NEHRP Recommended Provisions: Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering
NEHRP Recommended Provisions: Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering
NEHRP Recommended Provisions: Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering
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Importance Factors
SUG Importance
Factor
III 1.50
II 1.25
I 1.00
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D, E, F Consider Irregularities
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Method of Analysis
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• Height
• Irregularity Type
• Ground Motion Intensity
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E = ρ QE + 0.2S DS D
E = ρ QE − 0.2S DS D
Redundancy Factor
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Redundancy Factor
20
ρ = 2−
rmax x Ax
1.0 ≤ ρ ≤ 1.5
Note: Special Moment Frame must be deployed such that ρ >= 1.25
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Redundancy Factor ρ
1.60
1.50
1.40
Redundancy Factor
1.30
1.20 20
ρ = 2−
1.10 rmax x
Ax
rmax=0.4
1.00 rmax=0.6
rmax=0.8
0.90
rmax=1.0
0.80
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
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Torsional Effects
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Accidential Torsion
0.05Lx
Fy T1=Fx(0.05Fy)
Fx
0.05Ly Ly
T2=Fy(0.05Fx)
Lx
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δmax
δavg δmax
2
δ
Ax = max
1.2δ
avg
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Vertical Accelerations
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Drift Limits
Seismic Use Group
Structure
I II III
Non masonry structures four 0.025hsx 0.020hsx 0.015hsx
stories or less with walls and
partitions designed to
accommodate drift
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δ0
δf =
1 −θ
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Without P-D
V
V
With P-D V
V =
1−θ
δ0 δf Displacement
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Px ∆
θ≡
Vx hsx Cd
If θ >= 0.10
0.5
θ max = ≤ 0.25
βC d
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End of NEHRP
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