EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT
DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
Design Base Shear
Lecture # 2
Lecture # 2 Design Base Shear By Talha Bin Tahir
Design Base Shear
Design Base Shear
Lecture # 2 Design Base Shear By Talha Bin Tahir
Design Base Shear – Definition
“ Design base shear is the total lateral force or shear at
the base of the structures due to earthquake i.e. seismic
waves and is equal to the seismic design forces at each
level of the structure.”
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Design Base Shear - Equation
According to UBC-97, Clause 1630.2.1, following equation
(30.1) is given for design base shear
Ca/Cv = Seismic Coefficient based on Soil type and seismic zone
I = Importance factor depends on type of building
R = Response modification factor depends on structural type
T = Time Period
W = total unfactored Dead and live load of the structure
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Design Base Shear - Limitations
For Seismic
> Zone 1,2,3
Lower
Limit For Seismic
> Zone 4
Upper <
Limit
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Seismic Zone – Z
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Seismic Zone factor – PGA
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Seismic Source Type
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Near Source Factor – Na & Nv
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Soil Profile Type
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Seismic Coefficient - Cv
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Seismic Coefficient - Ca
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Importance Factor - I
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Importance Factor - I
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Importance Factor – I (UBC-97 ,V1,Table 3-A)
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Importance Factor – I (UBC-97 ,V1,Table 3-A)
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Response Modification Factor – R (Table 16-N)
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Time Period – T
3
𝑇= 𝐶t (ℎ𝑛)4
T = Time Period
Ct = coefficient for material
(0.035 for steel MRF, 0.030 for concrete MRF and 0.020 for other buildings)
hn = Total height of the structure
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Total Effective Weight – W
Total effective weight include following unfactored loads
o Total dead load.
o 25% of the live load in storage or warehouses.
o Load of any permanent equipment.
o 75% of the snow load when it is greater than 30 psf.
o Actual partition load or 10 psf whichever is minimum.
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Example – Design Base Shear Calculations
A four storey steel special moment resisting frame office building is to
be constructed in seismic zone 4. Typical floor and elevation plan of
moment resisting frame is given along with the seismic information
about the structure.
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Example – Design Base Shear Calculations
Lecture # 2 Design Base Shear By Talha Bin Tahir
Example – Design Base Shear Calculations
Lecture # 2 Design Base Shear By Talha Bin Tahir
Example – Design Base Shear Calculations
Lecture # 2 Design Base Shear By Talha Bin Tahir
Example – Design Base Shear Calculations
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
Zone 4 means Z = 0.4
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
Lecture # 2 Design Base Shear By Talha Bin Tahir
Design Base Shear Example – Solution
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
while
hn = 15 + 13.5 + 13.5 +13.5 = 55.5 ft
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
Total effective weight includes dead load of floors and walls as calculated below
So for all the 4 floors the effective weight is (3x2235)+2066 = 8771 k
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
𝐶𝑣 𝐼 0.64 × 1.0
Calculated V= 𝑊 = × 8771 = 930 𝑘 OK!
𝑅𝑇 8.5 × 0.71
Upper 2.5 𝐶𝑎 𝐼 2.5×0.44 × 1.0
Limit V= 𝑊 = × 8771 = 1131.4 𝑘
𝑅 8.5
0.8 𝑍𝑁𝑣 𝐼 0.8×0.4×1.0 × 1.0
Lower V= 𝑅
𝑊 =
8.5
× 8771 = 421.0 𝑘
Limit
V = 0.11𝐶𝑎𝐼𝑊 = 0.11 × 0.44 × 1.0 × 8771 = 333.3 𝑘
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
F4
F3
F2
F1
928 k
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
When T < 0.7 sec Ft = 0
When T > 0.7 sec Ft = 0.07TV ≤ 0.25 V
Force at each level will be
𝑊𝑥ℎ𝑥
Fx = (𝑉 − 𝐹𝑡)
Σ 𝑊𝑖ℎ𝑖
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Design Base Shear Example – Solution
Level ht (ft) Wx (kips) Wxhx (k-ft) Wxhx/ΣWihi Fx (kips) V (kips)
4 55.5 2066 114663 0.38 376.89 0.00
3 42 2235 93870 0.31 270.70 376.89
2 28.5 2235 63697.5 0.21 183.69 647.58
1 15 2235 33525 0.11 96.68 831.27
Total Σ Wi x hi = 305755.5 1 927.95 927.95
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Design Base Shear Example Problems
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Design Base Shear Example Problems
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