EQ Class Samples
EQ Class Samples
4m
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Equivalent
Lateral
Force
Procedure
Determine the design base shear for a five-storey concrete
special moment-resisting frame building. The following
information is given:
Zone 4
Seismic source type = A
Distance to seismic source = 10 km
Soil profile type = Sc
I = 1.0
R = 8.5
W = 7300 kN
Total height of structure = 25.0meters
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Vertical
Distribution
of Base
Shear
A 10 storey building has a Storey Storey Storey
Level Weight Height
moment resisting steel frame for (kN) (m)
a lateral force –resisting system. Roof 950
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Hx Wx 𝑊ℎ
Level x Wxhx Fx
(m) (kN) ∑𝑊ℎ
Roof 38.4 950
10 34.8 1800
9 31.2 1800
8 27.6 1800
7 24.0 1800
6 20.4 2600
5 16.8 1850
4 13.2 1850
3 9.6 1950
2 6 2000
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Horizontal
Distribution
of Base
Shear
For Regular and
Irregular Structures:
Consider a 5%
accidental torsion
relative to the center
of mass.
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For Regular and
Irregular Structures:
Total eccentricity =
e + 0.05*L
Total eccentricity =
Inherent Torsion +
Accidental Torsion
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Formula:
(𝐹 𝑒 )𝑌 𝐼 (𝐹 𝑒 )𝑥 𝐼
𝐹𝑖𝑥 = 𝐹𝑖𝑦 =
Torsional Shear Σ(𝑥 𝐼 + 𝑦 𝐼 ) Σ(𝑥 𝐼 + 𝑦 𝐼 )
𝐹𝐼
Direct Shear 𝐹𝐼 𝐹𝑖𝑦 =
𝐹𝑖𝑥 = Σ𝐼
Σ𝐼
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Example: Location of Centre of Mass
Locate the centre of mass of a building having non-uniform distribution of
mass as shown:
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Example: Location of Center of Stiffness
The plan of a simple one storey building is shown below. All the columns and beams
are the same. Obtain its center of stiffness.
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Example: Horizontal Distribution of Base Shear
Determine the earthquake loads per column of this structure. (Complete seismic
analysis)
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Frame Ix x x² * Ix Iy y y² * Iy Mt = F * e Direct Torsional Total
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2
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Formula:
(𝐹 𝑒 )𝑌 𝐼 (𝐹 𝑒 )𝑥 𝐼
𝐹𝑖𝑥 = 𝐹𝑖𝑦 =
Torsional Shear Σ(𝑥 𝐼 + 𝑦 𝐼 ) Σ(𝑥 𝐼 + 𝑦 𝐼 )
𝐹𝐼
Direct Shear 𝐹𝐼 𝐹𝑖𝑦 =
𝐹𝑖𝑥 = Σ𝐼
Σ𝐼
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