TABLE

TABLE 12.2-1
12.2-1 DESIGN
DESIGN COEFFICIENTS
COEFFICIENTS AND
AND FACTORS
FACTORS FOR
FOR SEISMIC
SEISMIC FORCE-RESISTING
FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS
Structural System Limitations
and Building Height (ft) Limit®
Seismic Force-Resisting System
Seismic Force-Resisting System ASCE 77 Section
ASCE where
Section where Response System Deflection
Detailing Requirements Modification Overstrength Amplitication we A
are Specified Coetticient, R? Factor, 299 Factor, Cy? Seismic Design Category
B | c | Db? | e Fe
A. BEARING WALL SYSTEMS
1. Special reinforced concrete shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.6 5 21h 5 NL | NL |} 160 | 160 100
2. Ordinary reinforced concrete shear 14.2 and 14.2.3.4 4 21/5 4 NL | NL | NP | NP NP
walls
3. Detailed plain concrete shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.2 2 21/5 2 NL | NP | NP | NP NP
4. Ordinary plain concrete shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.1 lp 21/5 lp NL | NP | NP | NP NP
5. Intermediate precast shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.5 4 2'/ 4 NL | NL | 404 | 40* 40*
6. Ordinary precast shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.3 3 21h 3 NL | NP | NP | NP NP
7. Special reinforced masonry shear walls 14.4 and 14.4.3 5 21h 31h NL | NL |} 160 | 160 100
8. Intermediate reinforced masonry shear 14.4 and 14.4.3 31h 21h 214 NL | NL | NP | NP NP
walls
9. Ordinary reinforced masonry shear 14.4 2 2lh 13/4 NL | 160 | NP | NP NP
walls
10. Detailed plain masonry shear walls 14.4 2 21h 134 NL | NP | NP | NP NP
11. Ordinary plain masonry shear walls 14.4 lp 21h 4 NL | NP | NP | NP NP
12. Prestressed masonry shear walls 14.4 lp 21h 134 NL | NP | NP | NP NP
13. Light-framed walls sheathed with 14.1, 14.1.4.2, 6b 3 4 NL] NL | 65 | 65 65
wood structural panels rated for shear and 14.5
resistance or steel sheets
14. Light-framed walls with shear panels 14.1, 14.1.4.2, 2 21h 2 NL | NL | 35 | NP NP
of all other materials and 14.5
15. Light-framed wall systems using flat 14.1, 14.1.4.2, 4 2 31h NL | NL} 65 | 65 65
strap bracing and 14.5
B. BUILDING FRAME SYSTEMS
1. Steel eccentrically braced frames, 14.1 8 2 4 NL | NL | 160 | 160 100
moment resisting connections at
columns away from links
2. Steel eccentrically braced frames, 14.1 7 2 4 NL | NL | 160 | 160 100
non-moment-resisting, connections at
columns away from links
3. Special steel concentrically braced 14.1 6 2 5 NL | NL |} 160 | 160 100
frames
4. Ordinary steel concentrically braced 14.1 34 2 34 NL | NL | 35/ | 35/ | NP/
frames
5. Special reinforced concrete shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.6 6 21/5 5 NL | NL |} 160 | 160 100
6. Ordinary reinforced concrete shear 14.2 and 14.2.3.4 5 21/5 Alp NL | NL | NP | NP NP
walls
7. Detailed plain concrete shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.2 2 21/5 2 NL | NP | NP | NP NP
8. Ordinary plain concrete shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.1 lp 21/5 lp NL | NP | NP | NP NP
9. Intermediate precast shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.5 5 QI Aly NL | NL | 40 | 40%] — 40*
10. Ordinary precast shear walls 14.2 and 14.2.3.3 4 21/5 4 NL | NP | NP | NP NP
11.1. Composite
1 steel and
Composite steel and concrete
concrete 14.3
14.3 88 22 44 NL
NL| NL
NL|} 160
160 | 160
160 100
100
eccentrically braced frames
eccentrically braced frames
12. Composite
12. steel and
Composite steel and concrete
concrete 14.3
14.3 55 22 4p
4l/2 NL
NL| NL
NL|} 160
160 | 160
160 100
100
concentrically braced frames
concentrically braced frames
13. Ordinary
13. Ordinary composite
composite steel
steel and
and concrete
concrete 14.3
14.3 33 22 3
3 NL
NL| NL
NL| NP
NP | NP
NP NP
NP
braced
braced frames
frames
14. Composite
14. steel plate
Composite steel plate shear
shear walls
walls 14.3
14.3 6p
6 I12 21h
2 I12 5h
5l/2 NL
NL| NL
NL| 160
160 | 160
160 100
100
15. Special
15. Special composite
composite reinforced
reinforced concrete
concrete 14.3
14.3 66 21h
2 I12 5
5 NL
NL| NL
NL|} 160
160 | 160
160 100
100
shear walls
shear walls with
with steel
steel elements
elements
16. Ordinary
16. Ordinary composite
composite reinforced
reinforced 14.3
14.3 55 21h
2 I12 Alp
4112 NL
NL| NL
NL| NP
NP | NP
NP NP
NP
concrete
concrete shear walls with
shear walls with steel
steel
elements
elements
17. Special
17. Special reinforced masonry shear
reinforced masonry shear walls
walls 14.4
14.4 5h
5 I12 21h
2 I12 44 NL
NL| NL
NL|} 160
160 | 160
160 100
100
18. Intermediate
18. Intermediate reinforced
reinforced masonry
masonry shear
shear 14.4
14.4 4
4 21h
2 I12 44 NL
NL| NL
NL| NP
NP | NP
NP NP
NP
walls
walls
19. Ordinary
19. Ordinary reinforced
reinforced masonry
masonry shear
shear 14.4
14.4 22 2lh
2 Ih 2
2 NL
NL| 160
160| NP
NP | NP
NP NP
NP
walls
walls
20.
20. Detailed plain masonry
Detailed plain masonry shear
shear walls
walls 14.4
14.4 22 21h
2 I12 2
2 NL
NL| NP
NP| NP
NP | NP
NP NP
NP
21.
21. Ordinary
Ordinary plain
plain masonry
masonry shear
shear walls
walls 14.4
14.4 1lpI12 21h
2 I12 4
11/4 NL
NL| NP
NP| NP
NP | NP
NP NP
NP

