problem Statement 5.3: Section used for beams and columns:
300mm × 300mm
Material used: Concrete

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 Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Rigid diaphragm: Provided at height 20, 25 and 30 m
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are given in
Figures 5.14A–C.
Compute design base shear (VB) for the given data.
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to STAAD.Pro:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1 to
. assign Mass Reference Load and to insert Seismic
Parameters
Loading: Self-weight and floor load at 2 kN/m2 is applied
at all floor levels
IS 1893-2016 seismic parameter (Figure 5.15):
A. Zone: 0.36
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1.2
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
F. Period in the X direction (PX): 0.348568 s
G. Period in the Z direction (PZ): 0.426907 s

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Figure 5.14A: Building plan.

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Figure 5.14B: Building elevation.

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Figure 5.14C: Isometric view.
2 Seismic loads are assigned by following Steps 6–8 from
. Problem Statement 4.1.
3 To analyse the model and to view the output, the output
. Steps 9–10 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.
4 Seismic parameter for this Problem Statement from the
. STAAD Editor

5 Output file reported by STAAD.Pro CE for this

. Problem Statement (Figures 5.16–5.18).

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Figure 5.15: Static seismic parameter under load definition.

Figure 5.16: Design base shear and time period in the X

direction.

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Figure 5.17: Design base shear and time period in the Z
direction.

Figure 5.18: Design base shear in the Y direction.

5.5 DM Parameter

IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 states that the value of damping shall be

taken as 5% of the critical damping for the purposes of
estimating Ah in the design lateral force VB of a building as per
Clause 7.2.4 irrespective of the material of construction
(namely steel, reinforced concrete, masonry or a combination
thereof of these three basic materials) of its lateral load
resisting system, considering that buildings experience
inelastic deformations under design level earthquake effects,
resulting in much higher energy dissipation than that due to
initial structural damping in buildings. This value of damping
shall be used, irrespective of the method of the structural
analysis employed, namely equivalent static method or
dynamic analysis method. The damping factor value to the
corresponding damping ratio is multiplied with the design
acceleration coefficient value (Sa/g). In STAAD.Pro CE, other
percentage of damping can be provided; in such cases the
damping factor will be interpolated.
Multiplying factors for corresponding damping percentages as
per Table 3 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2002 (Clause 6.4.2).
The following formula is adopted for interpolation between
damping values as given in Table 5.1. Interpolation and/or
extrapolation of ground response acceleration for a mode has
been made for determining the spectrum ordinates
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spectrum analysis. The relationship that shall be used for this
purpose is defined by
Sa = Ae−ξ + B/ξ
where
Sa = spectrum ordinate
ξ = damping ratio
Constants A and B are determined using two known spectrum
ordinates

Table 5.1 Multiplying factors for obtaining values for other

Damping

where
ξ1 < ξ < ξ2.
Problem Statement 5.4: Section used for beams and columns
are 250 mm × 300 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: RC frame building
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are given in
Figures 5.19A and B.
Compute Design Base Shear (Vb) for the given data.

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Figure 5.19A: Building plan.

Figure 5.19B: Building elevation.

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Figure 5.20: DM parameter under seismic definition.
Solution:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1 to
. assign Mass Reference Load and to insert Seismic
Parameters
Loading: Self-weight.
IS 1893-2016 seismic parameter (Figure 5.20):
A. Zone: 0.16
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Type of structure (ST): 1
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.02
2 Seismic loads are assigned in three orthogonal
. directions by following Steps 6–8 from Problem

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 Statement 4.1.
3 To analyse the model and to view the output, Steps 9–
. 10 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.
4 The STAAD.Pro CE input file is shown below:
.

5 The STAAD.Pro output file of this model (Figures

. 5.21–5.23).

Figure 5.21: Design base shear and time period in the X

direction.

Figure 5.22: Design base shear and time period in the Z

direction.

Figure 5.23: Design base shear in the Y direction.

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5.6 DF Parameter

In STAAD.Pro CE, the damping factor value can be provided

with the help of DF parameter in the Seismic Parameters
dialogue box. Though for IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 the damping
ratio value has been restricted to 5% but different values of
damping can be provided for the purposes of estimating the
design acceleration spectrum (Ah). The damping factors
corresponding to different damping ratios are provided in
Table 3 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2002, which is shown in Table 5.1.
Problem Statement 5.5: Section used for beams and columns
are 250 mm × 300 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: RC frame building
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are given in
Figures 5.24A and B. Compute Design Base Shear (Vb) for
given data.
Solution:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1 to
. assign Mass Reference Load and to insert Seismic
Parameters
Loading: Self-weight.
2 IS 1893-2016 seismic parameters are (Figure 5.25):
.
A. Zone: 0.16
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Type of structure (ST): 1
F. Multiplying factor for SA(DF): 1.40

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 Seismic loads are assigned in three orthogonal
3 directions by following Steps 6–8 from Problem
. Statement 4.1.

Figure 5.24A: Building plan.

Figure 5.24B: Building elevation.

4. To analyse the model and to view the output, Steps 9–10
are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.

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5 The STAAD.Pro input file of this model:
.

6 The STAAD.Pro output file of this model (Figures

. 5.26–5.28).

Figure 5.25: DF parameter in static seismic load definition.

Figure 5.26: Design base shear and time period in the X

direction.

Figure 5.27: Design base shear and time period in the Z

direction.

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Figure 5.28: Design base shear in the Y direction.

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 Buildings With
6 Fundamental Time Period
Greater Than 4s

IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 provides two response spectrum data to

be used in equivalent static method and response spectrum
method of analysis. There has been an addition in the response
spectrum data to consider seismic effect on tall and flexible
structures. Response spectrum data has been extended for the
structures with natural period greater than 4 s. The response
spectrum curve has been provided for hard, medium and soft
soils.
Design acceleration coefficient (Sa/g) for different soil types as
per clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 is used in equivalent
static method of analysis.
For rocky or hard soil sites,

For medium stiff soil sites,

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For soft soil sites,

Design acceleration coefficient (Sa/g) for different soil types as

per clause 6.4.2b of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 is used in response
spectrum method of analysis.

Figure 6.1: Spectra for hard soil to be used for equivalent

static analysis.
For rocky or hard soil sites (Figure 6.1),

For medium stiff soil sites,

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For soft soil sites,

Problem Statement 6.1: Section used for beams and columns

are 250 mm × 250 mm
Material used: Concrete with density 25 kN/m3
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: All other buildings
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
shown in Figures 6.2 and 6.3.
Compute the design Base Shear (VB) for the given data.

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Figure 6.2: Building plan.

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Figure 6.3: Building elevation.
Solution:
Steps to instruct the programme
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
. Statement 4.1 to assign Mass Reference Load and to
insert Seismic Parameters (Figure 6.4).

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 Loading: Self-Weight is assigned in X, Z and Y direction
IS 1893:2016 Seismic parameter:
A. Zone: 0.16
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS):1
E. Type of structure (ST): 5
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
2 Seismic loads are assigned in three orthogonal
. directions by following Steps 6–8 from the solution of
Problem Statement 4.1 (Figure 6.5).

Figure 6.4: Seismic parameters in seismic load definition.

Figure 6.5: Load cases in three orthogonal directions.

3. To analyse the model and to view the output, Steps 9–10
are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.
4 The STAAD.Pro CE input file is given next:
.

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 The output file is shown in Figures 6.6–6.8.

Figure 6.6: Design base shear and time period in X direction.

Figure 6.7: Design base shear in Y direction.

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Figure 6.8: Design base shear and time period in Z direction.

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 Consideration of Vertical
7 Motion in Seismic
Analysis

7.1 Introduction

Various observations show that the failure of several structures

results from the induced vertical earthquake forces. Vertical
motion may induce shear and flexural failure in addition to the
possibility of compressive overstressing or failure due to direct
tension. The main effect of the vertical motion consists of the
variation of axial force in the columns. The high values of
compression, or even tension, induced by the vertical
excitation could produce damage in the structure which leads
to a decrease of structural capacity to withstand the horizontal
seismic motion, resulting in an increase of horizontal
displacements. Usually, the vertical motion is weaker than the
horizontal motion. On an average, peak vertical acceleration is
one-half to two-thirds of the peak horizontal acceleration. The
vertical acceleration responses are taken about two-thirds of
the horizontal acceleration responses.

7.2 Design Vertical Acceleration Spectrum

In Clause 6.3.3.1 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the design vertical

acceleration spectrum check is being made mandatory for the
following conditions:

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 A. Structure situated in seismic zone IV or V.
B. Structure has vertical or plan irregularities.
C. Structure is rested on soft soil.
E. Bridges.
D. Structure has long spans.
F. Or structure has long horizontal overhangs of structural
members or sub-systems.
The design seismic acceleration spectral value (Av) is taken as
two-thirds of the value of design horizontal acceleration
coefficient. The value of design acceleration coefficient (Sa/g)
is specified as 2.5.
The design seismic acceleration spectral value Av or vertical
motions shall be taken as (as per clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893(Part
1):2016)

Here the first formula is used since it is for buildings governed

by IS 1893 (Part 1):2016.
Problem Statement 7.1: Section used for beams and columns
are 300 mm × 450 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: RC MRF building

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Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are given in
Figures 7.1A and B.
Compute design Base Shear (Vb) for given set of data.

Figure 7.1A: Building plan.

Figure 7.1B: Building elevation.

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Figure 7.1C: Load diagram.
Solution:
Steps to instruct the programme
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
. Statement 4.1 to assign Mass Reference Load and to
insert Seismic Parameters
Loading: In all three orthogonal direction both selfweight
and member load of intensity 10 kN/m is applied as
shown in Figure 7.1C
IS 1893-2016 seismic parameter (Figure 7.2):
A. Zone: 0.16
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1.2
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Type of structure (ST): 1
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05

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 Seismic loads are assigned in the Y direction by
2 following Steps 6–8 from the solution of Problem
. Statement 4.1.
3 To analyse the model and to view the output, steps 9–10
. are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.

Figure 7.2: Seismic parameters in seismic load definition.

4 STAAD.Pro CE input file is given below:
.

The output file is shown in Figure 7.3.

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Figure 7.3: Design base shear in Y direction.

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 Consideration of Minimum
8 Base Shear Criteria

The minimum base shear is based on expected seismic

performance of buildings which have lateral strength based on
expected percentage of weight of the structure. Such a level of
lateral strength has been observed to provide adequate strength
for a long period structure under far-field motions. Recent
studies have confirmed that such a level of minimum lateral
strength is necessary to develop yielding mechanism for
energy dissipation.
IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 specifies in Clause 7.2.2 that buildings
and portions shall be designed and constructed to resist the
least effects of design lateral force (VB). Regardless of design
earthquake forces computed using Clause-7.3.1, buildings
shall have lateral load resisting systems capable of resisting
horizontal forces not less than minimum lateral force (VB min).
But if any of the values of VBX and VBZ is less than VB min, the
value of VB min should be considered as design base shear
value (VB). In Table 8.1, ρ values are provided with their
respective zone.
Table 8.1: Minimum Design Earthquake Horizontal Lateral
Force for Buildings (Table 7 of IS 1893 (Part-1):2016

Sl No. Seismic zone ρ (%)

(i) II 0.7

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 (ii) III 1.1

(iii) IV 1.6

(iv) V 2.4

Problem Statement 8.1: The section used for beams are 250
mm × 250 mm and for columns are 400 mm × 250 mm.
Material used: Concrete density 25 kN/m3
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: All other buildings
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figures 8.1A and B.
Compute the Design Base Shear (VB) for the given data.

Figure 8.1A: Building plan.

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Figure 8.1B: Building elevation.
Solution:
The steps followed by the programme:
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
. Statement 4.1 to assign Mass Reference Load and to
insert Seismic Parameters (Figure 8.2).
Loading: Self-weight in three orthogonal directions.
IS 1893(Part 1):2016 seismic parameter (Figure 8.2):
A. Zone: 0.16
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I ): 1

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 D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Type of structure (ST): 5
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05

Figure 8.2: Seismic parameter under seismic definition.

6 Seismic loads are assigned in two orthogonal directions
. by following steps 6–8 from the solution of Problem
Statement 4.1.

