Handout Notes1
Handout Notes1
For working out the earthquake loading on a building frame, the dead load and imposed load and
weights are to be lumped at each column top on the basis of contributory areas. The imposed load is
to be reduced as specified in IS: 1893 (Part1)-2002 for seismic load determination. Let us call them
Wi at ith floor and Wnat the nth level at the roof level for a n-storey building. Hence the total load
at the base of the building just above the foundation will be
n
W = i=1
W i + Wo
where Wois the weight of elements in the ground storey.
CALCULATIONS(Earthquake Loads) :
Now the following steps may be taken:
(a) Estimate fundamental time period Ta using empirical expressions given in the Code IS: 18932002.
Ta= 0.075 H0.75,
IS: 1893 Cl.7.6.1 for bare frame along each axis
Tax= 0.09h/d along x-axis IS: 1893 Cl.7.6.2 for frame with substantial infills
Ta z = 0.09h/b, along z-axis, IS: 1893 Cl.7.6.2 for frame with substantial infills
where h is the height of the building and d and b are the base dimensions of the building
along x and z axis respectively.
(b) Calculate the design horizontal Seismic coefficient Ah
Now compute the fundamental time periods T/x and T/z for the bare frame along the two axes by
dynamic analysis. These are generally found to be higher than Tax and Taz respectively.
The design horizontal coefficient Ah is given by
Ah= (Z/2). (I/R). (Sa/g)
: M35
: M30
: M25
: M20
: M 20 or 25
: 0.45
Maintain economy
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Maintain stability
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Live loads
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Wall Loads
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Load Combinations :
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.9DL+1.5EQx
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.9DL+1.5EQy
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Apply loading
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Analyze structure
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Storey Drift
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