EARTHQUAKE FORCES ACCORDING to EGYPTIAN CODE 2008

‫ محمود زغلل‬/‫إ@عداد مهندس‬ by Eng. M. ZAGHLAL at JAN.2010

INPUTS: RESPONSE SPECTRUM
CURVE
0.6
SOIL TYPE A,B,C or D = c
0.5
ZONE 1,2,3,4,5A or 5B = 3
0.4
REDUCTION FACTOR (R) = 5 0.3
Total Weight of building (TON)= 1660 0.2
TOTAL HEIGHT of building (m)= 26 0.1

IMPORTANCE FACTOR 1 or 1.2 = 1 0

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5

OUR SOIL S TB TC TD
c 1.5 0.1 0.25 1.2

TYPES OF SOIL S TB TC TD
A 1 0.05 0.25 1.2
B 1.35 0.05 0.25 1.2
C 1.5 0.1 0.25 1.2
D 1.8 0.1 0.3 1.2
REDUCTION FACTOR (R) = 5 1

ZONE 1 2 3 4 5A 5B
ag 0.1 0.125 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
Total building WEIGHT (TON)= 1660
ag= 0.15
H= 26 m
T1=Ct(H)^3/4= 0.575705 seconds
IMPORTANCE= 1
CASE1 Sd(T)= -0.0658894
CASE2 Sd(T)= 0.1125
CASE3 Sd(T)= 0.0488531
CASE4 Sd(T)= 0.1018295
FINAL Sd(T)= 0.0488531
l= 1

Total base shear Fb = 81.09622 ton

DISTRIBUTION OF EQ FORCES

hi (m) from base level Wi (TON) hi.Wi Fi (TON) For X or Y directions

5 207.5 1037.5 3.2700088122
8 207.5 1660 5.2320140995
11 207.5 2282.5 7.1940193868
14 207.5 2905 9.1560246741
17 207.5 3527.5 11.118029961
20 207.5 4150 13.080035249
23 207.5 4772.5 15.042040536
26 207.5 5395 17.004045823
SUMMATION = 1660 25730 81.096218542
T1= 0 0.1 0.25 0.4 0.75 1 1.2 1.3 2 3 4
SR 0.225 0.5625 0.5625 0.351563 0.1875 0.140625 0.117188 0.099852 0.042188 0.02 0.02