9 To analyse the model and to view the output, the output

. steps 9–10 are followed from Problem Statement 4.1.
10. The STAAD.Pro CE input file is given below:

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The output model is as given in Figures 8.3 and 8.4.

Figure 8.3: Design base shear and time period in the X

direction.

Figure 8.4: Design base shear and time period in the Z

direction.

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 Seismic Analysis of
9 Structures Having
Structural Components
Below the Ground Level

When seismic waves hit the ground surface, these are reflected
back into the ground. The reflection mechanics is such that the
amplitude of vibration at the free surface is much higher
(almost double) than that under the ground. This mechanism
allows the design spectrum to be one half in case the structure
is at a depth of 30 m or below. Linear interpolation is resorted
for structures with a depth less than 30 m. The word
‘underground structures and foundations’ has been mentioned
in this clause because the clause is also applicable for the
calculation of seismic inertia force on foundation under the
ground.
Underground structures and buildings the base of which
located at depths of 30 m or more computed Ah (design
horizontal earthquake acceleration coefficient) at the base have
taken half the value of Ah as mentioned in Clause 6.4.5,
IS1893(part I):2016. This reduced value is used only for
estimating the inertia effects due to masses at the
corresponding levels below the ground. The effects of inertia
for the above-ground portion of the building are estimated
based on the unreduced value of Ah. For estimating the effects
of inertia due to masses of structures and foundations placed
between the ground level and 30 m depth, the design

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horizontal acceleration spectrum value is linearly interpolated
between Ah and 0.5Ah (Figure 9.1).
For the portion of the structure above the ground:
Wi = seismic weight of ith floor above the ground
hi = height of ith floor above the ground
VBs = horizontal base shear above the ground
= Ah · Ws
Ws = seismic weight of the portion which is above the ground
Qi = design lateral force at ith floor above the ground

Figure 9.1: Generation of seismic forces for a building frame

having portions below the ground.
For the portion of the structure below the ground:
Wj = seismic weight of jth floor below the ground
hj = height of jth floor below the ground from base
VBu = horizontal base shear below the ground

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 = Ahu · Wu
Wu = seismic weight of the portion which is below the ground
Qj = design lateral force at jth floor

A structure modelled in STAAD.Pro CE does not contain any

information regarding the ground level of the structure. This
methodology requires information related to the Y coordinate
of the ground level. IS 1893(Part 1):2016 implementation in
STAAD.Pro CE allows to define the ground level of the
structure by using GL and DT parameters. The current
implementation of this methodology deals with GL parameter.
The Y coordinate of the ground level needs to be defined using
GL parameter. HT parameter should be added along with GL
parameter for calculation of natural fundamental time period
of the structure.

9.1 Analysis of the Underground Structure by

Using Equivalent Static Method

Problem Statement 9.1: Section used for beams and columns:

350mm × 450mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: Reinforced concrete (RC) moment
resisting frame (MRF) building
Ground Level is at 6 m from the base

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Figure 9.2: Building plan.

Figure 9.3: Building elevation.

Base dimensions and floor heights of the buildings are given
in Figures 9.2 and 9.3.
Solution:

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Steps to instruct the programme
1 Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
. Statement 4.1 to assign Mass Reference Load and to
insert Seismic Parameters

Figure 9.4: Seismic parameters under load definition.

Loading: UDL of intensity 10 kN/m is applied to all
beams
IS 1893-2016 seismic parameter (Figure 9.4):
A. Zone: 0.16
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1.2
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS):1

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 E. Type of structure (ST): 1
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
G. Ground level (GL): 6
H. Height of building (HT): 6
6 Seismic loads are assigned in two orthogonal directions
. by following Steps 6–8 from the solution of Problem
Statement 4.1 (Figure 9.5).

Figure 9.5: Load case details in three orthogonal directions.

9 To analyse the model and to view the output, the output
. Steps 9–10 are followed.
10. The STAAD.Pro CE input file is given below:

The output file of the model is given in Figures 9.6–9.13.

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Figure 9.6: Design base shear and time period above the
ground level in X direction.

Figure 9.7: Design base shear and time period below the
ground level in X direction.

Figure 9.8: Mass and base shear summary in X direction.

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Figure 9.9: Design base shear both above and below the
ground level in Y direction.

Figure 9.10: Mass and base shear summary in Y direction.

Figure 9.11: Design base shear and time period above the
ground level in Z direction.

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Figure 9.12: Design base shear and time period below ground
level in Z direction.

Figure 9.13: Mass and base shear summary in Z direction.

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 Analysis of Structure
10 Considering Torsional
Provision

The seismic forces that act on a structure during an earthquake

are related to inertia and act through centres of mass. These
inertia forces are resisted by elastic forces in the lateral load
resisting elements whose resultants pass through centres of
resistance. If the resisting elements in a building are so
distributed that centres of resistance (CR) do not coincide with
centres of mass (CM), lateral seismic forces cause torsional
motion in the structure. Structures with non-coincident centre
of mass and centre of resistance are referred to as asymmetric
structures and the torsional motion induced in them is referred
to as natural torsion.
Torsional motion may also result due to a variety of factors
other than known asymmetry. One such factor is the
asymmetry that may exist in a nominally symmetric structure
because of uncertainty in the evaluation of centres of mass and
centres of stiffness. For example, the actual distribution of
mass may be different from the one assumed in computations.
The estimation of the stiffness of resisting elements may be
inaccurate because of lack of precise data on the modulus of
elasticity, extent of cracking in concrete, inaccuracy in
measuring the dimensions, etc. The torsion resulting from such
asymmetry belongs to the category of natural torsion, but its
magnitude cannot be defined in a deterministic manner and it
can only be assessed in a statistical sense. Another factor is the

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torsion of structure caused by ground rotation about a vertical
axis. No measurements are available for ground rotational
motion and therefore its effect can be assessed only in an
indirect manner.
Accidental torsion is always present in buildings. It results
from uncertainty in the distribution of mass and stiffness as
well as the rotational component of ground motion. Previous
studies have shown that the effect of accidental torsion can be
estimated from a pair of dynamic analyses in which the static
eccentricity is increased or decreased by 0.05b.
As per Clause 7.8 of IS1893-2016 code, provision shall be
made in all buildings for the increase in shear forces on the
lateral force resisting elements resulting from twisting about
the vertical axis of the building.
The design eccentricity is taken as a combination of static and
accidental eccentricities and is given by the following
equations.

edi = Design eccentricity at the ith floor

esi = Static eccentricity at the ith floor or the projected distance
between the centre of mass and centre of rigidity at the
ith floor
bi = plan dimension of the ith floor normal to the direction of
ground motion
α, β, δ = specified constants in the codes
IS:1893(Part-1)-2016, as in Clause 7.8.2 has specified the
following values of constants:
α = 1.5
β = 0.05
δ=1

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If the design static eccentricity component of the design
eccentricity is greater than the natural static eccentricity (α >
1), then an additional torsional moment of the value of (α −
1)esi × Fi is introduced at the centre of mass to achieve the full
torsional condition. Please refer to Figure 10.1. The value of β
× bi × Fi is added or subtracted to the additional natural torsion
to incorporate the effect of accidental torsion.
If α = 1.5, δ = 1.0 and β = 0.05, then STAAD.Pro CE
parameters to be defined are DEC = 1.5 and ACC = 0.05 in
one load case and DEC = 1.0 and ACC = −0.05 in another
load case to include both natural and accidental torsion.

Figure 10.1: Generation of torsional moment.

Natural torsion is automatically included in analysis for DEC
≤ 1.0, that is no additional inherent torsion is applied.
However, if DEC > 1.0, a twisting moment with modified
eccentricity of DEC − 1 will act at CM.
In dynamic analysis, physically adjusting mass to account for
the torsional response inadvertently changes the dynamics of
the structure with each mass shift. Therefore the safe method
is to calculate the effect of accidental eccentricity by static
means (using equivalent static vertical force distribution for
this purpose) and then to combine it with dynamic analysis
results.
Problem Statement 10.1:
Section used for beams and columns: 300 mm × 300 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: All other buildings

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 Rigid diaphragm: Provided at all floor levels
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figures 10.2A and B

Figure 10.2A: Building plan.

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Figure 10.2B: Building elevation.
Compute design base shear (Vb), design lateral force (Qi) and
torsional moment (MY) for the given data.
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to STAAD.Pro CE:
1. Steps 1–5 are followed to assign Mass Reference Load
and to insert Seismic Parameters from the solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.
Loading: Same as Problem Statement 4.1
Seismic parameter (Figure 10.3):
A. Zone: 0.36
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3
C. Importance factor (I): 1.2
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1

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Figure 10.3: Static seismic parameter.
E. Type of structure (ST): 5
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
2. A Seismic primary load case STATIC TORSION X1 is
created under Load Cases Details.
3. Seismic load under SEISMIC STATIC X1 is assigned
in the X direction with a multiplying factor 1, and
torsional parameters are provided as shown in Figure
10.4.
These values under torsional parameters are provided to
calculate design eccentricity as per equation (10.1).
4. Another seismic load is assigned under load case
STATIC TORSION X2 in the X direction with a
multiplying factor 1 and torsional parameters are
provided as shown in Figure 10.5.

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 These values under torsional parameter are provided to
calculate the design eccentricity as per equation (10.2).

Figure 10.4: Seismic load generation in the X direction with

torsional parameters as per equation (10.1).
5. In a similar way, another two load cases are provided in
the Z direction. Those are STATIC TORSION Z 1,
STATIC TORSION Z 2 (Figure 10.6).
6. Perform Analysis is selected for the linear type of
analysis.
7. Further Load Data option is provided to view the
vertical distribution of base shear to different floor
levels in the output file.

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 Centre of stiffness of a floor is reported in STAAD.Pro
8. CE output file on using PRINT DIA CR command.
Note: Centre of mass of a floor gets reported in the
output file on using Rigid Diaphragm command.

Figure 10.5: Seismic load generation in the X direction with

torsional parameters as per equation (10.2).

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Figure 10.6: Static seismic load generation in the two
horizontal directions with torsional parameters.
9. STAAD editor/input file (Figure 10.7).
10. Output file: The output file generated by STAAD.Pro
CE includes design base shear (Vb) and design lateral
force at floor level (Qi). The output file also contains a
table of design eccentricity for individual loading and
distribution of torsional moment (MY) (Figures 10.8–
10.19).

Figure 10.7: Seismic load definition and load generation with

torsional parameters in STAAD.Pro CE input editor.

Figure 10.8: Table of centre of mass of floor.

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Figure 10.9: Table of centre of rigidity of floor.

Figure 10.10: Design base shear in the X direction.

Figure 10.11: Design base shear in the Z direction.

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Figure 10.12: Table of design eccentricity calculated using
equation (10.1) for load case ‘STATIC TORSION X1’.

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Figure 10.13: Design lateral force in the X direction and
vertical distribution of torsional moment for load case
‘STATIC TORSION X1’.

Figure 10.14: Table of design eccentricity calculated using

equation (10.2) for load case ‘STATIC TORSION X2’.

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Figure 10.15: Design lateral force in the X direction and
vertical distribution of torsional moment for load case
‘STATIC TORSION X2’.

Figure 10.16: Table of design eccentricity calculated using

equation (10.1) for load case ‘STATIC TORSION Z1’.

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Figure 10.17: Design lateral force in the Z direction and
vertical distribution of torsional moment for load case

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‘STATIC TORSION Z1’.

Figure 10.18: Table of design eccentricity calculated using

equation (10.2) for load case ‘STATIC TORSION Z2’.

Figure 10.19: Design lateral force in the Z direction and

vertical distribution of torsional moment for load case
‘STATIC TORSION Z2’.

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Figure 10.19: Design lateral force in the Z direction and
vertical distribution of torsional moment for load case
‘STATIC TORSION Z2’.

