Codes & international associations websites:

A Beginner's Guide to Structural Engineering

International Organization for Standardization ISO
EuroCode
AISC American Institute Of Steel Construction
IBC CODE
AWS CODE American National Standard
RCSC RESEARCH COUNCIL ON STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS
ASEC American Society of Civil Engineers
ACI American Concrete Institute
International Code Council
AASHT Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
California Seismic Safety Commission
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
NBC2005-CANADIAN CODE- NATIONAL RESEARCH CONCIL CANADA
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
The National Institute of Building Sciences
AWC American Wood Council
AWWA CODE American Water Works Association
ANSI code American National Standards Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute
Steel Deck Institute
The Steel Joist Institute
CCFSS The Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures
AREMA CODE American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
structural engineers association
www.seaint.org
SEAOC Structural Engineers Association of California
ATC Applied Technology Council
Structural Engineers Association of California
FHWA The Federal Highway Administration
NCMA The National Concrete Masonry Association
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
*******Earthquakes data sites:****
**********************************
The Consortium of Organizations for Strong-Motion Observation Systems
El Centro 1940-05-19 04:36:41 UTC Plots
Central United States Earthquake Consortium
Earthquake Hazards Program
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
European-Mediterranean Observatories
EGYPT National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG)
The Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) for PGA
Egypt PGA
(NOAA's National Weather Service)Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Richter magnitude scale
OpenSHA is an open-source,Java-based platform for conducting Seismic Hazard Analysis (SHA)
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, U.C. Berkeley PEER
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute EERI
Center for Engineering Strong Motion Data USGS
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Portal
*****National Hurricane Center:*****
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US National Hurricane Center
*****Bookstore websites:*************
***********************************
McGraw-Hill
John Wiley & Sons
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xls design sheets
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A Beginner's Guide to Structural Engineering
anything related to steel
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www.aboutcivil.com
www.books-by-isbn.com
http://rapidlibrary.com/
http://skyscraperpage.com/
www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com
www.bgstructuralengineering.com
www.iso.org
www.eurocode.info
www.aisc.org
www.internationalcodes.net
www.aws.org
www.boltcouncil.org
www.asce.org
www.concrete.org
www.iccsafe.org
www.transportation.org
www.seismic.ca.gov
www.asme.org
www.usace.army.mil
www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
www.fema.gov
www.nehrp.gov
www.nibs.org
www.awc.org
www.awwa.org
www.ansi.org
www.steel.org
www.sdi.org
http://steeljoist.org/
www.ccfssonline.org
www.arema.org
www.seaintarchive.org/group/seaint/
www.seaint.org
www.seaoc.org/
www.atcouncil.org
www.seaoc.org
www.fhwa.dot.gov
www.ncma.org
www.asme.org
www.ctbuh.org
www.cosmos-eq.org/
http://db.cosmos-eq.org/scripts/default.plx
http://db.cosmos-eq.org/scripts/event.plx?evt=88
www.cusec.org
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
www.emsc-csem.org
www.orfeus-eu.org/Links/euromed.html
www.nriag.sci.eg
www.seismo.ethz.ch/static/gshap/
http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/static/gshap/relemr/emed-haz.gif
http://weather.gov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale
www.opensha.org/
www.eeri.org/index.php
http://peer.berkeley.edu/
www.eeri.org/
www.strongmotioncenter.org/
http://nees.org/
www.pnsn.org
http://earthquake.geoengineer.org/
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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml
*****Bookstore websites:*************
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www.mhprofessional.com
eu.wiley.com
*****Useful websites:*************
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www.excelcalcs.com
www.sap2000.org
www.bgstructuralengineering.com/
www.steeltools.org
www.modernsteel.com
www.chapelsteel.com
www.online-tech-tips.com
www.structsource.com
www.engineeringvideos.net/
www.onlineglobalgroup.com
www.slideworld.org
www.structsource.com
www.theconstructor.org
www.translatorscafe.com
http://constructiondetails.us.cype.com/
www.aboutcivil.com
www.books-by-isbn.com
http://rapidlibrary.com/
http://skyscraperpage.com/
www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com
Project :- Project Name M.A.S. Rev00
Building :-
4 Floors Bldg. M.A.S.
Location:-
Cairo, EGYPT
Date:-
16-Aug-14
INPUT:
Building Location
Cairo
S
s
= 0.670g S
1
= 0.270g Clause 11.4.1
Soil Profile Description
Very Dense soil
TABLE 20.3-1
Site Class
C
TABLE 20.3-1
Site coefficients Fa, Fv : F
a
= 1.132 TABLE 11.4-1
F
v
= 1.530
TABLE 11.4-2
Design Spectral Acceleration Parameters:
Eq. (11.4-1) = 0.7584g = 0.5056g Eq. (1 1.4-3)
Eq. (11.4-2) = 0.4131g
= 0.2754g Eq. (1 1.4-4)
Structure Type
Concrete moment-resisting frames (0.016)
TABLE 12.8-2
C
t
= 0.0466 x = 0.90
TABLE 12.8-2
h
n
( Total height above Structure base) = 14.00 m
= 0.501 sec. Eq. (12.8-7) C
u
= 1.425 sec.
