12-27-2010, 12:05 AM
Dear Budis
Great effort, however i want to add to your comment regarding framing tyoe and zone category. As you understand in Indonesian Code we don't have caluse about what framing type permitted in what zone, so we don't have obligation to match the framing type with zone number. On that case what we do, we just ignore special seismic load effects in define menu and use engineering judgment in our design. I always use special moment frame whatever the zone is. There is nothing wrong with IMF seismic reduction factor in high seismic area (zone 6) with SMF design :) isn't it ?
Great effort, however i want to add to your comment regarding framing tyoe and zone category. As you understand in Indonesian Code we don't have caluse about what framing type permitted in what zone, so we don't have obligation to match the framing type with zone number. On that case what we do, we just ignore special seismic load effects in define menu and use engineering judgment in our design. I always use special moment frame whatever the zone is. There is nothing wrong with IMF seismic reduction factor in high seismic area (zone 6) with SMF design :) isn't it ?