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 Soft Storey
11

Soft storey buildings are known for their poor performance

during earthquakes. Typical examples for such irregularity are
the buildings on stilts. In the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, most of
the multistorey buildings that collapsed had soft ground storey.
According to the definition of soft storey defined in IS
1893(Part-1):2016, a soft storey is a storey whose lateral
stiffness is less than the storey above. In general, multistorey
buildings in metropolitan cities require open taller first storey
for parking of vehicles and/or for retail shopping, large space
for meeting room or a banking hall. Due to this functional
requirement, the first storey has lesser lateral stiffness as
compared to upper storey, which are stiffened by masonry
infill walls which has good strength in compression. This
characteristic of building construction creates ‘soft’ storey
problems in multistorey buildings. It is one of the vertical
irregularities as per Table 6 of IS 1893(Part-1):2016. Increased
flexibility of first storey results in extreme deflection, which in
turn leads to concentration of forces at the second storey
connections accompanied by large plastic deformation. In
addition, most of the energy developed during earthquake is
dissipated by the columns of the soft storey. In this process the
plastic hinges are formed at the end of the columns, which
transform the soft storey into a mechanism. In such cases the
collapse is unavoidable. It is recognized that this type of
failure results from the combination of several other
unfavourable reasons such as torsion, excessive mass on upper

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floors, P − Δ effects and lack of ductility in the bottom storey.
Therefore, the soft storey deserve a special consideration.
In STAAD.Pro CE soft storey checking is a process by which
designers check lateral stiffness of a storey with that of the
storey above. This command is applicable only when rigid
floor diaphragm is provided.
The software is currently equipped with the facility to consider
the in-plane stiffness of slabs as rigid diaphragm. Lateral
stiffness of a floor is calculated by the program only when the
floor is modelled as rigid diaphragm since it functions as
transferring storey shears and torsional moments to lateral
force-resisting members during earthquake.
Consider a multistorey building:

The points are master nodes. The storey stiffness is defined as

the inverse of inter-storey drift when a unit load is applied at
that storey only.
The unit load applied is along X, Z and θY.
Consider the displacements and rotations up to 2nd floor.
• Storey 1: ΔX1, ΔZ1 and θY1;
• Storey 2: ΔX2, ΔZ2 and θY2.
Relative displacement for storey 2 is

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The rest is the same for all the other storey.
Problem Statement 11.1:
The section used for beams and columns: 300 mm × 300 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: Reinforced concrete (RC) moment
resisting frame (MRF) building
Rigid diaphragm: Provided at all floor levels
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figures 11.1A and B.

Figure 11.1A: Building Plan.

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Figure 11.1B: Building Elevation.
Instructing the program to check for Soft Storey
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to the STAAD.Pro:
1. Steps 1–5 are followed to assign Mass Reference Load
and to insert Seismic Parameters from the solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.
Loading: Same as Problem Statement 4.1.
Seismic parameter: Same as Problem Statement 4.1.
2. Seismic load are assigned by following Steps 6–8 from
the solution of Problem Statement 4.1.
3. ‘Perform Analysis’ is selected for linear type of
analysis.
4. Lateral storey stiffness is reported on STAAD.Pro CE
output file on using ‘Storey Stiffness’ command from

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 the ‘Post-Analysis Commands’ (Figure 11.2).
5. ‘Check Soft Storey’ command is selected from the
‘Miscellaneous Commands’ with code ‘IS 1893 2016’
(Figures 11.3 and 11.4).
6. Output file reported by STAAD.Pro CE for this Problem
Statement (Figures 11.5 and 11.6).

Figure 11.2: Storey Stiffness command in Graphical User

Interface (GUI).

Figure 11.3: Check Soft Storey command in GUI.

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Figure 11.4: STAAD.Pro CE input editor file.

Figure 11.5: Lateral storey stiffness at each floor.

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Figure 11.6: Soft storey detection.

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 Dynamic Analysis
12

12.1 Introduction

The assumption of equivalent static analysis is based on the

following:
1. Fundamental mode dominates the response.
2. Mass and stiffness are evenly distributed with building
height, thus giving a regular mode shape.
Mode shapes depend on the distribution of mass and stiffness
in the building. In tall buildings, higher modes can be quite
significant, and in irregular buildings, mode shapes may be
somewhat irregular. Hence, for tall and irregular buildings,
dynamic analysis is required. Industrial buildings may also
require dynamic analysis because they may have large spans,
large heights and considerable irregularities. Dynamic analysis
can be performed in three ways, namely:
1. response spectrum method,
2. modal time response history method and
3. nonlinear time response history method.
Response spectrum of an earthquake is considered as a very
useful input for the seismic analysis of structures and is
directly used for the response spectrum method of analysis of
structures, which is favoured by earthquake engineers for
several reasons. This method allows a clear understanding of
the contributions of different modes of vibration to the overall

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seismic response of structures. It offers a simplified method
for finding the design forces for the members of structures for
earthquake forces. It is also useful in the approximate
evaluation of the reliability and safety of structures under
earthquake forces. IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 clearly provides
guideline on response spectrum analysis (RSA), which is
discussed in this chapter.
Time history method consists of the analysis of linear
mathematical model of structures to determine its response to
a set of ground motion acceleration histories compatible with
the design acceleration spectrum for the site specified by
Indian Standard (Clause 6.4.2) or by a site-specific study
(Clause 6.4.7).

12.2 Response Spectrum

The structural response to a particular earthquake can be

summarized using a response spectrum, which provides
valuable information on the potential effects of ground motion
on the structure. A response spectrum shows the peak response
of an SDOF structure to a particular earthquake, as a function
of the natural period and damping ratio of the structure. The
main advantage of response spectrum approach is that
earthquakes that look quite different when represented in the
time domain may actually contain similar frequency contents
and result in broadly similar response spectra. This uniqueness
of response spectra makes it useful for a future earthquake.
The El Centro, California, earthquake response spectrum is
used worldwide as a reference because of two reasons. One, it
contains exhaustive data of ground motion, and two, the data
acquisition systems were located very near to the epicentre of
the earthquake.

Response Spectrum Methodology

In each mode, Design Lateral Force (Qik) and Storey Shear
Force (Vik) at each floor in each mode is computed as

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following Clauses 7.7.5.4c and 7.7.5.4d of IS1893 (Part 1):
2016
Qik = Akφik PkWi
Qik = peak lateral force at floor i in the mode k
Ak = design horizontal acceleration spectrum value using
natural period of oscillation and Tk of mode k
obtained from dynamic analysis

ϕik = mode shape coefficient at ith floor for mode k

Wi = seismic weight of ith floor
Pk = mode participation factor of mode k
and

Vik = peak shear force acting at floor i in the mode k.

STAAD.Pro CE utilizes the following procedure to generate
the lateral seismic loads:
1. Direction factor ((Z/2)×(I/R)) is provided for input
spectrum.
2. The programme calculates time periods for first six
modes or as specified.
3. The programme calculates Sa/g for each mode utilizing
time period and damping for each mode.
4. The programme calculates the design horizontal
acceleration spectrum value Ak for each mode.
5. The programme then calculates mode participation
factor and mass participation factor for each mode.
Mass participation factor as per Clause 7.7.5.4a of
IS1893 (Part 1): 2016

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 Mode participation factor as per Clause 7.7.5.4b of
IS1893 (Part 1): 2016

6. The peak lateral seismic force and storey shear force at

each floor in each mode is calculated.
7. All response quantities for each mode are calculated.
8. The peak response quantities are then combined as per
the specified method (square root of summation of
squares (SRSS), complete quadratic combination
(CQC), absolute sum method (ABS), closely spaced
method (CSM) or TEN) to get the final results.
This process is rigorously followed for each mode, and any
mode can be a torsional mode. The implication of having a
torsional mode in first few modes is an indication of the fact
that your floors may be torsionally weak, and you need to take
precaution for that.
The programme can calculate centre of mass (CM) and centre
of resistance (CR) if rigid diaphragm is defined in the model in
conjunction with mass reference load cases. The programme
forcefully applies the lateral seismic loading at the CM. Thus,
inherent torsional effect coming for static eccentricity (esi, i.e.,
difference between CM and CR) is automatically considered at
the analysis itself as the programme is forcefully applying
seismic load at CM instead of CR.
The design base shear computed from RSA should be
compared with the base shear obtained from equivalent static
analysis.
The design base shear, VB_RS, calculated from the RSA in
STAAD.Pro CE, is compared with the base shear, VB_SS,
calculated by the empirical formula for the fundamental time

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period based on Clause 7.2.1 (equivalent static analysis). If
VB_RS is less than VB_SS, all of the response quantities are
amplified by (VB_SS/VB_RS) as per Clause 7.7.3(a) for each
of the orthogonal plan directions and by maximum of
[(VB_SS/VB_RS)X,(VB_SS/VB_RS)Z. when considering
response spectrum load in the vertical direction based on
Clause 7.7.3(b).

12.3 Discussion on IS 1893 (Part I):2016 Seismic

Parameter for Response Spectrum Analysis

Combination method: The following methods are available

for combining the responses from each mode into a total
response.
SRSS (Square Root of Summation of Squares Method):
If building does not have closely spaced modes, then net peak
response quantity λ due to all modes shall be estimated as

where
λk = peak response quantity in mode k
Nm is the number of modes considered
CQC (Complete Quadratic Combination Method): This
method is recommended for closely spaced modes instead of
SRSS.
Peak response quantities (member forces, displacements,
storey forces, storey shears and base reactions) can be
combined as per CQC as given in the following equation:

where
λ = estimate of peak response quantity

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 λi = response quantity in mode i (with sign)
λj = response quantity in mode j (with sign)
ρij = cross-modal correlation coefficient

Nm = number of modes considered

ζ = modal damping coefficient ratio which shall be taken
as 0.05
β = natural frequency ratio = ωj/ωi
ωj = circular natural frequency in mode j
ωi = circular natural frequency in mode i
CSM (Closely Spaced Method): CSM as per IS:1893 (Part
1): 2016 procedures.
If building has a few closely spaced modes, then net peak
response quantity λ* due to these closely space modes alone
shall be obtained as

where λc = peak response quantity in closely spaced mode c.

The summation is for closely spaced modes only. Then this
peak response quantity λ* due to closely spaced modes is
combined with those of remaining well-separated modes by
method described previously.
ABS (Absolute Sum Method): This method is very
conservative and represents a worst-case combination.
GRP: Closely spaced modes grouping method.
TEN: Ten per cent method of combining closely spaced
modes [NRC Reg. Guide 1.92 (Rev. 1.2.2, 1976)].
Subsoil class: STAAD.Pro CE uses this parameter to generate
response spectrum curve. The curve (time period vs
acceleration) is plotted automatically by the programme for

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the soil type mentioned in Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016. The site-specific response spectral data can also be
provided for generation of response spectrum curve by
selecting Subsoil Class as Custom. This spectral data pair is
considered as lookup table for finding spectral acceleration
corresponding to the modal time period considered in the
RSA.
Spectrum type: STAAD.Pro CE provides two spectrum types:
acceleration and displacement. This should be provided along
with site-specific spectral data.
Interpolation type: Two types of interpolation are available
in STAAD.Pro CE – linear and logarithmic. Time periods of
the structure are obtained for each mode by solving
characteristic equation. These modal time periods may not
exactly match with the periods specified in the spectrum input;
in this case, interpolation is required between available
spectral values.
Damping type: There are three ways to specify damping in
RSA:
Damping: This parameter is used when the damping
ratio is same for all modes. As discussed in Chapter 4
(Section 4.1), for IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 the damping
considered in the analysis should be 5% of the critical
damping. STAAD.Pro CE allows the following
damping method to be considered in the analysis.
CDAMP: Composite damping is denoted by CDAMP.
Composite damping is a weighted average damping
ratio, which is based on the strain energy and damping
ratio of the various materials used in the structure, and
also the spring supports of the structure if spring
damping is specified.
MDAMP: The MDAMP method is used when the
dynamic analysis is performed using a known set of
modal damping ratios or ones calculated by the
programme based on damping ratios that are known for
two specific modes.

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Direction factor: The direction indicates along which the
spectrum load is applied, and the factor is the fraction of the
spectral value which is inserted as shown in Figure 12.1. The
direction factor in X, Z and Y is ((Zone factor/2) × (Importance
factor/Response Reduction factor)) = ((Z/2) × (I/R)). After the
spectral value is obtained for each mode from the lookup table,
it is multiplied by the direction factor.
Torsion parameter: To consider torsional effects in the
analysis, the following parameters are to be used with values
pertaining to Clause 7.8.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016.
Accidental Eccentricity, ECC: Accidental torsion accounts
for the additional torsional moment on a floor due to a shift in
the CM from its actual location to either side by a distance
equal to 5% of the building dimension orthogonal to the
direction of the earthquake. Ground rotation about vertical axis
of a structure also plays a major role in inducing torsion.
These factors are specified as (0.05) and (−0.05) in Clause
7.8.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 for calculating design
eccentricity.