120
120 ASCE
ASCE 7-05
7-05
 TABLE 12.2-1 DESIGN
TABLE 12.2-1 DESIGN COEFFICIENTS
COEFFICIENTS AND
AND FACTORS
FACTORS FOR
FOR SEISMIC
SEISMIC FORCE-RESISTING
FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS (continued)
(continued)
Structural System Limitations
Structural System Limitations
and
and Building
Building Height (ft) LimitC
Height (it) Limit®
Seismic Force-Resisting System
Seismic Force-Resisting System ASCE
ASCE 7 7 Section
Section where
where Response
Response System
System Deflection
Deflection
Detailing Requirements
Detailing Requirements Moditication
Modification Overstrength
Overstrength Amplification
Amplification woe A
Seismic Design Category
are Specified
are Specified Coetticient, Ra
Coetficient, R? Factor, 297
Factor, Clog Factor, Cy?
Factor, cdb Seismic Design Category
BB | I c]}C I pb?D | ~ eI E ~Fe
Fe I

22. Prestressed masonry

22. Prestressed masonry shear
shear walls
walls 14.4
14.4 1lpI12 21/2 13/4 NL | NP | NP | NP NP
23.
23. Light-framed
Light-framed walls sheathed with
walls sheathed with 14.1, 14.1.4.2,
14.1, 14.1.4.2, 77 2lh Alp NL| NL] 65 | 65 65
wood structural
wood structural panels
panels rated
rated for
for shear
shear and 14.5
and 14.5
resistance or steel
resistance or steel sheets
sheets
24.
24. Light-framed
Light-framed walls
of
of all
all other
walls with
other materials
materials
with shear
shear panels
panels 14.1, 14.14.2,
14.1, 14.1.4.2,
and 14.5
and 14.5
I 21h
21/2 21/2 21h NL|NL| 35 | NP NP

