EARTHQUAKE LOAD

SYMBOLS & NOTATION:

V=TOTAL DESIGN LATERAL FORCE OR SHEAR AT THE
BASE
Ca=SEISMIC COEFFICIENT (NSCP TABLE 208-7)
I=IMPORTANCE FACTOR (NSCP TABLE 208-1)
W= TOTAL SEISMIC DEAD LOAD
z=SEISMIC ZONE FACTOR (NSCP TABLE 208-3)
Nv=NEAR SOURCE FACTOR IN THE DETREMINATION
OF Cv IN SEISMIC ZONE 4 RELATED TO BOTH
THE PROXIMITY OF THE BUILDING OR
STRUCTURE TO KNOWN FAULTS WITH MAGNITUDE
AT SETFORTH IN TABLE 208-5 & TABLE 208-6

R=NUMERICAL COEFFICIENT REPRESENTATIVE OF Na=NEAR SOURCE FACTOR USED IN THE

THE INHERENT OVERSTRENGTH AND GLOBAL
DUCTILITY CAPACITY OF LATERAL FORCE
RESISTING SYSTEM (NSCP TABLE 208-11 OR
208-13)
Cv=SEISMIC COEFFICIENT (NSCP TABLE 208-8)
T=ELASTIC FUNDAMENTAL PERIOD OF VIBRATION
(IN SECONDS) OF THE STRUCTURE IN THE
DIRECTION UNDER CONSIDERATION
DETERMINATION OF Ca IN SEISMIC ZONE 4
(TABLE 208-5 & 208-6)
Ct=NUMERICAL COEFFICIENT GIVEN IN SECTION
208.5.2.2
HA=TOTAL HEIGHT MEASUREDFROM THE GROUND LINE.

ZONE ZONE 4
IMPORTANCE FACTOR I=1.50
SEISMIC ZONE FACTOR z=0.40
SOIL PROFILE TYPE SD STIFF SOIL PROFILE
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM R=8.5 (SMRF w/ EBF
EARTHQUAKE LOAD COMPUTATION AS PER NSCP 2010 = .
ACTUAL BASE SHEAR
MAXIMUM BASE SHEAR
=

.
MINIMUM BASE SHEAR =

MINIMUM BASE SHEAR FOR ZONE 4 W4=6870 KN

. = = .
=

= ( )

= .
WHERE:
=
ZONE: ZONE 4
= . < . =
SOIL PROFILE TYPE: STIFF SOIL PROFILE

Cv=0.64 = . (. )()(. ) = .

. . (. )()(. `)
Nv=1.0 = = = .
.
R=8.5 (SMRF w/ EBF)
. ()(. )
= = .
. (. )
W1=7280.277 KN

W2=7280.277 KN

W3=7277.337 KN SINCE < < , = .