Figure 12.1: IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Response Spectrum

parameters.

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Dynamic eccentricity, DEC: Natural torsion or inherent
torsion accounts for torsional moment induced in a floor
resulting from eccentricity between the centre of mass (CM)
and centre of stiffness (CR). To calculate design eccentricity as
per Clause 7.8.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the factors are (1.5)
and (1).
Signed response spectrum results options: Sign of responses
obtained from RSA becomes unsigned as the modal responses
from modal analysis are combined using SRSS, CQC or CSM
method. Because of that displacement, member forces, support
reactions, etc. are of absolute values. To make the results more
useful in design situations, STAAD.Pro CE has implemented
following methods of ‘artificially’ determining an algebraic
sign to responses.
Dominant: If dominant mode is specified as 0 (i.e.,
DOMINANT 0 parameter), the programme determines
the mode with the highest mass participation factor in
the excitation direction, and the final results will have
the same sign obtained from the modal analysis result
of that mode.
The programme also allows user to define a mode in
the DOMINANT parameter. If it is used, the sign of
the responses obtained from the analysis of this mode
will be used in the final result.
Signed: SIGN option results in the creation of signed
values for all results. The sum of squares of positive
values from the modes is compared to sum of squares
of negative values from the modes. Suppose, if the
negative values are larger, the result is given a negative
sign.
Individual modal response load case generation options:
STAAD.Pro CE allows to work with individual modal load
cases generated in RSA. In RSA, the modal responses are
combined using the modal combination method opted in the
analysis. The responses from the individual modes are of
prime importance. Individual modal load cases can be

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extracted separately by the programme, and their responses
can be viewed separately. On requesting for modal response
load cases, the programme generates them. The input from the
users for this action is the number of modal response load
cases that to be generated and the starting load number for
them. It is to be noted that the programme by default considers
six modes, and the number of modes considered in the analysis
can be increased by using CUT OFF MODE SHAPE
command. A check needs to be applied in this process so that
the number of mode cases to be generated in individual modal
response (IMR) load cases does not exceed the number of
modes considered in RSA.
Other:
Scale: This is the normalization factor by which the
second number set of spectral data pair will be
multiplied if the spectrum data are normalized set.
Default value for this parameter is 1. If the spectral
data are generated by the programme as per Clause
6.4.2.1 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 based on the specified
soil type, then the programme automatically multiplies
the generated spectral acceleration value by (g)
because the generated data have the form (Sa/g).
Therefore, in that case the user does not need to specify
a SCALE FACTOR.
Missing mass: For RSA, STAAD.Pro CE uses only as
many modes as defined by the CUT OFF MODE
SHAPE command, or a lesser number in case it cannot
calculate as many as specified through that command.
Most design codes require 90% or more than 90%
cumulative mass participation (SUMM value reports in
output) in considered direction. MISSING MASS
command is required when the programme is unable to
achieve that percentage of mass participation in
considered direction using CUT OFF MODE SHAPE
and/or CUT OFF FREQUENCY command. Those
modes that are left out of the dynamic solution can be
accounted for using this facility. Initially the modal

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 combination results are calculated without the missing
mass mode, and then the result is combined via modal
combination method with the missing mass result.
Alongside the missing mass term, there is a box in
which the spectral acceleration (in the current units)
can be specified for the missing mass mode. This will
not be factored by SCALE.
ZPA: This is applicable only if the MISSING MASS
correction is used in the response. If the spectral
acceleration is not entered with the MIS parameter
(MISSING MASS command) the ZPA = Zero Period
Acceleration value (default 33 Hz) is used to look up
the spectral acceleration (of the missing mass mode)
from the input curve (spectral displacement or
acceleration vs time period). If nothing is specified for
ZPA, STAAD.Pro uses a frequency of 33 Hz.
Note:
A. If the subsoil class is selected as hard soil or medium
soil or soft soil, spectrum type and interpolation type
parameter should not be included.
B. The spectrum type options, that is acceleration (ACC
parameter) or displacement (DISP parameter), and
interpolation type options, that is linear (LIN
parameter) and logarithmic (LOG parameter), should
only be used when sub soil type is set to “Custom”.
C. STAAD.Pro CE generates mass matrix only once, and
it is applicable for all other response spectrum load
cases. The programme ignores the masses defined
under other response spectrum load cases.
Note: G, H, I and J from Section 4.1 are applicable for
response spectrum load case also.
Discussion on results from response spectrum load cases:
There are two categories of output produced by STAAD.Pro:
1. intermediate terms generated during the spectrum
analysis and

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2. response of the structure to the loading – reaction,
member forces, displacement, etc.
Intermediate terms generated during the spectrum
analysis reported:
Reports in the output file:
Eigen solution: In modal analysis (eigen solution), the
following equation is solved:

where i =1,…, n
λ = ω2 and {xi} = mode shape vector. On doing a modal
analysis, we get frequency of a mode and corresponding mode
shape. In STAAD.Pro CE output file, time period and
corresponding frequencies are reported for each considered
mode.
Dynamic weight, missing weight and modal weight:
Dynamic weight contains the total potential weight for base
shear calculation. Modal weight is the total weight actually
used in the considered modes. Only a part of the dynamic
weight is actually used in the solution. The part that does not
get considered for the solution is the Missing weight, and it is
reported as negative number. Algebraic summation of dynamic
weight and missing weight gives modal weight.
Generalized Weight and Generalized Mass: Each
eigenvector {xi} has an associated generalized, mass defined
by

Mass participation factor: The modal mass of a mode as a

percentage of the total mass vibrating in that direction is listed
under heading X, Y and Z under PARTICIPATION
FACTORS. A cumulative sum for all modes is given under
the headings SUM-X, SUM-Z and SUM-Y. So, the
cumulative value signifies the percentage of the base shear that
can be represented by the modes calculated. Mass participation

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factor in percentage is very much important because code
requires us to consider enough modes to represent at least 90%
participation.
Table of acceleration evaluated: The mode number, the
spectral acceleration evaluated from the lookup table of
spectral data and damping used for the corresponding mode
are reported in a tabular form.
Damping ratio used in the individual modes: If composite
or modal damping specified, damping ratio used in each mode
will also be reported.
Modal base action: STAAD.Pro CE reports modal base shear
in the response spectrum output for given modes, calculated
by taking the translational mass times the corresponding
calculated acceleration at each node and global direction to get
a force. These forces are accumulated over all the nodes for
each of the three directions. In addition, these nodal forces are
used to calculate and accumulate moments about the origin of
the coordinate system (0,0,0).
If SET PRINT 17 command is used, then this calculation is
further broken down into the contributions to the base
summation from each floor for each mode.
Base shear: STAAD.Pro CE reports the base shear in the
output file in a tabular form alongside the mass participation
factor.
Mode shape: PRINT MODE SHAPES command has to be
chosen from Analysis Commands to print the Mode Shapes
for different modes in the output file.

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Design Eccentricity (edi) and Peak additional torsion: If
torsion parameters (DEC and ECC) are provided, the output
file also reports design eccentricity (edi) and peak additional
torsion.
Postprocessing Reports:
By clicking on Dynamics tab from the Postprocessing mode,
Time period (in seconds), Frequency (in Hz), Mass
Participation Factor (in percentage) in three orthogonal
direction and Mode Shapes for each mode are reported at the
right-hand side of the window as shown in Figure 12.2. Both
tables are given in Microsoft Excel format.
The animated mode shape can be viewed from the Animation
option under Results tab as shown in Figure 12.3A. The scale
of the MODE SHAPES can be adjusted from the Scales tab
under the same window as shown in Figure 12.3B.
The animated mode shapes for different modes can be viewed
from the drop-down list of the Mode option under the Results
tab and the active mode shape can be seen too at the extreme
right corner as shown in Figure 12.4.

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Figure 12.2: Frequency, Mass Participation and Mode Shape
in GUI.

Figure 12.3A: Steps to view the animated mode shape in GUI.

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Figure 12.3B: Steps to adjust the scale of mode shapes.

Figure 12.4: Animated mode shapes for different modes.

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12.4 Miscellaneous Commands for Dynamic
Analysis

This section deals with discussion on different commands that

can be used in RSA.

CUT OFF MODE SHAPE, CUT OFF

FREQUENCY
These commands are used in conjunction with dynamic
analysis. STAAD. Pro CE computes the larger number of
modes with the help of these commands. CUT OFF MODE
SHAPE and CUT OFF FREQUENCY commands specify the
highest number of mode shapes and frequency that need to be
considered. These commands should be provided prior to the
loading specification.
General format:
CUT OFF MODE SHAPE i1
CUT OFF FREQUENCY f1
where
i1 is the number of mode shapes to be considered for
dynamic analysis, and f1 is the highest frequency
(cycle/second) to be considered for dynamic analysis.
If cut off frequency command is not provided, cut off
frequency defaults to 108 cps. If cut off mode shape
command is not provided, the first six modes will be
considered by default. A maximum of i1 mode shapes
will be computed regardless of f1. If the CUT OFF
FREQ f1 and CUT OFF MODE i1 commands are both
entered, the programme will report only those modes
that lie within f1 frequency.
These commands can be specified from the dropdown list
available under Miscellaneous Commands, in Figure 12.5,
steps are provided to include CUT OFF commands from GUI.

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CUT OFF commands should be specified after SUPPORT
specification (Figure 12.6), if those are provided from input
editor.
CUT OFF MODE SHAPE is specified as 10 for a model
(Figure 12.6), and corresponding STAAD.Pro CE output file is
shown in Figures 12.7A and B.

Figure 12.5: CUT OFF command from GUI.

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Figure 12.6: CUT OFF command is provided from input
editor.

Figure 12.7A: Eigen solution for first 10 modes.

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Figure 12.7B: Mass Participation Factor Table for 10 modes.

Individual Modal Response

The IMR load cases are simply the mode shape scaled to the
magnitude that the mode has in this spectrum analysis case
before it is combined with other modes. If the IMR parameter
is entered, then STAAD will create load cases for the first
specified number of modes for this response spectrum case.
Each case will be created in a form like any other primary load
case.
From the GUI, it can be assigned under the Response
Spectrum Load case as shown in Figure 12.8.

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Figure 12.8: Individual Modal Response Load case
generation.
If IMR 3 along with Start load case 100 is used, the program
will generate first three modal response load cases with a
starting load 100.
The input editor looks like

PRINT ANALYSIS RESULTS command is provided from

the Post-Analysis Commands to print Member end forces,
Support Reaction and Joint displacement in the output file.
From Figures 12.9–12.11 it is seen that STAAD.Pro CE output
reports responses for response spectrum load case (load case
number 1) along with IMR load cases (load case numbers 100,
101 and 102).

Figure 12.9: Joint displacement report.

Figure 12.10: Support reaction report.

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Figure 12.11: Member end forces report.

Mode Select
The structural response obtained from a spectrum analysis is
the one resulting from all the considered modes calculated by
the programme. This command allows specification of a
reduced set of active dynamic modes. All modes selected by
this command remain selected until a new MODE SELECT
is specified. This command is used to limit the modes used in
dynamic analysis to the modes listed in this command and
deactivate all other modes that were calculated but not listed in
this command. If this command is not entered, then all modes
calculated are used in the dynamic analysis.
General format:
MODE SELECT mode-list

This command instructs the programme to calculate the

response of the structure only using modes 1, 2, 3 and 4. Rest
of the mode will have no contribution in the analysis.

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Note: If the structural response is required for combination of
only modes 2, 4 and 6, then it should be specified as

MODE SELECT command should be provided after

SUPPORT specification or after CUT OFF MODE SHAPE
command.
Note: This command is not available in GUI.
In the output file from Figure 12.12, it is seen that time period
of the structure is calculated for all six modes (default number
of mode shape), but the results are obtained using only first
four modes as specified (Figures 12.13–12.16).

Figure 12.12: Time period of the structure for all six modes.

Figure 12.13: Calculation of modal weight considering only

first four modes.

Figure 12.14: Spectral Acceleration value for first four

modes.