25. Buckling-restrained braced

25. Buckling-restrained braced frames,
frames, 14.1 7 2 Sl) NL | NL | 160 | 160 100
non-moment-resisting beam-column
non-moment-resisting beam-column
connections
connections
26. Buckling-restrained braced
26. Buckling-restrained braced frames,
frames, 14.1 8 2" 5 NL | NL | 160 | 160 100
moment-resisting beam-column
moment-resisting beam-column
connections
connections
27. Special steel
27. Special steel plate
plate shear
shear wall
wall 14.1 7 2 6 NL | NL] 160 | 160] 100

C. MOMENT-RESISTING
C. MOMENT-RESISTING FRAME
SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS
FRAME
I
1. Special
1. Special steel
steel moment
moment frames
frames 14.1
14.1 and
and 12.2.5.5
12.2.5.5 8
8 3
3 5lh
5 I12 NL | NL] NL | NL NL
2. Special
2. Special steel truss moment
steel truss moment frames
frames 14.1
14.1 7
7 3
3 5lh
5 I12 NL | NL] 160 | 100] NP
3. Intermediate
3. steel moment
Intermediate steel moment frames
frames 12.2.5.6,
12.2.5.6, 12.2.5.7,
12.2.5.7, 4.5
4.5 3 4
4 NL | NL | 35"“ | NP? |) NP#
12.2.5.8,
12.2.5.8, 12.2.5.9,
12.2.5.9,
and
and 14.1
14.1
4.
4. Ordinary steel moment
Ordinary steel frames
moment frames 12.2.5.6,
12.2.5.6, 12.2.5.7,
12.2.5.7, 3.5
3.5 3
3 33 NL] NL | NP? | NPY] NP
12.2.5.8,
12.2.5.8, and 14.1
and 14.1

I 5. Special
5. Special reinforced
frames
frames
reinforced concrete
concrete moment
moment I 12.2.5.5
12.2.5.5 and 14.2
and 14.2 I 8
8 I 3
3 I Sl)
5112 NL | NL] NL | NL NL

6. Intermediate
6. Intermediate reinforced
reinforced concrete
concrete 14.2 5 3 Alf, NL|NL| NP | NP NP
moment frames
moment frames
7. Ordinary
7. Ordinary reinforced
reinforced concrete
concrete moment
moment 14.2 3 3 21/5 NL | NP| NP | NP NP
frames
frames
8.8. Special
Special composite steel and
composite steel and concrete
concrete 12.2.5.5 and
12.2.5.5 and 14.3
14.3 8
8 3 Sl) NL | NL] NL | NL NL
moment frames
moment frames
9.9. Intermediate composite moment
Intermediate composite moment 14.3 5 3 Alp NL | NL] NP | NP NP
frames
frames
10. Composite partially
10. Composite partially restrained
restrained moment
moment 14.3 6 3 Sl) 160] 160} 100 | NP NP
frames
frames
11. Ordinary
11. Ordinary composite
composite moment
moment frames
frames 14.3 3 3 21/5 NL | NP| NP | NP NP

D. DUAL
D. DUAL SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS WITH WITH SPECIAL
SPECIAL 12.2.5.1
MOMENT FRAMES
MOMENT FRAMES CAPABLE
CAPABLE OF OF
RESISTING AT
RESISTING AT LEAST
LEAST 25%25% OFOF
PRESCRIBED
PRESCRIBED SEISMIC SEISMIC FORCES
FORCES
1. Steel
1. eccentrically braced
Steel eccentrically braced frames
frames 14.1 8 2" 4 NL | NL] NL | NL NL
2. Special
2. Special steel concentrically braced
steel concentrically braced 14.1 7 2" Sl) NL|NL| NL | NL | NL
frames
frames
3. Special
3. Special reinforced
reinforced concrete
concrete shear walls
shear walls 14.2 7 21 5lh NL}|NL| NL} NL] NL
4.
4. Ordinary
Ordinary reinforced
reinforced concrete
concrete shear
shear 14.2 6 2" 5 NL | NL] NP | NP NP
walls
walls
5. Composite steel and concrete 14.3 8 2" 4 NL | NL] NL | NL NL
eccentrically braced frames
eccentricallv braced frames

