“Seismic Weight and Base Shear”

Variables

lb lb
WRoof ≔ 15 ―― WWalls ≔ 10 ―― Cs ≔ 0.1119
ft 2 ft 2

WeightRoof ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof⎞⎠ ≔ WRoof ⋅ ARoof

hWalls
WeightWallsT ⎛⎝WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT⎞⎠ ≔ WWalls ⋅ LWallsT ⋅ 2 ⋅ ――
2
hWalls
WeightWallsL ⎛⎝WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL⎞⎠ ≔ WWalls ⋅ LWallsL ⋅ 2 ⋅ ――
2

TotWeightT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT⎞⎠ ≔ WeightRoof ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof⎞⎠ ↲

+ WeightWallsT ⎛⎝WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT⎞⎠
TotWeightL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL⎞⎠ ≔ WeightRoof ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof⎞⎠ ↲
+ WeightWallsL ⎛⎝WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL⎞⎠
BShearT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT , Cs⎞⎠ ≔ TotWeightT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT⎞⎠ ⋅ Cs

BShearL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL , Cs⎞⎠ ≔ TotWeightL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL⎞⎠ ⋅ Cs

BShearT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT , Cs⎞⎠

UShearT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT , Cs⎞⎠ ≔ ――――――――――――――――
LWallsT

BShearL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL , Cs⎞⎠

UShearL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL , Cs⎞⎠ ≔ ――――――――――――――――
LWallsL

“House”
ARoof ≔ 2074 ft 2 hWalls ≔ 8 ft LWallsT ≔ 38 ft LWallsL ≔ 54 ft
TotWeightT ⎝⎛WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT⎞⎠ = 34150 lb
TotWeightL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL⎞⎠ = 35430 lb
BShearT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT , Cs⎞⎠ = 3821 lb
BShearL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL , Cs⎞⎠ = 3965 lb

lb
UShearT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT , Cs⎞⎠ = 101 ―
ft
 lb
UShearL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL , Cs⎞⎠ = 73 ―
ft
“Garage”
ARoof ≔ 417 ft 2 hWalls ≔ 8 ft LWallsT ≔ 24 ft LWallsL ≔ 22 ft
TotWeightT ⎝⎛WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT⎞⎠ = 8175 lb
TotWeightL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL⎞⎠ = 8015 lb
BShearT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT , Cs⎞⎠ = 915 lb
BShearL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL , Cs⎞⎠ = 897 lb

lb
UShearT ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsT , Cs⎞⎠ = 38 ―
ft
lb
UShearL ⎛⎝WRoof , ARoof , WWalls , hWalls , LWallsL , Cs⎞⎠ = 41 ―
ft