Historical Seismology: Interdisciplinary Studies of Past and Recent Earthquakes (Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Building description……………………………………………………………….. ………..3
1.1 Material……………………………………………………………………………..3
1.2  Design loading………………………………………………………………………3
1.3 Story weight………………………………………………………………. ………..3
1.4 Governing codes…………………………………………………………………….3
2. Outline of preliminary design procedure:……………………………………………………6
2.1  Loading:……………………………………………………………………………..6
2.1.1 Develop seismic loading based on ASCE7-05 Chapter 11 and 12……………6
2.1.2 Design of structural wall (shear wall)…………………………………………6
2.1.3 Design of special moment frame………………………………………………6
3.  Lateral Force Analysis:………………………………………………………………………7
3.1  Mapped Spectral Acceleration………………………………………………………7
3.2  Structural System……………………………………………………………………7 
4.  Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure:…………………………………………………………8 
4.1  Unit Loads …………………………………………………………………………..9
4.2  Seismic Story Shear and Building OTM…………………………………………….9
4.3  Preliminary design of structural wall……………………………………………….10 
5.  Moment Frame Design:……………………………………………………………………..21
5.1  Two moment frames in each direction……………………………………………..22
5.2  Seismic Force distribution using Portal Method…………………………………...25
5.3 Based on two cycle moment distribution…………………………………………..25
5.4  Column axial load  (Between 3rd and 4th Floor)…………………………………..25
6. Preliminary Material Quantities for Superstructure only…………………………………....31
6.1 Shear-walls………………………………………………………………………….31
6.2 Columns…………………………………………………………………………….32
6.3 Slabs………………………………………………………………………………...32
7. Appendix A: Power-poi

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