I 6. Composite
6. steel and
Composite steel and concrete
concentrically braced
concentricallv
concrete
braced frames
frames
14.3 6 2" 5 NL | NL] NL | NL NL

7. Composite
7. steel plate
Composite steel plate shear
shear walls
walls 14.3
14.3 MhIh
7 2" 6 NL|NL| NL | NL | NL
8.8. Special
Special composite
composite reinforced concrete
reinforced concrete 14.3
14.3 77 2" 6 NL | NL] NL | NL NL
shear
shear walls
walls with
with steel
steel elements
elements
9. Ordinary
9. Ordinary composite reinforced
composite reinforced 14.3
14.3 66 2'/h 5 NL | NL] NP | NP NP
concrete shear
concrete walls with
shear walls steel
with steel
elements
elements
10. Special
10. Special reinforced masonry shear
reinforced masonry shear walls
walls 14.4
14.4 5hIh
5 5 NL | NL] NL | NL NL
11. Intermediate
11. Intermediate reinforced
reinforced masonry
masonry shear
shear 14.4
14.4 4
4 3l/p NL | NL] NP | NP NP
walls
walls
12. Buckling-restrained
12. Buckling-restrained braced
braced frame
frame 14.1
14.1 88 21 5 NL | NL] NL | NL NL
13. Special
13. Special steel
steel plate
plate shear
shear walls
walls 14.1
14.1 88 2" 6!» NL|NL| NL | NL | NL

