Ruben Jerves 9/8/2023

Homework 2
CEE 5470
Problem 1)
Ground motion
R = 0.05; Ti = 0.1; Tf = 3.0; dT = 0.01;
Spectro = ResponseSpectra(R,Ti,Tf,dT);

Pseudo-acceleration response spectrum

x = Spectro(:,1); y = Spectro(:,4);
x_label = 'Natural perion, Tn (s) ';
y_label = 'Sa (g)';
title_label = 'Pseudo-acceleration response spectrum';
Graph(x,y,x_label,y_label,title_label)

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Displacement response spectrum

x = Spectro(:,1); y = Spectro(:,2);
x_label = 'Natural perion, Tn (s) ';
y_label = 'Sd (in)';
title_label = 'Displacement response spectrum';
Graph(x,y,x_label,y_label,title_label)

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Problem 2)
% Units
inch = 1;
kips = 1;
s = 1;

ft = 12*inch;

g = 386.1*inch/(s^2);

% Data
E = 29000 *kips/(inch^2);
I = 28.1 * inch^4;
h = 12* ft;
d = 6.625 *inch;

Calculations
M = 30*kips/g % Mass [kip-s^2/in]

M = 0.0777

Ksys = 6 * (3*E*I)/(h^3) % System stiffness [kip/in]

Ksys = 4.9124

wn = (Ksys/M).^0.5 % Natural frequency [rad/s]

wn = 7.9512

Tn = 2*pi()/wn % Natural perio [s]

Tn = 0.7902

delta_max = 2.8 *inch % Peak displacement (from spectrum)

delta_max = 2.8000

V_max = M*(delta_max*wn^2) % Max. shear in the columns (can be also obtained

the spectum of pseudo-acceleration) [kips]

V_max = 13.7546

M_max = V_max*h % Max. moment [kip-in]

M_max = 1.9807e+03

Sigma_max = (M_max*(0.5*d))/I %Max bending stress at base of columns [ksi]

Sigma_max = 233.4852

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Problem 3 )

h = 14 *ft; % story height

N_stories = 5; % Number of stories
H_building = N_stories*h % Building height [in]

H_building = 840

Ta = 0.016*(H_building/12)^0.9 % Approximated period, based on ASCE 7-22

(12.8.8)

Ta = 0.7323

global Base_shear Roof_disp

Base_shear = [0,300,600,780,880,900,880,852,800,720,600];
drift = (0:0.5:5)*(1/100);

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Roof_disp = drift*H_building;
Graph(Roof_disp,Base_shear,'Roof displacement, \Delta (in)','Base shear, V
(kips)','Building pushover')

a.
f(812)

ans = 38.1920

c = fminbnd(@f,0,1000) % this would be the optimized (minumun); in other words

Vy

c = 810.7535

val = f(c) % For instance, here it is seen how f(c) was minimized

val = 5.3470e-04

Ko = (Base_shear(2) - Base_shear(1))/(Roof_disp(2) - Roof_disp(1)); % Initial

stiffness [kip/in]
x_inter = c/Ko % This would be the delta at yielding

x_inter = 11.3505

x1 = 0:0.1:x_inter;
y1 = Ko*x1;
x2 = x_inter:0.1:Roof_disp(end);
y2 = c*ones(length(x2),1);

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figure()
hold on
grid on
plot(x1,y1,'LineWidth',1.5,'Color','blue');
plot(x2,y2,'LineWidth',1.5,'Color','blue');
plot(Roof_disp,Base_shear,'LineWidth',1.5,'Color','red')
title('Equal energy elasto-plastic idealization','FontSize',12);
ylabel('Base shear, V (kips)','FontSize',12);
xlabel('Roof displacement (in)','FontSize',12);
axes_handle=get(gcf,'CurrentAxes');
set(axes_handle,'FontSize',12,'FontName','Arial');
set(gcf,'Color',[1,1,1])
grid on

Another way to obtain these values, Vy and delta y, can be as fallow:

I assume that the max displacement, would be the one that corresponds to 80% of the peak load,
thus:

delta_m = 37.8 * inch

delta_m = 37.8000

V_yield = 840 * kips % Base shear at yielding (based on graph)

V_yield = 840

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delta_yield = 12 * inch % displacement at yielding (based on graph)

delta_yield = 12

For instance, the base shear and displacement at yielding are obtained from the graph, by
approximating the areas, . This procedure was done graphically.

b.
The ductility of the system would be as follows:

delta_y = x_inter

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delta_y = 11.3505

delta_u = Roof_disp(end)

delta_u = 42

mu_delta = delta_u/delta_y % This would be our mu

mu_delta = 3.7003

Now, the ductility factor R_mu is calculated as fallow:

Ta

Ta = 0.7323

R_mu_1 = (2*mu_delta-1)^0.5

R_mu_1 = 2.5299

R_mu_2 = mu_delta

R_mu_2 = 3.7003

Our value of R_mu would fall between R)mu_1 and R_mu_1; thus, we interpolate to find R_mu.

