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    Earthquake Load Calculation (Base Shear Method) : Rigid Frame

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    This document provides details on calculating the earthquake load on a 3-story steel office building in Los Angeles using the base shear method. It includes calculating the seismic mass of each story, determining the seismic design parameters, calculating the base shear force, and distributing the force to each story. The total base shear force is determined to be 449 kips, with 250 kips of force on the roof, 140 kips on the 3rd floor, and 59 kips on the 2nd floor.

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    This document provides details on calculating the earthquake load on a 3-story steel office building in Los Angeles using the base shear method. It includes calculating the seismic mass of each story, determining the seismic design parameters, calculating the base shear force, and distributing the force to each story. The total base shear force is determined to be 449 kips, with 250 kips of force on the roof, 140 kips on the 3rd floor, and 59 kips on the 2nd floor.

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    This document provides details on calculating the earthquake load on a 3-story steel office building in Los Angeles using the base shear method. It includes calculating the seismic mass of each story, determining the seismic design parameters, calculating the base shear force, and distributing the force to each story. The total base shear force is determined to be 449 kips, with 250 kips of force on the roof, 140 kips on the 3rd floor, and 59 kips on the 2nd floor.

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    Earthquake Load Calculation (Base Shear Method) : Rigid Frame

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    This document provides details on calculating the earthquake load on a 3-story steel office building in Los Angeles using the base shear method. It includes calculating the seismic mass of each story, determining the seismic design parameters, calculating the base shear force, and distributing the force to each story. The total base shear force is determined to be 449 kips, with 250 kips of force on the roof, 140 kips on the 3rd floor, and 59 kips on the 2nd floor.

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    Earthquake Load Calculation (base shear method)

    The 3-story standard office building is located in Los Angeles situated on stiff soil. The
    structure of the building is steel special moment frame. All moment-resisting frames are
    located at the perimeter of the building. Determine the earthquake force on each story in
    North-South direction.
    Rigid Frame

    30
    30
    Rigid Frame

    Rigid Frame

    30
    30
    Rigid Frame

    30 30 30 30 30 30

    Plan View
    30' 30' 30' 30'
    13'
    13'
    13'

    Elevation View of Rigid Frame in North-South direction

    Part A: Mass calculation


    Building envelope =184x124
    Floor slab envelope (for dead load calculation) =182x122
    Floor slab envelope (for live load calculation) =180x120 (not used in seismic
    calculation)
    Penthouse envelope (height=12) =62x32
    Parapet Wall (height = 42)
    1. Dead Load
    Floor Slab (including steel deck) = 53 psf
    Ceiling / Flooring = 3 psf
    Mechanical/ Electrical = 7 psf
    Partitions = 10 psf
    Steel Framing (assumption) = 13 psf
    Roofing = 7 psf
    Penthouse (additional to roof load) = 40 psf

    For typical floor (floor weight calculations) = 53+3+7+10+13 = 86 psf


    For roof (excluding penthouse) = 53+3+7+7+13 = 83 psf
    For penthouse = 53+3+7+40+13 = 116psf

    2. Dead load due to Exterior Wall


    Unit weight: = 0.025 kip/ft2
    Perimeter: = 2*(184+124) = 616ft
    Weight of the exterior wall between two stories is divided into two. Half goes to upper
    story and half goes to lower story.
    Roof = 0.025*(13/2)*616 = 100 kips
    Floor 3 = 0.025*(13/2+13/2)*616 = 200 kips
    Floor 2 = 0.025*(13/2+13/2)*616 = 200 kips
    Penthouse exterior wall = 0.025*12*2(62+32) = 56 kips

    3. Dead load due to Parapet on Roof


    Total Load: = 0.025*(42/12)*616 = 54 kips

    Floor Seismic Dead Weights


    Roof = (0.083*182*122)+(0.116*32*62)+54+100+56 = 2283 kips
    Floor 3 = (0.086*182*122)+200 = 2110 kips
    Floor 2 = (0.086*182*122)+200 = 2110 kips

    Part B: Seismic force analysis (ASCE 7-02)

    Two steel frames on the perimeter are moment-resistance frame. So the weights on each
    floor will be divided into two to calculate the lateral forces on each moment-resisting
    frames.
    Seismic mass of each moment-resisting frame:
    Roof: = 2283/2/32.2 =35.45 kips-sec2/ft
    Floor 3: = 2110/2/32.2 =32.76 kips-sec2/ft
    Floor 2: = 2110/2/32.2 =32.76 kips-sec2/ft

    The mass of each story of one moment-resisting frame is:

    Story 2 -3(kips-sec2/ft) Roof (kips-sec2/ft) Total (kips-sec2/ft)


    Mass 32.76 35.45 100.97
    1. Maximum considered earthquake ground motion (LA), from Figure 9.4.1.1:
    Ss=2.05g
    S1=0.81g
    2. Site class is D (stiff soil, Table 9.4.1.2), and from Table 9.4.1.2.4a and 9.4.1.2.4b:
    Fa=1.0
    Fv=1.5
    3. Adjusted maximum considered earthquake response acceleration:
    SMS=FaSs=2.05g
    SM1=FvS1=1.215g
    4. Design spectral response acceleration:
    2
    SDS= SMS=1.367g
    3
    2
    SD1= SM1=0.81g
    3

    5. Calculation of seismic response coefficient:


    From table 9.5.2.2, the response modification factor R=8.
    From table 9.1.4, the occupancy importance factor I=1.
    S 1.367 g
    CS= DS = = 0.171g
    R/I 8

    Maximum seismic response coefficient (Eq. 9.5.5.2.1-2)


    From table 9.5.5.3.2, we get: Ct=0.028, x=0.8, then:
    Approximate fundamental period: Ta=Cthnx=0.028*(39)0.8=0.525
    T=CuTa=1.4*0.525=0.735 sec (section 9.5.5.3)
    S D1 0.81g
    Cs,max= = = 0.138 g
    T ( R / I ) 0.735(8 / 1)
    For category E (Table 9.4.2.1a), minimum seismic response coefficient (Eq. 9.5.5.2.1-4):
    0.5S1 0.5 * 0.81g
    CS= = = 0.051g
    R/I 8
    Use CS=0.138g

    6. Total base shear force (Eq. 9.5.5.2.1):


    V=CSW=0.138*32.2*100.97=449 kips

    7. Distribute the base shear force to each story (Section 9.5.5.4)

    T = 0.735 sec, so: k=1+(2-1)*(0.735-0.5)/(2-1)=1.235 sec


    wx hxk
    C vx =
    wi hik
    Fx=CvxV
    Weight Story Shear
    LEVEL Story height Height WiHik Cvx Force (kips)
    (kips) (kips)
    R 13 39 35.45 3270 0.56 250 0
    3 13 26 32.76 1832 0.31 140 250
    2 13 13 32.76 778 0.13 59 390
    1 0 0 0 0.00 0 449
    Total 39  100.97 5880 1.0 449 449

    250 Kips

    140 Kips

    59 Kips

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