T
L
= long-period transition period = 8.00 sec. T
u
= 0.714 sec.
R Response modification coefficient = 5.00 TABLE 12.2-1 T
Etabs
sec.
Building Occupancy Category I Table 1-1 T
used
= 0.501 sec.
I (Importance Factor)
1.00
TABLE 11.5-1
W Building Total Wgt.
41892.17
KN SDC
D
TABLE 11.6-1
Calculation of Equivalent Lateral Force according Clause 12.8:
a- Calculation of Seismic Response Coefficient C
s
according 12.8.1.1:
= 0.1011 Eq. (12.8-2)
Maximum = 0.1099 Eq. (12.8-3)
Maximum = 0.0000 Eq. (12.8-4)
C
s

minimum
= 0.0100 Eq. (12.8-5)
C
s
min. for S
1
>= 0.6g = 0.0000 Eq. (12.8-6)
use Eq(12.8- 2)
C
s
=
= 0.10113
b- Calculation of Seismic Base Shear V according Clause 12.8.1:
= 0.10113 W = 4,236.4 KN Eq. (12.8-1)
Earthquake Lateral Forces according ASEC7-05 / IBC 2006:
Designed by:-
Checked by:-
Page 5 of 28
Project :- Project Name M.A.S. Rev00
Building :-
4 Floors Bldg. M.A.S.
Location:-
Cairo, EGYPT
Date:-
16-Aug-14
Earthquake Lateral Forces according ASEC7-05 / IBC 2006:
Designed by:-
Checked by:-
c- Vertical Distribution of Seismic Forces F
x
according Clause 12.8.3:
Eq. (12.8-11) k = 1.001 Eq. (12.8-12)
Eq. (12.8-12)
Floor Level W
i
(KN)
floor
Height(m)
floor height
from Base
level h
i
(m)
w
i
*h
i
k
/w
i
*h
i

k
F
x
(KN)
Upper roof 3001 2.5 14 42071.76 0.12 492.7
Roof 11013 3 11.5 126817.1 0.35 1485.1
2nd FL 13663 3 8.5 116265 0.32 1361.5
1st FL 13665 3 5.5 75227.57 0.21 881.0
GF 550 2.5 2.5 1376.679 0.00 16.1
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
0 0 0.00 0.0
Sum 41892 14 361758.1 1.00 4236.4
Page 6 of 28
Project :- Project Name M.A.S. Rev00
Building :-
4 Floors Bldg. M.A.S.
Location:-
Cairo, EGYPT
Date:-
16-Aug-14
Earthquake Lateral Forces according ASEC7-05 / IBC 2006:
Designed by:-
Checked by:-
Design Response Spectrum acceleration S
a
according Clause 11.4.5:
= 0.1089 = 0.5447
Period
sec
/ Sa
Clause 11.4.5-2: 0.000 0.2023 Eq 11.4-5
T
o
0.109 0.5056
Eq 11.4-5
T
s
0.545 0.5056 C 11.4.5-2
0.917 0.3002
1.290 0.2135
1.663 0.1656
2.036 0.1353
2.409 0.1143
2.781 0.0990
3.154 0.0873
3.527 0.0781
3.900 0.0706
4.272 0.0645
4.645 0.0593
5.018 0.0549
5.391 0.0511
5.763 0.0478
6.136 0.0449
6.509 0.0423
6.882 0.0400
7.254 0.0380
7.627 0.0361
T
L
8.000 0.0344
8.400 0.0312
8.800 0.0285
9.200 0.0260
9.600 0.0239
10.000 0.0220
Eq 11.4-7
Eq 11.4-6
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
0.55
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10
Period sec / Sa
Period sec / Sa
Page 7 of 28
TABLE 20.3-1 SlTE CLASSIFICATION
Soil Profile
Description
Soil Profile Type
Hard Rock A
Rock B
Very Dense soil C
Soft rock C
Stiff Soil D
Soft Clay soil E
Soils requiring
site response
analysis
F
TABLE 11.4-1 SlTE COEFFICIENT, Fa
Site Class Ss<=0.25 Ss=0.50 Ss=0.75 Ss=1.0 Ss>=1.25
A 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
B 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
C 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
D 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0
E 2.5 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.9
F N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TABLE 11.4-2 SlTE COEFFICIENT, Fv
Site Class S1<=0.1 S1=0.20 S1=0.3 S1=0.4 S1>=0.5
A 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
B 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
C 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
D 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5
E 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.4
F N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TABLE 12.2-1
R
1.25
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.25
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00
6.50
7.00
7.50
8.00
TABLE 11.5-1 IMPORTANCE FACTORS
Occupancy
Category
Importance
Factor
I 1.00
II 1.00
III 1.25
IV 1.50
TABLE 12.8-1 COEFFICIENT FOR UPPER LIMIT
ON CALCULATED PERIOD
S
D1
Coefficient Cu
0.4 1.4
0.3 1.4
0.2 1.5
0.15 1.6
0.1 1.7
Table 11.6-1 Seismic Design Category
I or II III IV
S
DS
<0.167 A A A
0.167<=S
DS
<0.33 B B C
.33<=S
DS
<0.5 C C D
S
DS
>= 0.5 D D D
TABLE 12.8-2 VALUES OF APPROXIMATE PERIOD
PARAMETERS Ct AND x
Structure Type C
t
x
Steel moment-resisting frames (0.028) 0.0724 0.8
Concrete moment-resisting frames (0.016) 0.0466 0.9
Eccentrically braced steel frames (0.03) 0.0731 0.75
All other structural systems (0.02) 0.0488 0.75
all Etab & sap decoments are here
According Atkins manual http://www.4shared.com/folder/rp0IHgDL/ECP201-2008_Earthquak_Lateral_.html
http://www.4shared.com/folder/rp0IHgDL/ECP201-2008_Earthquak_Lateral_.html
Codes & international associations websites:
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Engineering
International Organization for Standardization ISO
EuroCode
AISC American Institute Of Steel Construction
IBC CODE
AWS CODE American National Standard
RCSC RESEARCH COUNCIL ON STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS