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Figure 12.15: Calculation of modal base action for first four
modes.

Figure 12.16: Base shear in the X direction is the SRSS

combination of first four modes.

SET Commands
SET command should be used in the input file after UNIT
command and before the first JOINT command.
SET PARICIPATION FACTOR: SET PARICIPATION
FACTOR or SET PART FACT command is used to print
mode participation factor along three global directions for
each considered mode.
Modal participation factor, Pk in mode k of a structure is
defined in the code IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 as the amount by
which natural mode ‘k’ contributes to overall oscillation of the
structure during horizontal and vertical earthquake ground
motion.
As per Clause 7.7.5.4b of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, Modal
participation factor, Pk of mode k is given by

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where
ϕik = mode shape coefficient at floor i in mode k
Wi = seismic weight of floor i of the structure
n = number of floors of the structure
SET PART FACT command is not available in the GUI. It can
be inserted from the STAAD.Pro CE input editor before the
first JOINT Command (Figure 12.17).
Mode participation factor reports in the STAAD.Pro CE output
file as (Figure 12.18)

Figure 12.17: SET PART FACT command in input editor.

Figure 12.18: Mode participation factor.

SET PRINT 17: If the SET PRINT 17 command is used, then
this calculation of modal base action is broken down into the
contributions to the base summation from each floor for each
mode. This command is also not available in the GUI, in the
following figure this command is provided in input editor:

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In Figure 12.19, Floor Modal Base Action is reported on using
SET PRINT 17 command.
In Table 12.1, a sample example is shown to calculate modal
base action.

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Figure 12.19: Floor Modal Base Action and Modal Base
Action in STAAD.Pro CE output.
Table 12.1 Calculation of Modal Base Action

Modal Base Height Floor Modal Base Action for

Action (m) Mode 2

25 60.05

20 70.14

15 56.82

10 38.32

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 5 16.86

0 0

∑ 242.19

The detailed workflow for IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Response

Spectrum Analysis can be understood on exercising the
following problem sets.
Problem Statement 12.1: General Response Spectrum
Analysis
Section used for beams and columns: 400 mm × 400 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: All other buildings
Rigid Diaphragm: Provided at all floor level
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figures 12.20 and 12.21
Compute design base shear (Vb) and storey shear force at each
floor level (Vi) for the given data and compare the base shears
obtained from dynamic analysis and static analysis.
Solution:
The following steps are to be instructed to the STAAD.Pro:
1. Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
Statement 4.1 to assign Mass Reference Load and to
insert Seismic Parameters.
Loading: Same as Problem Statement 4.1.
Seismic parameter: Same as Problem Statement 4.1 with
Structure Type 5 and Zone V (Figures 12.22).

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Figure 12.20: Building plan.

Figure 12.21: Building elevation.

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Figure 12.22: Static seismic parameter.

Figure 12.23: IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Response Spectrum

parameters.

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2. A Seismic primary load case RESPONSE
SPECTRUM X is created under Load Cases Details.
3. SRSS combination method is used for the analysis.
4. Subsoil Class is selected as same as defined in the
seismic load definition box. In this model, soil type is
hard soil. A response spectrum curve will generate using
the spectral data (time period and spectral acceleration)
for the specified soil type.
5. Five per cent damping (0.05) is used for all modes.
6. The response spectrum load is generated in the X
direction with direction factor 0.072(((Z × I)/(2 × R)) =
((0.36 × 1.2)/(2 × 3))) (Refer Figure 12.23).
7. Two other response spectrum loads are generated in Z
(Title RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z) and the Y direction
(RESPONSE SPECTRUM Y) with same direction
factor. All other parameters are same as defined in
previous load case (Figure 12.24).

Figure 12.24: Generation of response spectrum load in three

directions.

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Figure 12.25: STAAD.Pro CE input editor showing response
spectrum load cases.
8. Linear analysis is performed by PERFORM
ANALYSIS command.
9. CUT OFF MODE SHAPE is specified as 40.
10. STAAD.Pro CE input editor looks like (Figure 12.25)
11. STAAD.Pro CE output is given in Figures 12.26–12.45:
Analysis in the X direction:

Figure 12.26: Frequency and time period for each mode.

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Figure 12.27: Table of modal weight and generalized weight
for each mode.

Figure 12.28: Dynamic weight, missing weight and modal

weight in X, Z and Y directions.

Figure 12.29: Table contains Sa/g value and design horizontal

acceleration spectrum (Ak) for each mode in the X direction for
5% damping.

Figure 12.30: Peak storey shear in the X direction.

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Figure 12.31: Modal base action–base shear in the X direction
for each mode.

Figure 12.32: Mass participation factor and base shear in the

X direction.

Figure 12.33: Design horizontal seismic coefficient Ah, base

shear and minimum design lateral force calculation by static
method in the X direction.

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Figure 12.34: Multiplying factor Response quantities in X
direction.

Figure 12.35: Table contains Sa/g value and design horizontal

acceleration spectrum for each mode in the Z direction for 5%
damping.

Figure 12.36: Peak storey shear in the Z direction.

Figure 12.37: Modal base action – base shear in the Z

direction for each mode.

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Figure 12.38: Mass participation factor and base shear in the
Z direction.

Figure 12.39: Design horizontal seismic coefficient Ah, base

shear and minimum design lateral force calculation by static
method in the Z direction.

Figure 12.40: Multiplying factor Response quantities in Z

direction.

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Figure 12.41: Table contains Sa/g value and design vertical
acceleration spectrum for each mode for 5% damping.

Figure 12.42: Peak storey shear in the Y direction.

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Figure 12.43: Modal base action – base shear in the Y
direction for each mode.

Figure 12.44: Mass participation factor and base shear in the

Y direction.

Figure 12.45: Multiplying factor Response quantities in Y

direction.
Problem Statement 12.2: Site-Specific Response Spectrum
Analysis
Section used for beams and columns: 500 mm × 500 mm
Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: RC MRF building

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 Rigid diaphragm: Provided at all floor level
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figures 12.46 and 12.47.
Compute design base shear (Vb) and storey shear force at floor
level (Vi) for the given data compare the base shears obtained
from dynamic analysis and static analysis.
Solution:
The following steps are to be instructed to the STAAD.Pro:
1. Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
Statement 4.1 to assign Mass Reference Load and to
insert Seismic Parameters
Loading: Self-weight is applied in three directions.
Seismic parameter (Figure 12.48):
A. Zone: 0.24
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 5

Figure 12.46: Building plan.

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Figure 12.47: Building elevation.
C. Importance factor (I): 1
D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 2
E. Type of structure (ST): 1
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
2. A Seismic primary load case RESPONSE
SPECTRUM X is created under Load Cases Details.
3. SRSS combination method is used for the analysis.
4. Subsoil Class and Spectrum Type are selected as
custom and Acceleration respectively. Time period and
acceleration data pair is provided. Here the input
spectral data set is normalized set. A response spectrum

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 curve is generated using the provided spectral data (time
period and spectral acceleration).

Figure 12.48: Static seismic parameter.

Spectral data pair is given Table 12.2.
5. In this model, Interpolation Type is selected as Linear.
6. SCALE is provided as 9.81 which is the value of
acceleration due to gravity (g)
7. Five per cent damping is used for all modes.
8. The response spectrum load is generated in the X
direction with direction factor 0.024(((Z × I )/(2 × R)) =
((0.24 × 1)/(2 × 5))) (Refer Figure 12.49).

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9. Two other response spectrum loads are generated in Z
(Title RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z) and Y directions
(RESPONSE SPECTRUM Y) direction with same
direction factor. All other seismic parameters are same
as defined in previous load case (Figure 12.50).
Table 12.2 Site-Specific Response Spectrum Data

Time Period Sa/g

0 1.013

0.03 1.44

0.04 1.6

0.05 1.76

0.058 1.867

0.059 1.867

0.06 1.92

0.061 1.92

0.062 1.92

0.065 1.973

0.07 2.027

0.071 2.08

0.074 2.133

0.084 2.24

0.094 2.4

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0.104 2.56

0.114 2.507

0.12 2.507

0.121 2.507

0.124 2.507

0.126 2.507

0.133 2.507

0.601 2.507

0.604 2.507

0.617 2.507

0.622 2.507

0.632 2.507

0.667 2.507

0.767 2.187

0.867 1.92

0.967 1.707

1.067 1.547

1.167 1.44

1.267 1.333

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1.367 1.227

1.467 1.12

1.567 1.067

1.667 1.013

1.767 0.96

1.867 0.907

1.967 0.853

2.067 0.8

2.167 0.747

2.267 0.747

2.367 0.693

2.467 0.693

2.567 0.64

2.667 0.64

2.767 0.587

2.867 0.587

2.967 0.587

3.067 0.533

3.167 0.533

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3.267 0.533

3.367 0.48

3.467 0.48

3.544 0.48

3.559 0.48

3.666 0.48

3.765 0.427

3.865 0.427

3.965 0.427

4.017 0.427

Figure 12.49: IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 Response Spectrum

parameters.

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Figure 12.50: Generation of response spectrum load in three
directions.
10. Linear analysis is performed by PERFORM
ANALYSIS command.
11. STAAD.Pro CE input editor looks like (Figure 12.51).

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Figure 12.51: Generation of response spectrum load for site-
specific spectrum data in STAAD.Pro CE input editor.
12. STAAD.Pro CE output includes frequency and time
period of the structure, mass participation in percentage
along three directions, base shear and multiplying factor
(Figures 12.52–12.54).
Analysis in the X direction:

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Figure 12.52: Table contains Sa/g value and design horizontal
acceleration spectrum for each mode in the X direction for 5%
damping.

Figure 12.53: Table containing spectral acceleration value

multiplied by g (acceleration due to gravity-provided SCALE
parameter).

Figure 12.54: Design horizontal seismic coefficient Ah, base

shear and minimum design lateral force calculation by static
method in the X direction.
Problem Statement 12.3: General Response Spectrum
Analysis Considering Torsional Provision
Section used for beams and columns: 400 mm × 400 mm

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 Material used: Concrete
Support condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: All other buildings
Rigid diaphragm: Provided at all floor level
Base dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in Figure 12.55 and 12.56.

Figure 12.55: Building plan.

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Figure 12.56: Building elevation.
Compute design base shear (Vb) and storey shear force at floor
level (Vi) and torsion moment for the given data and compare
the base shears obtained from dynamic analysis and static
analysis (Figure 12.56).
Solution:
Steps to be instructed to the STAAD.Pro:
1. Steps 1–5 are followed from the solution of Problem
Statement 4.1 to assign Mass Reference Load and to
insert Seismic Parameters
Loading: Only self-weight is applied in three directions
Seismic parameter (Figure 12.57):
A. Zone: 0.36
B. Response reduction factor (RF): 3

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 C. Importance factor (I): 1.2

Figure 12.57: Static seismic parameter.

D. Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
E. Type of structure (ST): 5
F. Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
2. A Seismic primary load case RESPONSE
SPECTRUM X1 is created under Load Cases Details.
3. SRSS combination method is used for the analysis.
4. Subsoil Class is selected as same as defined in the
seismic load definition box. In this model, soil type is
hard soil. A response spectrum curve is generated using
the spectral data (time period and spectral acceleration)
for the specified soil type.
5. Five per cent damping is used for all modes.

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Figure 12.58: Torsional Parameter to calculate design
eccentricities as per Equation (10.1).
6. The response spectrum load is generated in the X
direction with direction factor 0.072(((Z × I )/(2 × R)) =
((0.36 × 1.2)/(2 × 3))).
7. Torsion parameters DEC and ECC values are provided
as 1.5 and 0.05 for calculating design eccentricity as per
equation (10.1) (Figure 12.58).
8. Another response spectrum load is generated
(RESPONSE SPECTRUM X2) along previous
direction with same seismic parameters, but DEC and
ECC values are provided as 1 and −0.05 for calculating
design eccentricity as per equation (10.2) (Figure
12.59).
9. Two other response spectrum loads are generated in the
Z direction (Title RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z1,
RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z2) with same direction
factor. Provided torsion parameter in load case
RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z1 is as same as in load
case RESPONSE SPECTRUM X1 and provided
torsion parameter in load case RESPONSE
SPECTRUM Z2 is as same as in load case
RESPONSE SPECTRUM X2 (Figure 12.60).

