Exam Aids

T = ct H 3 4 , where ct =0.085 for steel moment resisting frames, 0.075 for concrete frames and steel braced
frames, and 0.05 for any other system.
Zone ag Type (1): All regions except costal Type (2): Costal regions
Soil class S TB TC TD Soil class S TB TC TD
1 0.10g
A 1 0.05 0.25 1.2 A 1 0.15 0.4 2
2 0.125g
B 1.35 0.05 0.25 1.2 B 1.2 0.15 0.5 2
3 0.15g
C 1.50 0.10 0.25 1.2 C 1.25 0.20 0.6 2
4 0.20g
D 1.80 0.10 0.30 1.2 D 1.35 0.20 0.8 2
5A 0.25g
E 1.6 0.05 0.25 1.2 E 1.4 0.15 0.5 2
5B 0.30g
Live load contribution
Description α
C Description γ1 Soil class
Soil Class
‫ﻣﻨﺸﺎت ﻣﻌﺮﺿﮫ ﻟﻠﺤﻤﻞ اﻟﺤﻲ‬ 1.00 I ‫ﻣﻨﺸﺎت ﯾﺠﺐ ﺗﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﻜﻔﺎءه ﺗﺎﻣﮫ‬ 1.40 A Rock or similar
-‫ﻓﺘﺮات طﻮﯾﻠﮫ و ﻣﺘﺼﻠﮫ اﻟﺼﻮاﻣﻊ‬ ‫اﺛﻨﺎء و ﺑﻌﺪ اﻟﺰﻟﺰال‬ B Dense
‫ﺧﺰاﻧﺎت اﻟﻤﯿﺎه‬ II ‫ﻣﻨﺸﺎت ﯾﺘﺮﺗﺐ ﻋﻠﻲ اﻧﮭﯿﺎرھﺎ‬ 1.20 C Medium
‫ﻣﻨﺸﺎت ﻋﺎﻣﮫ ﺟﺮاﺟﺎت و ﻣﺪارس و‬ 0.50 ‫ﺧﺴﺎﺋﺮ ﻓﺎدﺣﮫ ﻓﻲ اﻻرواح‬ D Loose
‫ﻣﻜﺘﺒﺎت و ﻣﺴﺘﺸﻔﯿﺎت‬ III ‫ﻣﻨﺸﺎت ﻋﺎدﯾﮫ‬ 1.00 E River Sedimentary
‫ﻣﻨﺸﺎت ﺳﻜﻨﯿﮫ‬ 0.25 IV ‫ﻣﻨﺸﺎت زراﻋﯿﮫ و ﻣﺆﻗﺘﮫ‬ 0.8
Vertical System Horizontal System R
 2 T  2.5 2 
Sd ( T ) = a g g 1S  +  −  , 0 ≤ T ≤ TB RC shear wall 4.5
 3 TB  R 3  Load Bearing walls Reinforced masonry 3.5
2.5 Unreinforced masonry 2
Sd ( T ) = a g g 1S , TB ≤ T ≤ Tc RC Shear wall 5
R
Beam and column Reinforced masonry 4.5
2.5  TC 
S d ( T ) = a g g 1S ≥ 0.20 a g g 1 , Tc ≤ T ≤ TD
R  T 
Braced Frame 4.5
Ductile ( beam) 7
Moment resisting frame
2.5  TCTD  Non-ductile (beamless) 5
S d ( T ) = a g g 1S ≥ 0.20 a g g 1 ,
R  T 2 
Combined (Frame and Ductile (beam) 6
shear walls or braced
Non-ductile (beamless) 5
TD ≤ T ≤ 4 sec frame)
Towers 3
Government City Zone
Aswan Adfo 1 Other Silos and chimney 3.5
Kom Ombo 2
other 5
Aswan 3
Assuit All areas 1
Alex Alex 2 Government City Zone
Ismailia 3 Matrouh 2
Kafr Elshiekh 2
Luxor 1
Qena 1
Red sea Rass Garab and 4
Dimiat 2
north Safagaa
Souhag 1
Hurgada 5A
Beni suef Wasta 3
Shedwan 5B
Else 2
Else 3
South Sinai Rass Sedr 3
Beharaa 2
Dahab 4
Giza 3
Sharm Elsheikh 5A
Daqahlia 2
Taba 5B
Suez 3
Port said 3
Sharqua Belbeas, abu hamad, 2
Elwadi elgaded 1
10th of ramadan
Menoifia 2
Else 3
Qalubia Kafr elsheikh 2
Garbeia 2
Else 3
Fayoum 3
Cairo 3