BS CIVIL ENGINEERING

Earthquake Engineering
nd
2 Semester, AY 2019-2020

Assignment
Reference: NSCP 2015-Chapter 2

Name: _________________________________ Date: _____________________

Year & Section: __________________________ Rating: ____________________

I. Direction: Fill in the blanks.

1. The maximum element storey shear ratio is defined as the largest of the element storey
shear ratios, which occurs in any of the storey levels at or below the ________________
height of the building.

2. For shear walls, , the element storey shear ratio ( ri ) shall be taken as the maximum
value of the product of the wall shear multiplied by 3/lw and divided by the total storey
shear, lw refers to ________________.

3. The main determinant of fundamental period of a structure are ____________________.

4. What is the seismic coefficient, Ca in seismic zone Z=0.2 under S A soil profile type?
Answer: _________________

5. The equivalent Importance factor of hazardous facilities is equal to _________________.

6. Near-source factors, Nv equal to 2.0, 1,6 and 1.0 connote the seismic source type of A,
B, and C, respectively, under the distance of ____________________.

7. The formula in determining the maximum design base shear by static lateral force
procedure is _______________________.

8. What is value of Ct for RC moment-resisting frames and eccentrically braced frames?

Answer: _________________

9. A ___________________ is one in which the lateral stiffness is less than 70% of that in
the storey above or less than 80% of the average stiffness of the three stories above.

10. ______________________ type of irregularity should be considered to exit where the

horizontal dimension of the lateral force resisting system in any storey is more than 130%
of that in an adjacent storey.

Mark 10:27 “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are
possible with God.’ ”

Prepared by:

Engr. Rizalyn C. Ilumin

Instructor