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Figure 12.59: Torsional Parameter to calculate design
eccentricities as per Equation (10.2).
10. Linear analysis is performed by PERFORM
ANALYSIS command.
11. CUT OFF MODE SHAPE is specified as 40.
12. STAAD.Pro CE input editor looks like (Figure 12.61).

Figure 12.60: Generation of Response Spectrum load in three

directions.

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Figure 12.61: STAAD.Pro CE input editor for IS 1893
Response Spectrum Load case.
13. STAAD.Pro CE output includes frequency and time
period of the structure, mass participation in percentage
along three direction, base shear, design eccentricity,
peak additional torsional moment and multiplying factor
(Figures 12.62–12.69).
Analysis in the X direction:

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Figure 12.62: For load case RESPONSE SPECTRUM X1
calculation of design eccentricity as per equation (10.1).

Figure 12.63: Peak additional torsion in the X direction for

load case RESPONSE SPECTRUM X1.

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Figure 12.64: For load case RESPONSE SPECTRUM X2
calculation of design eccentricity as per equation (10.2).

Figure 12.65: Peak additional torsion in the X direction for

load case RESPONSE SPECTRUM X2.
Analysis in the Z direction:

Figure 12.66: For load case RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z1

calculation of design eccentricity as per equation (10.1).

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Figure 12.67: Peak additional torsion in the Z direction for
load case RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z1.

Figure 12.68: For load case RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z2

calculation of design eccentricity as per equation (10.2).

Figure 12.69: Peak additional torsion in the Z direction for

load case RESPONSE SPECTRUM Z2.
Problem Statement 12.4: Verification Example of Response
Spectrum Analysis

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Section used for beams and columns: 300 mm × 300 mm for
member number 1, 2, 3, 4
250 mm × 250 mm for member number 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16
200 mm × 200 mm for member number 5, 6, 7, 8
Material used: Concrete
Support Condition: All supports are fixed at base
Type of structure: RC MRF Building
Base Dimensions and floor heights of the building are
given in the Figure 12.70A and Figure 12.70B
IS 1893 (Part 1): 2016 Seismic parameter:
Zone: V; Zone Factor: 0.36
Response Reduction Factor (RF): 0.5
Importance Factor (I): 1

Figure 12.70A: Building plan.

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Figure 12.70B: Building elevation.

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Figure 12.70C: Loads used for mass modeling.
Type of the Structure (ST): RC MRF Building
Soil Type: Hard Soil
Damping: 5%
Loading: Nodal Load of intensity 10 kN at node 1 to 8 along
X, Y and Z direction as shown in Figure 12.70C
Compute Design Base Shear in three orthogonal direction by
Dynamic Analysis and compare the base shears obtained from

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dynamic analysis and static analysis.

Figure 12.70D: IS 1893 2016 response spectrum load

commands.

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Appendix

A.1 Solution of Problem Statement 4.1: RC MRF

Building

Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.1

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Soil type: Hard soil
Type of structure (ST): 1, RC MRF building
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Height of the building: 20 m
Base dimension, dx × dz: 11 m × 9 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period in X and Z
axes:
As per Clause 7.6.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 approximate
natural time period of the structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient along X and

Z axes:

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As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient:
For hard soil and for range 0.4 s < Ta < 4 s

Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient in X

and Z axes:
As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Calculation of total seismic weight:

Self-weight of the structure
Density of concrete 23.5616 kN/m3
Dimension of beam 0.5 m × 0.5 m
Total weight of the beam = density × sectional dimension
of the beam × number of floor × length of the beam at
one floor

Dimension of column 0.5 m × 0.5 m

Total weight of the column = density × sectional
dimension of the column × number of columns at each
floor × length of the column × number of floor

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 Total floor weight of the structure = floor load intensity ×
area of each floor × number of floors

Total seismic weight of the structure, W = (1413.696 +

1060.272 + 792) kN
= 3265.968 kN
Calculation of base shear along X and Z axes:
As per Clause 7.6.1 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 design base
shear:

Calculation of minimum design lateral force along both X

and Z axes:
As per Clause 7.2.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, minimum design
lateral force:
VBmin = ρ% × W
From Table 7 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, ρ for Zone II is 0.7%.

Design base shear in X and Z directions:

Since, VBmin < VB
Design base shear, VB = 92.067 kN
Calculation of design base shear along Y axes:
As per Clause 7.6.1 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

Calculation of design lateral force at floor level:

As per Clause 7.6.3a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

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 Wi = seismic weight of ith floor
hi = height of ith floor measured from the base
VB = design base shear
Qi = design lateral force at ith floor
n = number of stories in building
Seismic weight at each floor:
As per Clause 7.4.1 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, total Seismic
weight at first, second, third floor:
Self-weight of the beam = 23.5616 × 0.5 × 0.5 × [{3 ×
(5 + 6)} + {3 × (4 + 5)}] kN
= 353.424 kN
Self-weight of the column = (23.5616 × 0.5 × 0.5 × 9 ×
5) kN
= 265.068 kN
Floor weight of the structure = (2 × 11 × 9) kN
= 198 kN
Total seismic weight at first, second, third floor =
(353.424 + 265.068 + 198) kN
= 816.492 kN
Total seismic weight at roof
Self-weight of the beam = 23.5616 × 0.5 × 0.5 × [{3 ×
(5 + 6)} + {3 × (4 + 5)}] kN
= 353.424 kN
Self-weight of the column = {23.5616 × 0.5 × 0.5 × 9 ×
(5/2)} kN
= 132.534 kN

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 Floor weight of the structure = (2 × 11 × 9) kN
= 198 kN
Total seismic weight at roof = (353.424 + 132.534 +
198) kN
= 683.958 kN
Using the equation from Clause 7.6.3a Design lateral force
along three orthogonal directions,

VB_x, VB_z, VB_y = design base shear in X, Z, Y directions,

respectively
Qi_x, Qi_z, Qi_y = design lateral force at floor i in X, Z, Y
directions, respectively

A.2 Solution of Problem Statement 4.2: RC–Steel

Composite MRF Building

Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.1

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Soil type: hard soil
Type of structure (ST): 2, RC–Steel composite MRF
building
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Height of the building: 20 m
Base dimension, dx × dz: 11 m × 9 m

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Calculation of approximate natural time period along X
and Z axes:
As per Clause 7.6.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient along X and

Z axes:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient:

Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient in X

and Z axes:
As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation

can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.3 Solution of Problem Statement 4.3: Steel MRF

Building

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 Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.1
Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Soil type: hard soil
Type of structure (ST): 3, Steel MRF building
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Height of the building: 20 m
Base dimension, dx × dz: 11 m × 9 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period along X
and Z axes:
As per Clause 7.6.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient along X and

Z axes:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient:

Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient in X

and Z directions:
As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

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Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation
can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.4 Solution of Problem Statement 4.4:

Computation of Base Shear of a Building with RC
Structural Wall having time period greater than
that of All Other Buildings

Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.1

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Soil type: hard soil
Type of structure (ST): 4, buildings with RC structural
walls
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Height of the building, h: 20 m
Base dimension, dx × dz: 21 m × 14 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period:
As per Clause 7.6.2b of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:

where
h = height of the building, in m

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 Awi = effective cross-sectional area of wall i in first
storey of the building, in m2
Lwi = length of structural wall i in the first storey in the
considered direction of lateral forces, in m
d = base dimension of the plinth level along the
considered direction of earthquake shaking, in m
Nw = number of walls in the considered direction of
earthquake shaking
Along X and Z axes approximate natural time period of the
structure:

where wi = width of the ith wall.

Since, Ta_x for ST 4 > Ta_x for ST 5 and Ta_z for ST 4 > Ta_z
for ST 5
So, time period in X = Ta_x for ST 5 = 0.39279 s
Time period in Z = Ta_z for ST 5 = 0.48107 s
Calculation of design acceleration coefficient:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient: Along X,
For hard soil and for range 0 s < Ta < 0.4 s
(SA/g) = 2.5
Along Z,
For hard soil and for range 0.4 s < Ta < 4 s

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Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient:
As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:
Along X,

Along Z,

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893(Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation

can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.5 Solution of Problem Statement 4.5:

Computation of Time Period of a Building with RC
Structural Wall having time period less than that of
All Other Buildings

Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.36

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Soil type: hard soil

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 Type of structure (ST): 4, buildings with RC structural
walls
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Height of the building, h: 25 m
Base dimension, dx × dz: 16 m × 13 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period:
As per Clause 7.6.2b of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure along X and Z axes:

Since Ta_x for ST 4 < Ta_x for ST 5 and Ta_z for ST 4 < Ta_z for
ST 5
So, time period in X = Ta_x for ST 4 = 0.522773 s
Time period in Z = Ta_z for ST 4 = 0.542642 s
Calculation of design acceleration coefficient:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient:
Along X:
For hard soil and for range 0.4 s < Ta < 4 s

Along Z,

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For hard soil and for range 0.4 s < Ta < 4 s

Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:
Along X:

Along Z,

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation

can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.6 Solution of Problem Statement 4.6: All Other

Buildings

Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.1

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Soil type: hard soil
Type of structure (ST): 5, all other buildings
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05

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 Height of the building, h: 20 m
Base dimension in X direction, dx: 11 m
Base dimension in Z direction, dz: 9 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period:
As per Clause 7.6.2c of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:
Along X direction,

Along Z direction,

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient:
Along X axis,
For hard soil and for range 0.4 s < Ta < 4 s

Along Z axis,
For hard soil and for range 0.4 s < Ta < 4 s

Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient:

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As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:
Along X,

Along Z,

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation

can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.7 Solution of Problem Statement 5.1: DX DZ

Parameter

Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.16

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1
Soil type: hard soil
Type of structure (ST): 5, all other buildings
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Base dimension in X direction, dx: 15 m
Base dimension in Z direction, dz: 4 m
Height of the building, h: 7 m

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Calculation of height of the building:

hi = height of the floor i measured from the base

Ai = floor area at floor i
h = effective height of the building
Calculation of approximate natural time period:
As per Clause 7.6.2c of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:
Along X direction,

Along Z direction,

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient in X and Z

directions:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient: For hard soil and for range 0 s < Ta <
0.4 s

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 (SA/g) = 2.5
Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient:
As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation

can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.8 Solution of Problem Statement 5.2: HT

Parameter

Seismic parameter: Zone (Z): 0.16

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1
Soil type (SS): 1
Type of structure (ST): 5
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Height of building (HT): 7 m
Calculation of effective height of the building, approximate
natural time period (Ta), design acceleration coefficient (SA/g),
design horizontal seismic coefficient (Ah) and design vertical
seismic coefficient (Av) can be done using the process
explained in Solution of Problem Statement 5.1.

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Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation
can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.9 Solution of Problem Statement 5.3: PX and PZ

Parameter

Zone: 0.36
Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Period in X direction (PX): 0.348568 s
Period in Z direction (PZ): 0.426907 s
Base dimension along X direction, dx: 15 m
Base dimension along X direction, dz: 10 m
Height of the building, h: 15 m
Approximate natural time period of the structure:
Along X direction,
As per Clause 7.6.2c of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:

Along Z direction,

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Calculation of design acceleration coefficient along X and
Z axes:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient:
Along X direction:
For hard soil and for range 0 s < Ta < 0.4 s
(SA/g) = 2.5
Along Z direction:
For hard soil and for range 0.4 s < Ta < 4 s

Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:
Along X direction:

Along Z direction:

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation

can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.10 Solution of Problem Statement 5.4: DM

Parameter

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 Seismic parameter: Zone (Z): 0.16
Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1
Soil type (SS): 1
Type of structure (ST): 1
Damping ratio (DM): 0.02 (2%)
Height of the building (h): 12 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period:
As per Clause 7.6.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the
approximate fundamental natural time period Ta of the
structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the design
acceleration coefficient:
For hard soil and for Tax /Taz 0.4 s < T < 4.00 s
Along X direction,

Along Z direction,

As per Table 3 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2002, for 2% damping

multiplying factor will be 1.4.

