Use the ASCE 7 equations for building vibration period and base shear and calculate the design base shear for the following building.
Use the ASCE 7 equations for building vibration period and base shear and calculate the design base shear for the following building.
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Use the ASCE 7 equations for building vibration period and base shear and calculate the design base shear for the following building.
Building information:
Building height:
Location:
Function:
Total building weight:
Structural system:
160-ft tall
Santa Monica, CA (Seismic Design Category E)
Hospital (Importance factor, I =1.5)
7,400 kips
Steel eccentrically braced frame (R= 8)

Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the building's Base Shear, V
ASCE 7 Equation for Vibration Period
T₂ C₂²
Redmond, VA
S-004
S1-0.42 g
Structure Type
Steel moment-resisting frames
Concrete moment-resisting frames
Steel eccentrically braced frames
Steel buckling-restrained braced frames
All other structural systems
San Francisco, CA
Sds 1340
841-266g
Santa Monica CA
Sds 134 g
8d1=0.75g
is the building height above ground (in feet)
Grand x are given in the table below.
Table-Values of Approximate Period Parameters Ct and x
C₂
x
Las Vegas, NV
Sds-0379
Sd10.17 g
771 kips
1,857 kips
2,375 kips
3,238 kips
0.028
0.016
0.03
0.03
0.02
New York, NY
Side-0 180 g
| 10
Op
0.8
0.9
0.75
0.75
0.75
Lowwe had
Miami Beach, FL
-0.044
Set-0033 g
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