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ASCE 7-05 Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure (Section 12.8)

V = CsW (lbs) Seismic Base Shear. (12.8-1)
where:
W=
10000 lbs effective seismic weight per 12.7.2
SDS
Cs =
Seismic Response Coefficient (12.8-2)
R/I
Cs need not exceed:
SD1
for T TL (12.8-3)
Cs =
T(R/I)
SD1*TL
for T > TL (12.8-4)
Cs =
T2(R/I)
Cs shall not be less than:
0.01
Cs =
(12.8-5)
0.5*S1
(When S1 greater or equal to 0.6*g; 12.8-6)
Cs =
(R/I)
First determine seismic ground motion values (Section 11.4)
site class =
D
(refer to section 11.4.2)
Determine mapped acceleration parameters Ss and S1 (Figures 22-1 through 22-14)
Ss = 1.529 G parameter for the .2 sec spectral response acceleration (fig 22-3)
S1 =
0.6 G parameter for the 1 sec spectral response acceleration (fig 22-4)
Adjusted spectral response accelerations (Section 11.4.3):
SMS = Fa*Ss (11.4-1)
SM1 = Fv*S1 (11.4-2)
1
site coefficent (Table 11.4-1)
Fa =
1.5 site coefficent (Table 11.4-2)
Fv =
SMS = 1.529 G
SM1 =
0.9 G
Design Spectral Acceleration Parameters:
SDS = 2/3(SMS)
(11.4-3)
(11.4-4)
SD1 = 2/3(SM1)
SDS = 1.0193 G
SD1 =
0.6 G
Long period transition period (Figures 22-15 through 22-20)
TL =
sec (Fig 22-16)
8
R = response modification factor (Table 12.2-1 or 15.4-2)
R = 3.5 for structural system (Table 12.2-1 or 15.4-2)
I = occupancy importance factor determined (Section 11.2.1)
I=
1
(Table 11.5-1 and Table 1-1)
T = fundemental period of the structure (Section 12.8.2)
It is permitted to to use the approximate building period Ta for T from Section 12.8.2.1
x
Ta = Cthn
sec (12.8-7)
Ct =
hn =

T = Ta =

0.02

25
x = 0.75
0.224 sec

(Table 12.8-2)
ft (height in ft above base to highest level of structure)
(Table 12.8-2)

Solutions

Calculate Cs:

Notes:

Cs =

0.291

Cs max =
Cs min =

0.767
0.086

Cs = 0.291238
V = 2912.381 lbs

This method works for Buildings (ASCE 7-05 Chapter 12)

and Non-Building Structures (ASCE 7-05 Chapter 15)
If checking Non-Building Structures not similar to buildings (Table 15.4-2) C S-min will change
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