Earthquake Analysis
Location of the Building = Addis Ababa
Structural Regularity = Plan Yes!
Elevation Yes! Use Static Analysis
Zone 3
α o= 0.10 Bedrock Acceleration.
Zone 5 4 3 2 1 0
αo=ag/g 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.07 0.04 0
Table D1:Bedrock acceleration ratio:αo
This type of analysis may be applied to buildings whose response is not significantly affected by contributions from
modes of vibration higher than the fundamental mode in each principal direction.
For buildings with heights of up to 40 m the value of T1 (in sec) may be approximated by the following expression:
Frame Type Ct
H: is the height of the building, in m, the
moment resistant space steel
foundation or from the top of a rigid basement.
Where: frames 0.085
T1 Ct * H 4 moment resistant space
concrete framesand for
Take Ct = 0.075 T1= 0.77 sec eccentrically braced steel frames 0.075
H= 22.40 m all other structures 0.05
The seismic base shear force Fb, for each horizontal direction in which the building is analyzed,
shall be determined using the following expression.
Fb Sd T1 * m*
FromEurocode 8 : Design of structures for earthquake resistance
Values of the parameters describing the recommended Type 1 elastic response spectra
Table 10 Values of the parameters describing the recommended Type 2 elastic response spectra
For the horizontal components of the seismic action the design spectrum, S d(T1), shall be defined by the following
expressions:
For the horizontal components of the seismic action, the elastic response spectrum Se(T) is defined by the following expressions
Tc= 0.5 secc
Td= 2 secc
ag= 0.10 1.962
calculate design spectrum S= 1.2
TC= 0.5 sec
TD= 2 sec
T= 0.77 sec
q= 1
λ= 1
Sd(T)= 3.811 ≥ 0.3924
The total mass of the building which is the summation of all dead and some present of live is:
Story level mi(kg)
Roof 201245.11
Five 402638.99
Fourth 205853.21
Third 402638.99
Second 205853.21
First 402638.99
Ground 221959.68
Basement 2909.53
Total= 2045737.71
Fb Sd T1 * m*
Fb= 7796378.86937 N Fb=7796.37887 KN
λ is the correction factor, the value of which is equal to:
λ = 0,85 if T1 < 2*TC and the building has more than two stories,
or λ = 1,0 otherwise.
When the fundamental mode shape is approximated by horizontal displacements increasing linearly along the height, the
horizontal forces Fi should be taken as being given by:
𝐹𝑖=𝐹𝑏∗(𝑍𝑖∗𝑚𝑖 )
𝑆𝑢𝑚(𝑍𝑗∗𝑚𝑗)
Where; Fi=horizontal force acting on storey i;
Fb= seismic base shear in accordance with expression (4.5).
Zi,Zj= height of masses mi,mjabove the level of application of the seismic action
mi,mj= storey masses computed in accordance with 3.24(2).
Base Shear Distiributed over the Height of the Building
Story Zi mi Zi*mi Fi Moment
Roof 22.40 201245.11 4507890.464 1354.38 30338.07
Five 19.20 402638.99 7730668.608 2322.65 44594.87
Fourth 16.00 205853.21 3293651.36 989.56 15833.04
Third 12.80 402638.99 5153779.072 1548.43 19819.94
Second 9.60 205853.21 1976190.816 593.74 5699.89
First 6.40 402638.99 2576889.536 774.22 4954.99
Ground 3.20 221959.68 710270.976 213.40 682.87
Basement 0.00 2909.53 0 0.00 0.00
Σ= 25949341 7796.38 121923.67 KNM
Roof 201245.1 201245.1 201245.1
Five 603884.1 603884.1 603884.1
Fourth 608492.2 608492.2 608492.2
Third 608492.2 608492.2 608492.2
Second 608492.2 608492.2 608492.2
First 608492.2 608492.2 608492.2
Ground 624598.7 624598.7 624598.7
Basement 224869.2 224869.2 224869.2
TABLE: Centers of Mass and Rigidity
Story Diaphragm Mass X Mass Y
kg kg
Roof R 201245.1 201245.1 201245.1
Five 5TH 603884.1 603884.1 603884.1
Fourth 4TH 608492.2 608492.2 608492.2
Third 3RD 608492.2 608492.2 608492.2
Second 2ND 608492.2 608492.2 608492.2
First 1ST 608492.2 608492.2 608492.2
Ground G 624598.7 624598.7 624598.7
Basement B 224869.2 224869.2 224869.2
201245.1
402639
205853.2
402639
205853.2
402639
221959.7
2909.53