Minimum Design Loads

Minimum Design Loads for
for Buildings
Buildings and
and Other
Other Structures
Structures 121
 TABLE 12.2-1 DESIGN
TABLE 12.2-1 DESIGN COEFFICIENTS
COEFFICIENTS AND FACTORS FOR
AND FACTORS FOR SEISMIC
SEISMIC FORCE-RESISTING
FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEMS (continued)
SYSTEMS (continued)
Structural System
Structural System Limitations
Limitations
and Building
and Building Height
Height (ft)
(it) Limit®
LimitC
Seismic Force-Resisting System
Seismic Force-Resisting System ASCE 77 Section
ASCE Section where
where Response
Response System
System Deflection
Deflection
Detailing Requirements
Detailing Requirements Modification
Modification Overstrength
Overstrength Amplification
Amplification woe :
Seismic Design Category
are
are Specified
Specified Coetticient, R?
Coetficient, Ra Factor, 999
Factor, nos Factor, Cy?
Factor, cdb Seismic Design Category
B I C
B]|c I D ~ I
|p? | EeE~ I
FeFe
E. DUAL
E. DUAL SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS WITH WITH 12.2.5.1
12.2.5.1
INTERMEDIATE MOMENT
INTERMEDIATE MOMENT FRAMES FRAMES
CAPABLE
CAPABLE OF RESISTING AT
OF RESISTING AT LEAST
LEAST
25% OF
25% OF PRESCRIBED
PRESCRIBED SEISMIC SEISMIC
FORCES
FORCES
1.1. Special
Special steel
steel concentrically
concentrically braced
braced 14.1
14.1 6 2'/ 5 NL] NL | 35 | NP | Np?
frames/
framesf
2. Special
2. Special reinforced
reinforced concrete shear walls
concrete shear walls 14.2
14.2 6A 21/5 5 NL} NL} 160] 100 100
3.3. Ordinary
Ordinary reinforced
reinforced masonry
masonry shearshear 14.4
14.4 3 3 21h NL | 160} NP | NP NP
walls
walls
4. Intermediate
4. reinforced masonry
Intermediate reinforced masonry shear
shear 14.4
14.4 3lh 3 3 NL| NL} NP | NP NP
walls
walls
5. Composite
5. Composite steel
steel and
and concrete
concrete 14.3
14.3 5h 21/5 Alp NL | NL | 160} 100 NP
concentrically braced
concentrically braced frames
frames
6. Ordinary
6. Ordinary composite
composite braced
braced frames
frames 14.3
14.3 31h 21h 3 NL| NL | NP | NP NP
7. Ordinary
7. Ordinary composite
composite reinforced
reinforced 14.3
14.3 5 3 Alp NL| NL} NP | NP NP
concrete shear
concrete shear walls
walls with
with steel
steel
elements
elements
8. Ordinary
8. Ordinary reinforced
reinforced concrete
concrete shear
shear 14.2
14.2 5h 21/5 Alp NL| NL | NP | NP NP
walls
walls
F.
F. SHEARSHEAR WALL-FRAME
WALL-FRAME 12.2.5.10
12.2.5.10 and 14.2
and 14.2 Alp 2lh 4 NL| NP | NP | NP NP
INTERACTIVE
INTERACTIVE SYSTEM SYSTEM WITH WITH
ORDINARY
ORDINARY REINFORCED REINFORCED
CONCRETE
CONCRETE MOMENT MOMENT FRAMES FRAMES AND AND
ORDINARY
ORDINARY REINFORCED REINFORCED
CONCRETE
CONCRETE SHEAR SHEAR WALLS WALLS
G.
G. CANTILEVERED
CANTILEVERED COLUMN COLUMN 12.2.5.2
12.2.5.2
SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS DETAILED DETAILED TO TO CONFORM
CONFORM
TO
TO THE THE REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS FOR: FOR:
1.1. Special
Special steel
steel moment
moment frames
frames 12.2.5.5 and 14.1
12.2.5.5 and 14.1 21h fy 21h 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 35
2. Intermediate
2. steel moment
Intermediate steel moment frames
frames 14.1
14.1 lp ly lp 35 | 35 | 35" | NPP! | Np
3.3. Ordinary
Ordinary steel
steel moment
moment frames
frames 14.1
14.1 ly ly ly 35 | 35 | NP | NP?! | Np
4.
4. Special
Special reinforced
reinforced concrete
concrete moment
moment 12.2.5.5
12.2.5.5 and
and 14.2
14.2 2p 4 2p 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 35
frames
frames
5. Intermediate
5. concrete moment
Intermediate concrete moment framesframes 14.2
14.2 lp yy lp 35 | 35 | NP | NP NP
6. Ordinary
6. Ordinary concrete
concrete moment frames
moment frames 14.2
14.2 1 yy 1 35 | NP | NP | NP NP
7. Timber
7. Timber frames
frames 14.5
14.5 lp Ip lp 35 | 35 | 35 | NP NP

