Earthquake Lateral Forces according Egyptian Code of loads ( ECP201-2008 ):

AL- SHOROUK Building

4 Floors Bldg.

Project :Building :Location:INPUT:

Building Location
Response Curve
Seismic Zone
ag (Spectral Acceleration)
Soil Profile Description
Soil Profile Type
Soil coefficients S,T B , T C , T D

Designed by:- M.A.S.

Checked by:- M.A.S.
12-Nov-14
Date:-

Cairo, EGYPT

Rev00

Cairo
- Egypt
Type 1
For all regions of Egypt
Map 8-1 & Annex 8-C
3
=0.1500g TABLE 8-2
& g = 9.81 m/sec2
Soft Soil TABLE 8-1
D
TABLE 8-1
According Table 8-3A for Response Curve Type 1
S=

1.80

TC =

0.30
5.0
0.075
Building Type for Damping
RC bldg.
Damping correction factor
1
Vertical Damping correction factor v
0.7
hn
14
W Building Total Wgt.
39310.10
Ta ( Approx. Period)
0.5428
R Response modification factor
Ct coefficient Annex 8-B

III
1.00

Building Importance Group

I (Importance Factor)

TB =

0.10

TD =
1.20
Annex 8-A
for RC moment-resisting frames
Table 8-4
Table 8-4
Table 8-4
m
KN
Eq (B-1 Annex 8-B)
TABLE 8-9
TABLE 8-9

TEtabs 0.7410 sec.

Tused = 0.7410 sec.

a- Calculation of Horizontal Design spectrum for elastic analysis according Clause 8-4-2-5:
-=0.15345g
=0.13500g

=0.05466g

=0.08851g

use Eq(8- 13)

Sd (T) = =0.05466g

b- Calculation of ( Fb )Ultimate Base Shear Force according Clause 8-7-3-2-2:

Using Simplified Modal Response Spectrum Method According Clause 8-7-3-2
Ok Valid

which Valid for

Correction Factor = 1

= 0.05466 W = 2148.5 KN Eq(8-16)

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Earthquake Lateral Forces according Egyptian Code of loads ( ECP201-2008 ):

AL- SHOROUK Building
4 Floors Bldg.

Project :Building :Location:-

Designed by:- M.A.S.

Checked by:- M.A.S.
12-Nov-14
Date:-

Cairo, EGYPT

Rev00

c- Distribution of the Horizontal Earthquake Forces according Clause 8-7-3-2-3:

Eq(8-18)

Floor Level

Wi (KN)

floor
Height(m)

Upper roof
Roof
2nd FL
1st FL
GF

2745
10317
12921
12921
405

2.5
3
3
3
2.5

39310

14

Sum

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floor height
from Base
level zi (m)

14
11.5
8.5
5.5
2.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

wi*zi

wi*zi
/wi*zi

Fi (KN)

38435.63
118644.8
109830.8
71066.99
1013.035
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
338991.2

0.11
0.35
0.32
0.21
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00

243.6
752.0
696.1
450.4
6.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2148.5

Earthquake Lateral Forces according Egyptian Code of loads ( ECP201-2008 ):

AL- SHOROUK Building
4 Floors Bldg.

Project :Building :Location:-

Designed by:- M.A.S.

Checked by:- M.A.S.
12-Nov-14
Date:-

Cairo, EGYPT

Rev00

d- Horizontal Design spectrum for elastic Curve according Clause 8-4-2 & Figure 8-2 :

1.900000
1.800000
1.700000
1.600000
1.500000
1.400000
1.300000
1.200000
1.100000
1.000000
0.900000
0.800000
0.700000
0.600000
0.500000
0.400000
0.300000
0.200000
0.100000
0.000000

To

Period
sec
0.000

TB

0.100

1.324350 Eq 8-12

TC

0.300
0.390
0.480
0.570
0.660
0.750
0.840
0.930
1.020
1.110
1.200
1.480
1.760
2.040
2.320
2.600
2.880
3.160
3.440
3.720
4.000

1.324350 Eq 8-13
1.018731
0.827719
0.697026
0.601977
0.529740
Eq 8-14
0.472982
0.427210
0.389515
0.357932
0.331088
0.294300
0.294300
0.294300
0.294300
0.294300
Eq 8-15
0.294300
0.294300
0.294300
0.294300
0.294300

TD

0.4

0.8

1.2

1.6

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.6

Period sec / Sd (T)

Period sec / Sd (T)

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4.4

/ Sd (T)
1.765800 Eq 8-11

TABLE 8-2 - EGYPT SEISMIC ZONE FACTOR Z

SEISMIC ZONE

Spectral
Acceleration ag

1
2
3
4
5A
5B

0.100
0.125
0.150
0.200
0.250
0.300

Response Curve
Type 1
Type 2
TABLE 16-JSOIL PROFILE TYPES
Soil Profile
Description
Hard Rock
Rock
Very Dense
Soft Soil

Soil Profile Type

A
B
C
D

TABLE 8-9 - Importance Factor

Importance
Importance
Group
Factor
I
1.40
II
1.20
III
1.00
IV
0.80

Annex 8-A -R Response modification factor

R
2.0
3.0
3.5
4.5
5.0
6.0
7.0

Ct Values -Annex 8-B

0.085
for steel moment-resisting frames
0.075
for RC moment-resisting frames
0.05
for all other buildings

Table 8-4 Damping correction factor

Building Type
Steel with
welded
connections
Steel with bolted
or riveted
connections
RC bldg.
Prestressed RC
bldg.
C.M.U bldg.

1.20

1.00

1.05

0.75

1.00

0.70

1.05

0.75

0.95

0.65

Table 8-3A S,TB, TC, TD coefficients for Response Curve Type 1

Subsoil Class
S
TB
TC
A
1.00
0.05
0.25
B
1.35
0.05
0.25
C
1.50
0.10
0.25
D
1.80
0.10
0.30

TD
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20

Table 8-3B S,TB, TC, TD

Subsoil Class
A
B
C
D

TD
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00

coefficients for Response Curve Type 2

S
TB
TC
1.00
0.15
0.40
1.20
0.15
0.50
1.25
0.20
0.60
1.35
0.20
0.80

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