Egyptian Response Spectrum©

according to the ECP 201-2012

Ver. 1.8

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by
Mahmoud M. El-Kateb, Ph.D

Structural Engineering Dept.

Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University
According to ECP 201-2012 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 1.8

* Calculation of Seismic load

* Project :

Building Data:
Total height of building above foundations 28 m
Total dead load of building 5,474 ton
Total live load of building 854 ton
Building importance gI 1.00 Normal building
Building damping factor h 1.00 Reinforced concrete
Response modification factor R 5.0
Building is in area of type 1 Response spectrum curve
Building in seismic zone 3 ag = 0.15 g
Type of soil beneath C S TB TC TD
1.50 0.10 0.25 1.20

Natural period of building:

Ct = 0.075 Concrete space frames
T = 0.913 Sec. Simplified Response Spectrum method can be used

Sd (T) = 0.031 g

Earthquake force:
Live load ratio y = 0.25 Residential structures
Weight of building = 5,688 ton
Correction factor l = 1.00

Fb = 0.031 W @ 3.1% of vertical load

Fb = 175 ton Base shear force

Scaling base shear = 149 ton (85% of Base shear force)

According to ECP 201-2012 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 1.8

* Response Spectrum curve

* Project :

Building Data:
Total height of building above foundations 28 m
Total dead load of building 5,474 ton
Total live load of building 854 ton
Building importance gI 1.0 Normal building
Building damping factor h 1.0 Reinforced concrete
Response modification factor R 5.0
Building is in area of type 1 Response spectrum curve
Building in seismic zone 3 ag = 0.15 g
Type of soil beneath C S TB TC TD
1.50 0.10 0.25 1.20

Natural period of building:

Ct = 0.075
T = 0.913 Sec. Simplified Response Spectrum method can be used

Response Spectrum values:

T (S) 0.000 0.033 0.067 0.100 0.150 0.200 0.250 0.440 0.630
Sd (m/s2) 1.4715 1.3489 1.2263 1.1036 1.1036 1.1036 1.1036 0.6271 0.4379
T (S) 0.820 1.010 1.200 1.667 2.133 2.600 3.067 3.533 4.000
Sd (m/s ) 0.3365 0.2943 0.2943 0.2943 0.2943 0.2943 0.2943 0.2943 0.2943
2

at T = 0.80 sec , Sd = 0.3449 m/s2

 Response Spectrum curve
Acceleration (m/sec2)

1.6000

1.4000

1.2000

1.0000

0.8000

0.6000

0.4000

0.2000

0.0000
0.000 0.200 0.400 0.600 0.800 1.000 1.200 1.400 1.600 1.800 2.000 2.200 2.400 2.600 2.800 3.000 3.200 3.400 3.600 3.800 4.000
Time (Sec.)

Type 1 - Seismic zone (3) - Soil type (C) , gI = 1.0 , h = 1.0 , R = 5.0