A four-story reinforced concrete special moment-resisting public school is to be constructed in Malolos, Bulacan. Determine the base shear, V, to be applied at the building if its total weight is W = 7,300kN, and its total height, hn = 12.80m. Seismic source type = A, and Distance to Seismic Source = 5km.

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A four-story reinforced concrete special moment-resisting public school is to be constructed in Malolos, Bulacan. Determine the base shear, V, to be applied at the building if its total weight is W = 7,300kN, and its total height, hn = 12.80m. Seismic source type = A, and Distance to Seismic Source = 5km.
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