R_mu = interp1([0.5, 1.0],[R_mu_1,R_mu_2],Ta) % This would be our R_mu

R_mu = 3.0737

c.
The overstrength factor is calculated as fallow:

V_y = c

V_y = 810.7535

V_design = c/3

V_design = 270.2512

R_s= max(Base_shear) / V_design

R_s = 3.3302

d.
The appropriate R factor is as follows:

R_r = 1.0;

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R = R_s*R_mu*R_r

R = 10.2363

Problem 4)
When using the overstrength factor as the sole criterion for designing structural elements, it may
result in inadequate performance under seismic loads, as it might not account for the higher
demands that a structural member could experience. For example, in situations where two or more
elements from the lateral force resisting system converge at a single point, if one of these elements
buckles under compression, it can generate additional moments around that node coming from the
elements in tension. This scenario is particularly relevant in the context of concentrically braced
frames. Generally speaking, this can be usually the case when buckling can occur.

Functions
function Graph(x,y,x_label,y_label,title_label)

figure()
hold on
grid on
plot(x,y,'LineWidth',1.5);
title(title_label,'FontSize',12);
ylabel(y_label,'FontSize',12);
xlabel(x_label,'FontSize',12);
axes_handle=get(gcf,'CurrentAxes');
set(axes_handle,'FontSize',12,'FontName','Arial');
set(gcf,'Color',[1,1,1])
grid on

end

function Spectro = ResponseSpectra(R,Ti,Tf,dT)

close all
nTn = ceil(((Tf-Ti)/dT));
Tn = linspace(Ti,Tf,nTn);
dt = 0.01;

u0 = 0;
v0 = 0;

gamma=0.5; % Newmark Coefficient

beta= 1/6; % Newmark Coefficient (linear acceleration method)

g=386.1; % [in/s2]

accel=load('Homework_2_NR94stn_acc.txt');

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t_end = dt*length(accel)-dt;
time_accel = 0:dt:t_end;

vg_dt=cumtrapz(accel,1)*dt;
ug_dt=cumtrapz(vg_dt,1)*dt;

for i = 1:nTn
wn = (2*pi())/Tn(i);
k = 20;
m = k/(wn^2);
Peff = -m*accel*g;
c = 2*m*R*wn;
[ur,~,ar,ut,~,at] =
NewmarksMethod(beta,gamma,c,m,k,dt,u0,v0,Peff,accel,vg_dt,ug_dt);
urmax = max([max(ur) abs(min(ur))]); utmax = max([max(ut)
abs(min(ut))]);
armax = max([max(ar) abs(min(ar))]); atmax = max([max(at)
abs(min(at))]);

Spectro(i,1) = Tn(i);
Spectro(i,2) = urmax; %Relative displacement (u or
Sd) --> used for structure forces
Spectro(i,3) = utmax; %Total displacement (u + ug)
Spectro(i,4) = (urmax*wn^2)/g; %Pseudo aceleracion
(Sd*wn^2/g)

end

Graph(time_accel',accel,'Time (s)','Ground acceleration (g)','Ground

motion')
end

function [ur,vr,ar,ut,vt,at] =
NewmarksMethod(beta,gamma,c,m,k,dt,u0,v0,p,ag_dt,vg_dt,ug_dt)

ur = []; vr = []; ar = [];

%Initial calculations
i = 1;
ur(i,1) = u0;
vr(i,1) = v0;
ar(i,1) = (p(i,1)-c*vr(i,1)-k*ur(i,1))/m;

a1 = (1/(beta*dt^2))*m + (gamma/(beta*dt))*c;
a2 = (1/(beta*dt))*m + ((gamma/beta)-1)*c;

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a3 = ((1/(2*beta))-1)*m + dt*((gamma/(2*beta))-1)*c;
k_gorro =k + a1;

%Calculations for each time step

n = length(p);
for i = 1:n-1
p_gorro(i+1,1) = p(i+1,1) + a1*ur(i,1) + a2*vr(i,1) + a3*ar(i,1);
ur(i+1,1) = p_gorro(i+1)/k_gorro;
vr(i+1,1) = (gamma/(beta*dt))*(ur(i+1,1)-ur(i,1)) + (1-
(gamma/beta))*vr(i,1) + dt*(1-(gamma/(2*beta)))*ar(i,1);
ar(i+1,1) = (1/(beta*dt^2))*(ur(i+1,1)-ur(i,1))-(1/(beta*dt))*vr(i,1)-
((1/(2*beta))-1)*ar(i,1);
end

at = ar + ag_dt;
vt = vr + vg_dt;
ut = ur + ug_dt;

end

% function to minimize (equal energy)

function val = f(c)
global Base_shear Roof_disp
Ko = (Base_shear(2) - Base_shear(1))/(Roof_disp(2) - Roof_disp(1)); %
Initial stiffness [kip/in]
x_inter = c/Ko;
A_tri = 0.5 * x_inter * c;
A_rec = (Roof_disp(end) - x_inter) * c;

A_total = A_tri + A_rec;

Area_under_curve = trapz(Roof_disp,Base_shear); % Area under the force vs

displacement curve (pushover) [kip-in]

val = abs(Area_under_curve - A_total);

end

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