Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF THE ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
FINAL EXAMINATION
23 February 2022

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This is an online examination.
2. It will start at 6PM of 23 February 2022 and ends at 11:59PM of 24 February 2022. All papers
must be uploaded on or before the deadline date and time.
3. The solution paper for each problem must be using the prescribed Baylon template.
4. You may use either the handwriting work or typewritten work using MS Word application or can
be combination. The paper must be saved in PDF format when uploading in the “assignment” of
MS Teams.
5. The filename format is
<Surname>_<Firstname>_EARQUAK_FE.pdf
6. Always summarize your final answers in the last part of your solution paper.
For example:
Final Answers:
A. structure period. T = 0.795 second
B. seismic coefficients Ca and Cv . Ca = 0.440, Cv = 0.336
C. base shear. V = 7256 kN
7. Not following the above instructions will make your examination “NULL & VOID.”

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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF THE ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Problem 1: (30%)
Using NSCP 2015 (1st printing), find the design base shear for a 5-story steel special moment-resisting
frame building shown below, given the following information:
Z = 0.4
Seismic source type = B
Distance to seismic source = 5 km
Soil profile type = SC
I = 1.0
R = 8.5
W = 7232.808 kN

In solving this example, the following steps are followed:

A. Determine the structure period.

B. Determine the seismic coefficients Ca and Cv .
C. Determine base shear.

Second Floor, College of Engineering and Architecture Building,

PUP A. Mabini Campus, Anonas Street, Sta. Mesa, Manila 1016
Direct Line: 335-1752|Trunk Line: 335-1787 or 335-1777 local 236 or 302
Website: www.pup.edu.ph| Email: ce@pup.edu.phTel no: 716-6273
ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED
THE COUNTRY’S 1st POLYTECHNICU CERTIFICATE NUMBER: AJA18-0190
 Republic of the Philippines
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF THE ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Problem 2: (40%)

A 9-story building has a moment resisting steel frame for a lateral force-resisting system. Find the vertical
distribution of lateral forces Fx . The following information is given:

Zone 4
W = 16734.21 kN
Cv = 0.56
R = 8.5
I = 1.0
T = 1.06 sec.
V = 1040. kN

In solving this problem, the following steps are followed:

A. Determine Ft.
B. Find Fx at each level.
Second Floor, College of Engineering and Architecture Building,
PUP A. Mabini Campus, Anonas Street, Sta. Mesa, Manila 1016
Direct Line: 335-1752|Trunk Line: 335-1787 or 335-1777 local 236 or 302
Website: www.pup.edu.ph| Email: ce@pup.edu.phTel no: 716-6273
ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED
THE COUNTRY’S 1st POLYTECHNICU CERTIFICATE NUMBER: AJA18-0190
 Republic of the Philippines
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF THE ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Problem 3: (30%)

A single story building has a rigid roof diaphragm. Lateral forces in both directions are resisted by shear
walls. The mass of the roof can be considered to be uniformly distributed, and in this example, the weight
of the walls is neglected. In actual practice, particularly with concrete shear walls, the weight of the walls
should be included in the determination of the Center of Mass (CM). The following information is given:
Design base shear: V = 444.82 kN
Wall rigidities: RA= 4378.17 kN/m. RB= 1459.39 kN/m. RC = RD = 2918.78 kN/m
Center of mass: xm = 12.192 m, ym = 6.096 m

Determine the following:

A. Eccentricity and rigidity properties.

B. Direct shear in walls A and B.
C. Plan irregularity requirements.
D. Torsional shear in walls A and B.
E. Total shear in walls A and B.

Second Floor, College of Engineering and Architecture Building,

PUP A. Mabini Campus, Anonas Street, Sta. Mesa, Manila 1016
Direct Line: 335-1752|Trunk Line: 335-1787 or 335-1777 local 236 or 302
Website: www.pup.edu.ph| Email: ce@pup.edu.phTel no: 716-6273
ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED
THE COUNTRY’S 1st POLYTECHNICU CERTIFICATE NUMBER: AJA18-0190