H. STEEL SYSTEMS NOT 14.1 3 3 3 NL| NL | NP | NP NP

SPECIFICALLY DETAILED FOR
SEISMIC RESISTANCE, EXCLUDING
CANTILEVER COLUMN SYSTEMS
“Response modification coefficient,
'Response modification coefficient, R, for use
R, for use throughout
throughout the
the standard.
standard. Note
Note RR reduces
reduces forces
forces to
to aa strength level, not
strength level, an allowable
not an allowable stress level.
stress level.
»Reflection amplification
'~eflection amplification factor,
factor, Cd,
Cy, for
for use in Sections
use in Sections 12.8.6,
12.8.6, 12.8.7,
12.8.7, and 12.9.2
and 12.9.2
°NL
'NL == Not Not Limited
Limited andand NP NP == Not
Not Permitted.
Permitted. For For metric
metric units
units use
use 30.5
30.5 mm for
for 100
100 ftft and
and use
use 48.8
48.8 mm for 160 ft.
for 160 ft. Heights
Heights are
are measured
measured fromfrom the base of
the base of the
the structure
structure
as defined
as defined inin Section
Section 11.2.
11.2.
4See Section
d ~ e Section
e 12.2.5.4
12.2.5.4 forfor aa description
description of of building systems limited
building systems limited to
to buildings
buildings with
with aa height
height of of 240
240 ft ft (73.2
(73.2 m)m) or
or less.
less.
°See Section
"See Section 12.2.5.4
12.2.5.4 forfor building
building systems
systems limited
limited to to buildings
buildings with
with aa height
height of
of 160
160 ft
ft (48.8
(48.8 m)m) oror less.
less.
JfOrdinary
Ordinary moment
moment frameframe is is permitted
permitted to to be
be used
used inin lieu
lieu ofof intermediate
intermediate moment
moment frameframe forfor Seismic
Seismic Design
Design Categories
Categories B B or
or C.
C.
®The tabulated
8The tabulated valuevalue ofof the
the overstrength factor, 00,
overstrength factor, Qo, is is permitted
permitted to to be
be reduced
reduced by by subtracting
subtracting one-half
one-half for structures with
for structures with flexible
flexible diaphragms,
diaphragms,
- but shall not
but shall not be
be
taken
taken asas less
less than
than 2.0
2.0 for
for any
any structure.
structure.
*See
'see Sections 12.2.5.6 and
Sections 12.2.5.6 and 12.2.5.7
12:2.5.7 forfor limitations
limitations forfor steel
steel OMFs
OMFs and and IMFs
IMFs inin structures
structures assigned
assigned to to Seismic
Seismic Design
Design Category
Category D D or
or E.
E.
‘See
5 Sections 12.2.5.8
e e Sections 12.2.5.8 andand 12.2.5.9 for limitations
12.2.5.9 for limitations forfor steel
steel OMFs
OMFs andand IMFs
IMFs inin structures
structures assigned
assigned to to Seismic Design Category
Seismic Design Category F. F.
/Steel ordinary
'Steel concentrically braced
ordinary concentrically braced frames
frames are permitted in
are permitted in single-story
single-story buildings
buildings up up toto aa height
height of of 60
60 ftft (18.3
(18.3 m)
m) where
where thethe dead
dead load
load of
of the
the roof
roof does
does not
not
exceed
exceed 20 20 psf
psf (0.96
(0.96 kN/m?)
kN/m2) and and inin penthouse
penthouse structures.
structures.
Increase in
k~ncrease in height
height toto 45
45 ftft (13.7
(13.7 m)
m) isis permitted
permitted forfor single
single story
story storage
storage warehouse
warehouse facilities.
facilities.

dual systems,
dual systems, the
the more
more stringent
stringent system
system limitation
limitation contained
contained in
in deflection amplification
deflection amplification factor,
factor, CCg,d , and the system
and the system over
over strength
strength
Table 12.2-1
Table 12.2-1 shall
shall apply
apply and
and the
the design
design shall
shall comply
comply with
with the
the factor, no,
factor, Qo, used for the
used for the design
design atat any
any story
story shall
shall not
not be
be less
less than
than
requirements of
requirements of this
this section.
section. the largest
the largest value
value of
of this
this factor
factor that
that isis used
used inin the
the same
same direction
direction
at any
at any story
story above
above that
that story.
story.
12.2.3.1
12.2.3.1 R,R, Cg,
C d ,and Qo Values
and O0 Values for
for Vertical
Vertical Combinations.
Combinations. The The
value
value of
of the
the response
response modification coefficient, R,
modification coefficient, R, used
used for
for design
design EXCEPTIONS:
EXCEPTIONS:
at any
at any story
story shall
shall not
not exceed
exceed the
the lowest
lowest value
value of
of RR that is used
that is used 1.1. Rooftop structures not
Rooftop structures not exceeding
exceeding two
two stories
stories inin height
height and 10 percent
and 10 percent
in the
in the same
same direction
direction at
at any
any story
story above
above that
that story.
story. Likewise,
Likewise, thethe of
of the total structure
the total structure weight.
weight.

122
122 ASCE 7-05
ASCE 7-05