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Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient:

Along X direction,

Along Z direction,

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Calculation for the design seismic acceleration spectral value

Av:

Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation

can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.11 Solution of Problem Statement 5.5: DF

Parameter

Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.16

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1
Soil type: hard soil

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 Type of structure (ST): 1, RC MRF building
Multiplying factor for SA (DF): 1.4
Base dimension, dx × dz : 5 m × 5 m
Height of the building: 12 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period in X and Z
directions:
As per Clause 7.6.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient along X and

Z axes:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, acceleration
coefficient: For hard soil and for range 0.4 s < Ta < 4 s

DF = multiplying factor for SA is 1.4

Design acceleration coefficient = 2.0679 × 1.4 = 2.895193
Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient in X
and Z directions:
As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

Calculation of design vertical seismic coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

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Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation
can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.12 Solution of Problem Statement 6.1: Buildings

with Fundamental Time Period Greater Than 4 s

Seismic parameter: Zone (Z): 0.16

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1
Soil type (SS): 1
Type of structure (ST): 5
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Base dimension, dx × dz: 3 m × 5 m
Height of the building : 80 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period:
As per Clause 7.6.2c of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the
approximate fundamental natural time period Ta of the
structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the design
acceleration coefficient:
For hard soil and for Tax > 4.00 s
Along X direction,

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 SA/gx = 0.25
Along Z direction,
For hard soil and for 0.40 s < Taz < 4.00 s

Calculation of horizontal seismic coefficient:

Along X direction,

Along Z direction,

Calculation for the design seismic acceleration spectral

value Av:

Calculation for minimum design lateral force:

As per Table 7 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, percentage of
minimum design horizontal lateral force for Zone III is 1.1%,
that is, 0.011
Since the value of percentage of minimum design lateral force
is greater than and , that is,

we will consider the greater value of horizontal acceleration

coefficient (0.011) for calculating the base shear (VB).

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Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation
can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.13 Solution of Problem Statement 7.1:

Consideration of Vertical Motion in Seismic
Analysis

Seismic parameter: Zone (Z): 0.16

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Soil type (SS): 1
Type of structure (ST): 1
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Calculation for the design seismic acceleration spectral
value Av:
As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the value of SA/g
is fixed to 2.5 for the calculation of Av:

Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation

can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.14 Solution of Problem Statement 8.1:

Consideration of Minimum Base Shear Criteria

Seismic parameter: Zone (Z): 0.16

Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1

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 Soil type (SS): 1
Type of structure (ST): 5
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Base dimension, dx × dz: 3 m × 3 m
Height of the building: 50 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period:
As per Clause 7.6.2c of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the
approximate fundamental natural time period Ta of the
structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient:

As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, the design
acceleration coefficient:
For hard soil and for
Along X direction,

Along Z direction,
For hard soil and for

Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient:

Along X direction,

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Along Z direction,

Calculation for minimum design lateral force:

As per Table 7 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, percentage of
minimum design horizontal lateral force for Zone III is 1.1%,
that is, 0.011.
Since the value of percentage of minimum design lateral force
is greater than and , that is,

we will consider the greater value of horizontal acceleration

coefficient (0.011) for calculating the base shear (VB).
Seismic weight calculation and design base shear calculation
can be done using the process explained in Solution of
Problem Statement 4.1.

A.15 Solution of Problem Statement 9.1: Seismic

Analysis of Structures Having Structural
Components Below the Ground Level

Zone: 0.16
Response reduction factor (RF): 3
Importance factor (I): 1.2
Rock and soil site factor (SS): 1
Type of structure (ST): RC MRF building
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Ground level (GL): 6
Height of building (HT): 6
Solution:

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Calculation of approximate natural time period in X and Z
axes:
As per Clause 7.6.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient along X and

Z axes:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 design
acceleration coefficient: For hard soil and for range 0 s < Ta <
0.4 s,
(SA/g) = 2.5
Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient in X
and Z axes:
Above ground level,

Below ground level,

As per Clause 6.4.5 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

Calculation of unreduced design vertical seismic

coefficient:
Above ground level,
As per Clause 6.4.6 of IS 1893(Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

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Below ground level,
As per Clause 6.4.5 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, for vertical
motion:

Calculation of total seismic weight:

10 kN/m loading is applied in all beams
As per Clause 6.4.5 of IS 1893(Part 1):2016:
Above ground level,
Total seismic weight of the structure above ground level, Ws =
UDL × total length of the beam × number of floors above
ground level

Below ground level,

Total seismic weight of the structure below ground level, Wu =
UDL × total length of the beam × number of floors below
ground level

Calculation of base shear along X and Z axes:

As per Clause 7.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design base shear:
Above ground level,

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Below ground level,

Calculation of unreduced design base shear along Y axis:

As per Clause 7.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:
Above ground level,

Below ground level,

Calculation of minimum design lateral force along both X

and Z axes:
As per Clause 7.2.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:
VBmin = ρ% × W
From Table 7 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, ρ for Zone III is 1.1%.
Above ground level,

Below ground level,

Design base shear in X and Z directions:

Above ground level,
Since VBmin < VBsx; VBmin < VBsz
Design base shear along X direction = VBsx
Design base shear along Z direction = VBsz
Below ground level,
Since VBminu < VBux; VBminu < VBuz

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Design base shear along X direction = VBux
Design base shear along Z direction = VBuz
Seismic weight at each floor:
As per Clause 7.6.3a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:
Total seismic weight of the structure above ground level, Wi,
Wj = UDL × total length of the beam

Calculation of design lateral force at floor level:

Meanings of Qi, Qj, Wi, Wj, hi, hi, VBs, VBu have already been
explained in Chapter 9. Using Equation (9.1) table of design
lateral force along three orthogonal directions

Using Equation (9.2) table of design lateral force along three

orthogonal directions

A.16 Solution of Problem Statement 10.1: Analysis

of Structure Considering Torsional Provision

Seismic parameter: Zone, Z = 0.36

Response reduction factor (RF): 3

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 Importance factor (I): 1.2
Soil type: hard soil
Type of structure (ST): all other buildings
Damping ratio (DM): 0.05
Height of the building: 15 m
Base dimension, d: 15 m × 15 m
Calculation of approximate natural time period in X and Z
directions:
As per Clause 7.6.2c of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, approximate
natural time period of the structure:

Calculation of design acceleration coefficient in X and Z

directions:
As per Clause 6.4.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, design
acceleration coefficient:
For hard soil and for range 0 s < Ta < 0.4 s
(SA/g) = 2.5
Calculation of design horizontal seismic coefficient in X
and Z directions:
As per Clause 6.4.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:

Calculation of total seismic weight:

Self-weight of the structure,
Density of concrete 25 kN/m3
Dimension of beam 0.3 m × 0.3 m

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Total weight of the beam = density × sectional dimension of
the beam × number of floor × length of the beam at one floor

Dimension of column 0.3 m × 0.3 m

Total weight of the column = density × sectional dimension of
the column × number of columns at each floor × length of the
column × number of floor

Total floor weight of the structure = area of each floor × load

intensity × number of floor

Total seismic weight of the structure, W = (560.25 + 337.5 +

990) kN
= 1887.75 kN
Calculation of base shear along X and Z axes:
As per Clause 7.6 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 design base shear:

Calculation of minimum design lateral force along both X

and Z axes:
As per Clause 7.2.2 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016:
VBmin = ρ% × W
From Table 7 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, ρ for Zone V is 2.4%.

Design base shear in X and Z directions:

Since, VBmin < VBx ; VBmin < VBz

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Design base shear in X direction = VBx
Design base shear in Z direction = VBz
Seismic weight at each floor:
As per Clause 7.4.1 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016, total seismic
weight at first and second floor,

Calculation of torsion moment:

MYi = Qi × edi
MYi = torsion moment at floor i
Qi = design lateral force at floor i
edi = design eccentricity at floor i
Table of design lateral force using equation given in Clause
7.6.3 of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016

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where
QXi = design lateral force in X direction
QZi = design lateral force in Z direction
Calculation of design eccentricity:

CM = centre of mass
CR = centre of rigidity or centre of stiffness
esi = static eccentricity of floor i, distance between centre of
mass and centre of resistance = CM-CR
bi = floor plan dimension of floor i, perpendicular to the
direction of force
* Note : Natural torsion is automatically included in analysis.
That is why in the first case a twisting moment with modified
eccentricity of (DEC-1) = (1.5-1) = 0.5 and in the second case
a twisting moment with modified eccentricity of (DEC-1) =
(1-1) = 0 will act at CM. So, the value of design eccentricity in
the first case will be (0.5esi + 0.05bi) and in the second case
will be (-0.05bi).
Table of torsional moment at floor level

Torsion moment (Qi × edi) (kN m)

Floor For load in X direction

level

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 MYi (kN m) when edi = MYi (kN m) when edi =
h (m)
(0.5esi + 0.05bi) -0.05bi

211.0405943 × 1.124 = 211.0405943 × (-0.75) =

15
237.20962804444 -158.280445759191

103.0035245 × 1.057 = 103.0035245 × (-0.75) =

10
108.874725421371 -77.2526433926475

25.75088113 × 0.94 = 25.75088113 × (-0.75) =

5
24.2058282630295 -19.3131608481619

Torsion moment (Qi × edi) (kN m)

Floor
For load in Z direction
level

MYi (kN m) when edi = MYi (kN m) when edi =

h (m)
(0.5esi + 0.05bi) -0.05bi

211.0405943 × 0.888 = 211.0405943 × (-0.75) =

15
187.404047778882 -158.280445759191

103.0035245 × 0.8915 = 103.0035245 × (-0.75) =

10
91.8276421127269 -77.2526433926475

25.75088113 × 0.9495 = 25.75088113 × (-0.75) =

5
24.4504616337729 -19.3131608481619

A.17 Solution of Problem Statement 12.4:

Verification Example of General Response
Spectrum Analysis

Zone V, Zone factor: 0.36

Importance factor: 1

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 Building type: All other building, structure type is 5
Response reduction factor: 5
Direction factor: (((Z × I)/(2 × R)) = ((0.36×1)/(2×5))) =
0.036
Soil type: Hard soil
Mode shape obtained from output:

Time period and frequency of each mode obtained from the

output:

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 Mode number Frequency (cps) Time period (s)

1 1.635 0.61163

2 1.795 0.55702

3 2.288 0.43713

4 4.662 0.21448

5 6.094 0.16409

6 6.167 0.16214

7 7.373 0.13564

8 9.059 0.11038

9 40.697 0.02457

10 40.861 0.02447

11 60.967 0.0164

Calculation of SA / g and Ak, along X direction:

As per Clause 6.4.2b of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 design
acceleration coefficient (SA/g) of the structure for hard type of
soil:

Design horizontal acceleration spectrum value, Ak = direction

factor × (SA/g)

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Each node has 6 degree of freedom
Total number of joints = 12
Total number of restrained joints = 4
Total number of joints that are not restrained = 8
Total number of degree of freedom = 12 × 6 = 72
Total number of restrained degree of freedom = 4 × 6 = 24
Total number of degree of freedom that are not restrained = 8
× 6 = 48
Calculation of modal mass multiplied by g (acceleration
due to gravity):

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 MK = modal mass of kth mode
Φik = mode shape coefficient along i degree of freedom
for kth mode
Wi = applied load at ith degree of freedom
Applied Wx-translational, Wz-translational, Wy-translational at
nodes 1–8 = 10 kN
For Mode 1,
Along X direction,

MX1 = modal mass in X direction

n = total number of nodes(joints) that are not restrained
Wxn = load applied at nth node in X translational
direction
Wx1, Wx2, …, Wx8 = 10 kN
Xn = mode Shape coefficient at nth node in X translation
direction
Wi = applied load at ith degree of freedom
ϕi1 = for Mode 1, mode shape coefficient at ith degree of
freedom
Along Y direction,

MY1 = modal mass in Y direction

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 Wyn = load applied at nth node in Y translational
direction
Wy1, Wy2, …, Wy8 = 10 kN
Yn = mode shape coefficient at nth node in Y translation
direction
Along Z direction,

MZ1 = modal mass in Z direction

Wzn = load applied at nth node in Z translational
direction
Wz1, Wz2, …, Wz8 = 10 kN
Zn = mode shape coefficient at nth node in Z translation
direction
Modal mass (multiplied by g) for all considered mode at X,
Y and Z translational directions:

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Calculation of mode participating factor:

