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Sixth Edition
Majid Baradar, PE
Seismology Principles
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PROBLEMS
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(D) focus
2. There is a footwall facing a hanging wall prior to an
earthquake. The hanging wall moves up during the earthquake. Which type of fault occurred?
volcanic eruptions
II.
III.
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) I, II, and III
9. A tsunami is a
(C) subduction
(D) strike-slip
(C) attenuation
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S E I S M I C
D E S I G N
S O L V E D
P R O B L E M S
SOLUTIONS
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(B) periods
(C) acceleration
(A) frequencies
(D) stiffness
45. Consider the ratio of building acceleration to ground
acceleration. Which statement is INCORRECT?
fault line
before movement
after movement
hanging wall
footwall
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.6
time (sec)
0.8
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Design Problems
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PROBLEMS
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For Prob. 1 through Prob. 5, assume the following
scenario.
Two structures, each with the same height and floor
weight, are shown in elevation. Structure I has an
occupancy category of II and is located on a site where
the mapped spectral acceleration parameters, S1 and
SS, are 0.42 g and 1.06 g, respectively. Structure II has
an occupancy category of III and is located on a site
where the mapped spectral acceleration parameters,
S1 and SS, are 0.30 g and 0.75 g, respectively. The
fundamental time period is 0.63 sec for structure I and
0.43 sec for structure II. For both structures, it is less
than the long-period transition period. The penthouse
in structure II is a special moment-resisting frame.
special steel
concentrically braced frame
structure II
penthouse
30 kips (133 kN)
10 ft
100 kips (445 kN)
(3 m)
100 kips (445 kN)
100 kips (445 kN)
100 kips (445 kN)
typical
100 kips (445 kN)
10 ft
100 kips (445 kN)
(3 m)
special moment-resisting
reinforced concrete frame
structure I
hard rock
material
S1 = 0.42 g
SS = 1.06 g
soft clay
55 ft
(16.8 m)
S1 = 0.30 g
SS = 0.75 g
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D E S I G N
54. The design torsional moment in the east-west direction, assuming the torsional amplification factor, Ax, is
1.0, is most nearly
(A) 800 ft-kips (1100 kNm)
(B) 1000 ft-kips (1300 kNm)
(C) 1200 ft-kips (1600 kNm)
(D) 1400 ft-kips (1900 kNm)
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SOLUTIONS
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1. SI Solution
Structure I sits atop hard rock material. Therefore, from
ASCE/SEI7 Table 20.3-1, the site class is A. The mapped
MCE spectral response acceleration parameters are
given. To convert these parameters into site-specific spectral response acceleration parameters, SMS and SM1, the
values of the site coefficients, Fa and Fv, will need to be
determined.
ASCE/SEI7 Table 11.4-1 provides the value of site
coefficient Fa. For SS = 1.06 and site class A, Fa = 0.8.
ASCE/SEI7 Table 11.4-2 provides the value of site
coefficient Fv. For S1 = 0.42 and site class A, Fv = 0.8.
ASCE/SEI7 Sec. 11.4.3 gives the equations for SMS
and SM1.
S M S F a S S 0:81:06 0:848
S M 1 F v S 1 0:80:42 0:336
ASCE/SEI7 Sec. 11.4.4 gives the equations for the design
spectral acceleration parameters.
S DS 23S M S
S D1
2
3S M 1
2
3
0:848 0:565
0:336 0:224
2
S DS 0:565
0:071
8
R
1
I
Check that this value is within the maximum and minimum allowed values. Use ASCE/SEI7 Eq. 12.8-3 to
check the maximum Cs value, as the fundamental time
period, T, does not exceed the long-period transition
period.
C s;max
S D1
0:224
0:044
8
R
0:63 s
T
1
I
governs
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