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Lucia Tirca

Prepared by: L. Tirca PhD., ing. (OIQ)

CIVI 454
8. Seismic Design. Concentrically Braced Frames

wf = ? Roof: SL= 1.5 kPa Consider Leffective brace = 6.0m

ROOF
LLroof = 1.0 kPa; DLroof=3kPa
FLOOR:
HSS 127x127 x 9.5 5.0 m DLfloor= 4 kPa
wf = ?
2nd Floor LLfloor= 3.6 kPa
Distance between secondary
5.0 m

HSS 152x152 x 13 beams is 2.0 m.

Brace Area r Cr Cu C’u Tu
10.0 m (G40.21 Fy=350 Mpa) (mm2) (mm) (kN) (kN) (kN) (kN)
HSS 127X127X9.5 4240 47.3 397

Design the floor beam. HSS 152X152X13 6680 56.1 658

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CIVI 454
8. Seismic Design. Concentrically Braced Frames

1 POINT FLOOR: DLfloor= 4 kPa; LLfloor= 3.6 kPa

Solution:
wf1.25DL+1.5LL =(1.25x4+1.5x3.6)x2=20.8kN/m
ROOF
wf1.0DL+0.5LL =(4+0.5x3.6)x2=11.6kN/m
5.0 m

HSS 127x127 x 9.5 wf = 11.6 kN/m wf = 11.6 kN/m

wf = 20.8 kN/m
2nd Floor wf = ?
5m 5m 5m 5m 10m
5.0 m

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Mmax = 11.6x52/8=36kNm
HSS 152x152 x 13 Mmax- = 20.8x52/8=65kNm Mmax = 11.6x102/8=145kNm

10.0 m 9
M1 =
9
x11.6x52=20kNm 10m
M1 = x20.8x52=37kNm 128
128

1 POINT Brace Area r Cr Cu C’u Tu 0.6Tu

(G40.21 Fy=350MPa) (mm2) (mm) (kN) (kN) (kN) (kN) (kN)
HSS 127X127X9.5 4240 47.3 397 696 390 1950 1170
HSS 152X152X13 6680 56.1 658 1153 614 3073 1844

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CIVI 454 8. Seismic Design. Concentrically Braced Frames

Consider: C’u &0.6Tu scenario

1 POINT
Solution (cont): ΣFx =0; 2P +(390+1170)cos450-(1844+614)cos450 =0; P=318kN
Punbalance = (390+1844-1170-614)sin450=318kN
ROOF
ME = 145 +318x10/4 =940 kNm select W610x113 with Mr=1020 kNm

5.0 m
W610x113 is Class 1 (page 5-7 Handbook)
1 POINT

2nd Floor C’u = 390

Check: Tf/Tr +Mf/Mr <1
C’u =614 Tf = 318 kN and Tr = 0.9x14500x345x10-3=4502kN;
5.0 m

318/4502 + 940/1020= 0.07+ 0.92 = 0.99 <1 O.K.

1 POINT
Check: Cf/Crx + 0.85UixMf/Mr < 1.0
10.0 m
Cf = 318kN; ME =940 kNm; Mr= 1020kNm; ω1x = 1.0;
U1x= ω1x/(1-Cf/Cex)=1/(1-318/17254) = 1.02 where Cex=π2EIx/L2=π2200000x875x106/ 100002/103= 17254 kN;
Cr = 0.9 AgFy(1+λ2x1.34)-1/1.34, where λ = (kL/r)[Fy/(π2E)]0.5 = (10000/246) [345/ (π2x 200000)]0.5 =0.538 and
Cr=0.9x14500x345(1+0.5382.68)-1/1.34 x10-3= 3954 kN
318/3954 +0.85x1.02x940/1020= 0.08 + 0.80 =0.88 < 1.0 OK
Scenario Cu &Tu does not govern the beam design.
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