ASEC American Society of Civil Engineers
ACI American Concrete Institute
International Code Council
AASHT Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
California Seismic Safety Commission
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
NBC2005-CANADIAN CODE- NATIONAL RESEARCH CONCIL CANADA
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
The National Institute of Building Sciences
AWC American Wood Council
AWWA CODE American Water Works Association
ANSI code American National Standards Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute
Steel Deck Institute
The Steel Joist Institute
CCFSS The Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures
AREMA CODE American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
structural engineers association
www.seaint.org
SEAOC Structural Engineers Association of California
ATC Applied Technology Council
Structural Engineers Association of California
FHWA The Federal Highway Administration
NCMA The National Concrete Masonry Association
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
*******Earthquakes data sites:****
**********************************
The Consortium of Organizations for Strong-Motion Observation Systems
El Centro 1940-05-19 04:36:41 UTC Plots
Central United States Earthquake Consortium
Earthquake Hazards Program
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
European-Mediterranean Observatories
EGYPT National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG)
The Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) for PGA
Egypt PGA
(NOAA's National Weather Service)Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Richter magnitude scale
OpenSHA is an open-source,Java-based platform for conducting Seismic Hazard Analysis (SHA)
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, U.C. Berkeley PEER
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute EERI
Center for Engineering Strong Motion Data USGS
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Portal
*****National Hurricane Center:*****
************************************
US National Hurricane Center
*****Bookstore websites:*************
***********************************
McGraw-Hill
John Wiley & Sons
*****Useful websites:*************
***********************************
xls design sheets
download projects dwg + models
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Engineering
anything related to steel
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unit convert
learning website
learning website
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A collection of online learning in all different subjects (Videos + Books)
for ppt files
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learning web site
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constructiondetails.us.cype.com
www.aboutcivil.com
www.books-by-isbn.com
http://rapidlibrary.com/
http://skyscraperpage.com/
www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com
www.bgstructuralengineering.com
www.iso.org
www.eurocode.info
www.aisc.org
www.internationalcodes.net
www.aws.org
www.boltcouncil.org
www.asce.org
www.concrete.org
www.iccsafe.org
www.transportation.org
www.seismic.ca.gov
www.asme.org
www.usace.army.mil
www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
www.fema.gov
www.nehrp.gov
www.nibs.org
www.awc.org
www.awwa.org
www.ansi.org
www.steel.org
www.sdi.org
http://steeljoist.org/
www.ccfssonline.org
www.arema.org
www.seaintarchive.org/group/seaint/
www.seaint.org
www.seaoc.org/
www.atcouncil.org
www.seaoc.org
www.fhwa.dot.gov
www.ncma.org
www.asme.org
www.ctbuh.org
www.cosmos-eq.org/
http://db.cosmos-eq.org/scripts/default.plx
http://db.cosmos-eq.org/scripts/event.plx?evt=88
www.cusec.org
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
www.emsc-csem.org
www.orfeus-eu.org/Links/euromed.html
www.nriag.sci.eg
www.seismo.ethz.ch/static/gshap/
http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/static/gshap/relemr/emed-haz.gif
http://weather.gov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale
www.opensha.org/
www.eeri.org/index.php
http://peer.berkeley.edu/
www.eeri.org/
www.strongmotioncenter.org/
http://nees.org/
www.pnsn.org
http://earthquake.geoengineer.org/
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www.mhprofessional.com
eu.wiley.com
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www.excelcalcs.com
www.sap2000.org
www.bgstructuralengineering.com/
www.steeltools.org
www.modernsteel.com
www.chapelsteel.com
www.online-tech-tips.com
www.structsource.com
www.engineeringvideos.net/
www.onlineglobalgroup.com
www.slideworld.org
www.structsource.com
www.theconstructor.org
www.translatorscafe.com
http://constructiondetails.us.cype.com/
www.aboutcivil.com
www.books-by-isbn.com
http://rapidlibrary.com/
http://skyscraperpage.com/
www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com