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Seismic Load Analysis for 12-Story Building

The document outlines the calculations and design requirements for a 12-story office building to withstand seismic loads, including base shear, load distribution, and wall design. It provides specific data such as material properties, dimensions, and load factors, and presents a detailed solution for determining the structural integrity of the building. The calculations involve determining the overturning moment, eccentricity of lateral loads, and designing the walls to meet safety standards under seismic conditions.

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Seismic Load Analysis for 12-Story Building

The document outlines the calculations and design requirements for a 12-story office building to withstand seismic loads, including base shear, load distribution, and wall design. It provides specific data such as material properties, dimensions, and load factors, and presents a detailed solution for determining the structural integrity of the building. The calculations involve determining the overturning moment, eccentricity of lateral loads, and designing the walls to meet safety standards under seismic conditions.

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Example – Lateral Loads

Figure 1 shows the floor plan of a 12 story office building (ts=220 mm, FC + Partitions =
4kN/m2, LL=3 kN/m2) It is required to:
• Calculate the base shear for the building due to seismic loads
• Distribute the loads in elevation over the floors and calculate the overturning moment
• Calculate the eccentricity of the lateral load and distribute the base shear over the
walls
• Design wall (W) under seismic loads
Data:
• Location: (Zone 2), Soil class: B, Columns (600x600mm), Wall and core thickness:
300 mm, story height: 4m, Use fcu =50 MPa, and fy = 400 MPa

6,00m 10,00m 8,00m

2,00m
6,00m

3,00m

3,00m

W
6,00m

3,00m

3,00m
6,00m

Load Direction

Figure 1

1
Solution:

6,00m 10,00m 8,00m

6,00m W4 W4

9,00m
W3 W
6,00m

CM
CR
W2 W1
6,00m

12,00m
X
W4 W4

= 12 × 4 = 48 , = = 0.05 × 48 = 0.91 ,

→ = 0.5, = 1.2

2→ = 0.125 , → = 1.35, = 0.05 , = 0.25 = 1.2

2.5
< < → = = 0.028 < 0.2 = 0.03
0.91

= 0.22 × 25 + 4 + 0.5 × 3 × 24 × 18 + 8 × 0.6 × 0.6 + 4 × 2 × 0.3 + 4 × 3 ×


0.3 × 25 × 3 = 5640

= 5640 × 12 = 67680 , >2 → = 1,

= / ≅ 2030

2
ℎ
= ×
∑ ℎ

Floor W(kN) h(m) F Fh


12 48 312.3 14990.8
11 44 286.3 12596.4
10 40 260.3 10410.3
9 36 234.2 8432.3
8 32 208.2 6662.6
7 28 182.2 5101.0
5640
6 24 156.2 3747.7
5 20 130.1 2602.6
4 16 104.1 1665.6
3 12 78.1 936.9
2 8 52.1 416.4
1 4 26.0 104.1
Sum 2030 67667

= 67667 .

0.3 × 3 0.3 × 2
, , , = = 0.675 , = = 0.2
12 12

∑ . 2 × 0.675 × 8 + 2 × 0.675 × 18
= = = 13 , =1
∑ 4 × 0.675

The CM is in the CG of the floor as shown in the figure, due to symmetry in the Y direction,
the CR lies in the middle of the building width.

= 0.05 × 24 = 1.2 , = 1 + 1.2 = 2.2

Wall Ix Iy X Y Ix.X Iy.Y Ix.X2 Iy.Y2


W 0.675 0 5 - 3.375 0 16.875 0
W1 0.675 0 5 - 3.375 0 16.875 0
W2 0.675 0 -5 - -3.375 0 16.875 0
W3 0.675 0 -5 - -3.375 0 16.875 0
W4 0 0.2 - 9 0 1.8 0 16.2
W4 0 0.2 - 9 0 1.8 0 16.2
W4 0 0.2 - -9 0 -1.8 0 16.2
W4 0 0.2 - -9 0 -1.8 0 16.2

× × × ×
× + × = 132.3 , = +
∑ ∑ × + ×

3
× 0.675 × 2.2 × 3.375
= + = 0.307 = 0.307 × 2030 = 624
4 × 0.675 132.3

= 0.307 = 0.307 × 67667 = 20774 .

Wall Design:

Area of the floor carried by the wall = 6*9 = 54 m2

Loads on Wall:

= 0.22 × 25 + 4 × 54 × 12 + 0.3 × 3 × 25 × 48 = 7236 ,


= 3 × 54 × 12 = 1944

= 1.12 + + , = 1.12 × 7236 + 0.5 × 1944 = 9077 , = 20774 .

Design using interaction diagrams

9077 × 10 20774 × 10
= = 0.21, = = 0.16
50 × 300 × 3000 50 × 300 × 3000

= 0.8

Assuming ID for uniformly distributed steel

= 10, = 10 × 50 × 10 = 5% > 4%,

Assuming ID for compression and tension steel

= 3.5, = 3.5 × 50 × 10 = 0.0175, = = 0.0175 × 300 × 3000 = 15750

= = 20 32

Shear Design

9077 × 10
= 0.24 ⁄ × , = 1 + 0.07 = 1 + 0.07 × = 1.7 → 1.5
300 × 3000
624 × 10
= 0.24 50⁄1.5 × 1.5 = 2.07 , = = = 1.3
300 × 0.8 × 3000

Use Minimum horizontal Rft., 5∅12/

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