Pk = mode participation factor of kth mode

For Mode 1,
Along X direction,

PX1 = mode participation factor in X direction

Modal mass along Y direction,

PY1 = mode participation factor in X direction

Modal mass along Z direction,

PZ1 = mode participation factor in X direction

Mode participation factor for all considered mode at X, Y and
Z translational directions

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Calculation of Modal Mass and Mode Participation factor
for all modes in X, Y and Z direction

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Mass participation factor in X, Z and Y directions:
Total applied load in X direction = 80 kN
Total applied load in Z direction = 80 kN
Total applied load in Y direction = 80 kN
Mass participation factor in % = (Modal mass/Total applied
load) × 100%
For Mode 1, mass participation in % in X direction =
(53.092/80) × 100% = 66.365 × %

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Calculation of design lateral force at each floor at each
mode:
Design lateral force at each floor in each mode: peak lateral
force ϕik at floor i in mode k is given by

where
AK = design horizontal acceleration spectrum value using
natural period of oscillation TK of mode k obtained from
dynamic analysis.
For Mode 1 at Node 1 design lateral force in X direction = Ak
× mode shape coefficient (X1) × mode participation factor
(PX1) × Wx1

Design lateral force for each mode

Storey shear force at floor level for each mode,

For Mode 1 in X direction, storey shear at second floor =
(0.239 + 0.293 + 0.745 + 0.745) = 2.076 kN
Storey shear at first floor = (0.134 + 0.134 + 0.392 + 0.392) =
1.052 kN
Storey shear along X direction for each considered mode

Base shear for each mode in X direction

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For Mode 1 base shear = (2.075 + 1.052) kN = 3.127 kN
Base shear for each considered mode

Base shear along X direction after SRSS direction,

Base shear obtained by equivalent static method, VBx =

0.0854 × 80 kN = 6.832 kN

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As, VBx>Vbx
As per Clause 7.7.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 multiplying
factor = (VBx / Vbx) = (6.832 / 3.498) = 1.9526

Along Z direction,
The above calculations can be repeated for computation of
response spectrum base shear.
Base shear obtained from response spectrum analysis after
SRSS combination, Vbz = 4.619 kN

Base shear obtained by equivalent static method, VBz =

0.0854 × 80 kN = 6.832 kN

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As, VBz>Vbz
As per Clause 7.7.2a of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 multiplying
factor = (VBz / Vbz) = (6.832 / 4.619) = 1.479

Along Y direction,
The calculations performed to find out base shear in X
direction can be repeated
Multiplying factor as per Clause 7.7.2b of IS 1893 (Part
1):2016 = maximum of ((VBx/Vbx),(VBz/Vbz)) =
(1.9526,1.479) = 1.9526

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Index

A
Absolute sum method (ABS), 12-3, 12-5
Acceleration, 12-9
peak ground acceleration (PGA), 2-5–2-6
spectral acceleration coefficient, 4-6
spectrum, 2-9, 7-1–7-4
zero period acceleration (ZPA), 2-5–2-6
Accidental eccentricity, 12-6
Accidental torsion, 4-7, 10-1
Assam earthquake of 1897, 2-2
B
Base
dimensions, 4-6
shear, 5-4, 5-7, 5-8, 12-10
BASE, 3-7
Buildings
base shear with RC Structural wall, A-5–A-7
DF parameter, A-15
DM parameter, A-13–A-15
DX DZ parameter, A-10–A-12
earthquake-resistant, 2-1–2-3
elevation, 5-2, 5-6
force flow path in, 3-3–3-4

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 fundamental time period greater than 4 s, 6-1–6-6, A-16–A-
17
height, 4-6
HT parameter, A-12
PX and PZ parameter, A-12–A-13
RC MRF, 4-8–4-16, A-1–A-4
RC-steel composite MRF, 4-17–4-18, A-4
with RC structural walls, 4-20–4-27
steel MRF, 4-18–4-20, A-5
time period, A-7–A-9
C
Centre of mass (CM), 10-1, 12-3
Centres of resistance (CR), 10-1
Closely spaced method (CSM), 12-3, 12-5
Complete quadratic combination (CQC), 12-3, 12-4
CUT OFF FREQUENCY, 12-13–12-15
CUT OFF MODE SHAPE, 12-13–12-15
D
Damping
ratio, 4-5–4-6, 12-9
type, 12-5–12-6
Depth of foundation, 4-6
Design basis earthquake (DBE), 2-6–2-9
Design eccentricity, 10-2, 12-10
Design horizontal acceleration spectrum, 2-9
Design seismic acceleration spectral value, 7-1–7-2
DIAPHRAGM, 3-7

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Diaphragm modelling, 3-6
Dip slip, 1-5–1-6
Direction factor, 12-6
Ductility, earthquake-resistant building, 2-2
Duration of primary tremor, 1-7.
See also Earthquakes
Dynamic analysis
commands for, 12-13–12-52
IS 1893 (Part I):2016
seismic parameter for response spectrum analysis, 12-4–12-
12
response spectrum, 12-2–12-4
Dynamic eccentricity, 12-7
Dynamic weight, 12-9
E
Earth and interiors, 1-3–1-4
Earthquakes. See also Specific earthquakes effects, 1-1
energy, 1-8
engineering problems and prospects, 1-2–1-3
faults, 1-5
force flow path in buildings, 3-3–3-4
measurement parameters, 1-8–1-9
observation, 1-10
predictions, 1-3
seismology, 1-3–1-12
Earthquake-disaster mitigation, 1-2
Earthquake-resistant building, 2-1–2-3

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Eccentricities, 10-2
accidental, 12-6
design, 12-10
dynamic, 12-7
Epicentral distance, 1-9
Equivalent static method, 2-8–2-9
base shear determination, 4-2–4-3
base shear vertical distribution, 4-4
buildings with RC structural walls, 4-20–4-27
IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 seismic parameter, 4-4–4-8
minimum design earthquake horizontal lateral force, 4-3–4-
4
RC MRF building, 4-8–4-16
RC–steel composite MRF building, 4-17–4-18
seismic load cases, parameters used in, 4-7–4-8
steel MRF building, 4-18–4-20
structure type, 4-8–4-28
underground structure, 4-4
vertical earthquake effects, design, 4-3
I-2F
Faults and dip slip, 1-5–1-6
Focal depth, 1-9
Focal region, 1-9
Foundation, depth of, 4-6
G
Geographic delineation, 2-4
Gorkha earthquake of 2015, 2-1

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Graphical User Interface (GUI), 11-4
Gravity load, 3-3
Ground level, 4-6, 9-2
H
Hazard assessment, 2-2
HEIGHT, 3-7
Height of building, 4-6
I
Importance factor, 4-5
Individual modal response, 12-15–12-17
Inertia forces, 3-2, 3-3
Intensity, 1-12
International Building Code 2000 (USA), 2-6
Inter-plate earthquakes, 1-5
Inter-plate interactions, 1-4
Interpolation type, 12-5
Inherent torsion, 4-7
IS 1893 (Part 1):2016
design philosophy
design horizontal acceleration spectrum, 2-9
dynamic analysis, 2-8
equivalent static method, 2-8–2-9
limit state design (LSD) method, 2-8
response reduction factor, 2-8
response spectrum analysis (RSA), 2-9
response spectrum load case, 2-9
response spectrum method, 2-9

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 single degree of freedom (DOF) (SDOF) systems, 2-9
structural non-linearity, 2-8
history, 2-2–2-4
K
Koyna earthquake of 1967, 2-4
L
Lateral force–resisting system, 3-1, 12-7
Lateral load–resisting system, 3-1
Lateral load transfer mechanism, 3-5–3-6
Lateral seismic forces, 10-1
Lateral seismic loads, 12-2–12-3
Latur earthquake of 1993, 2-4
Limit state design (LSD) method, 2-8
Linear interpolation, 9-1
Load paths, 3-2–3-3
in structures, 3-5
Load transfer, 3-2–3-3
M
Magnitude, 1-10–1-12
Mass participation factor, 12-9
Mass reference load, 5-3
MASTER, 3-7
Maximum considered earthquake (MCE), 2-6–2-9
Measuring instruments, 1-9–1-10
Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik (MSK) scale, 1-12
Mercalli intensity scale, 1-12
Minimum base shear criteria, 8-1–8-4, A-17–A-18

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Missing mass, 12-8
Missing weight, 12-9
Modal base action, 12-9–12-10
Modal weight, 12-9
Modelling aspects
diaphragm modelling, 3-6
earthquake force flow path in buildings, 3-3–3-4
general format, 3-7–3-8
load paths, 3-2–3-3
STAAD.Pro, load-path consideration in, 3-4–3-6
Mode select, 12-17–12-19
Mode shape, 12-1, 12-10–12-12
Modified Mercalli (MM) scale, 2-4
Multiplying factor for accidental torsion moment, 4-7
for natural torsion moment, 4-7
for spectrum analysis, 4-6
N
Natural torsion, 4-7, 10-1
O
Oceanic waves, 1-8
P
Peak additional torsion, 12-10
Peak ground acceleration (PGA), 2-5–2-6
Period
in X direction, 4-6
in Z direction, 4-6
Plate tectonics, 1-4–1-6

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Polarized transverse waves, 1-8
Q
Quetta earthquake of 1935, 2-2
R
Rayleigh waves, 1-8
Reinforced concrete (RC) bare moment resisting frame (MRF)
buildings, 4-5, 4-8–4-16
Response reduction factor, 2-8, 4-5
Response spectrum analysis (RSA), 2-9, 4-1, 12-2–12-4
Response spectrum load cases, 2-9, 12-8
Richter magnitude scale, 1-12
Rigid diaphragm, 11-1
Rock and soil site factor, 4-5
S
Scale, 12-7–12-8
Sea-floor spreading, 1-4
Seismic analysis
structural components below the ground level, A-19–A-22
vertical motion in, A-17
Seismic coefficient, 2-4
Seismic design codes, 1-2, 2-1–2-2
Seismic inertia forces, 3-4
Seismic parameters, 5-3
DF parameter, 5-15–5-18
DM parameter, 5-12–5-15
DX and DZ parameters, 5-1–5-4
HT parameter, 5-4–5-8

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 PX and PZ parameter, 5-8–5-12
Seismic waves, 1-1, 1-6–1-8
Seismic zone
factor, 2-4
map, 2-4–2-5
Seismograph, 1-9–1-11
Seismology
earth and its interiors, 1-3–1-4
earthquake measurement parameters, 1-8–1-9
intensity, 1-12
magnitude, 1-10–1-12
measuring instruments, 1-9–1-10
plate tectonics, 1-4–1-6
seismic waves, 1-6–1-8
Seismoscopes, 1-10
SET Commands, 12-19–12-52
Signed response spectrum results options, 12-7
Single degree of freedom (DOF) (SDOF) systems, 2-9
Site-specific hazard assessment, 2-4
Soft storey, 11-1–11-6
Spectral acceleration coefficient, 4-6
Spectrum analysis, A-25–A-37
Spectrum type, 12-5
Square root of summation of squares (SRSS), 12-3, 12-4
STAAD.Pro
CE input editor file, 11-5
load-path consideration in, 3-4–3-6

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Static seismic parameter under load definition, 5-11
Stiffness, earthquake-resistant building, 2-2
Storey
soft storey, 11-1–11-6
stiffness, 11-2, 11-4
Strength, earthquake-resistant building, 2-2
Structural configuration, earthquake-resistant building, 2-1
Structural non-linearity, 2-8
Structures
considering torsional provision, 10-1–10-15
structural components below the ground level, 9-1–9-7
torsional provision, A-22–A-25
type of, 4-5
underground structure analysis, 9-2–9-7
Subsoil class, 12-5
Surface waves, 1-8
T
Tectonic plates, 1-4–1-5
Time history method, 12-1
Torsion
accidental torsion, 4-7, 10-1
natural torsion, 4-7, 10-1
parameter, 12-6
peak additional torsion, 12-10
structure considering torsional provision, 10-1–10-15
Tremor, primary, 1-7
V

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Vertical motion, acceleration spectrum, 7-1–7-4
W
Wave’s propagation velocities, 1-6
X
XRANGE, 3-7
Y
YRANGE, 3-7
Z
Zero period acceleration (ZPA), 2-5–2-6
Zone factor, 4-4
ZRANGE, 3-7

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