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SEISMIC (Section 1630.2.1)

INPUT
Occupancy Category
Seismic Zone
Soil Profile Type
Lateral-Force Resisting System
Closest Distance to Known Seismic Source
(for Zone 4 only)

OUTPUT
Importance & Seismic Zone Factors
Seismic Coefficients Ca and Cv
System Coefficient R
Building Height Limit
Building Period T
Seismic Base Shear Factors

INPUT
Building Height
Wind Speed
Wind Exposure

OUTPUT
Design Wind Pressures
Wind Pressure Chart

WIND (Section 1621.2)

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Seismic Zone =
(Table 16-I)
Soil Profile Type =
(Table 16-J)

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2B

SB

Seismic Importance Factor, I = 1.25

Seismic Importance Factor, Ip = 1.50
Wind Importance Factor, Iw = 1.15
Seismic Zone Factor, Z = 0.2
(16-Q) Seismic Coefficient, Ca
(16-R) Seismic Coefficient, Cv
Calculated Ca
Calculated Cv

=
=
=
=

0.20
0.20
0.66
1.92

When the soil properties are not known in sufficient detail to determine the soil profile type,
Type SD shall be used
Basic Resisting System =
Lateral Resisting Elements =

Building Height, hn (ft) =

Dual System
Concrete Shear Walls

191

Numerical Coefficient, Ct = 0.020

System Coefficient, R = 6.5
Amplification Factor, Omega = 2.8
Building Period, T = 1.03

ft

Formula (30-4)
Formula (30-5)
Formula (30-6)

=
=
=

Second(s)

[ Cv I / R T ] W
[ 2.5 Ca I / R ] W
0.11 Ca I W

= 0.037
= 0.096
= 0.028

W
W
W

(30-4) need not exceed (30-5) and shall not be less than (30-6)

TOTAL DESIGN BASE SHEAR

= 0.037

( Eh )

Section 1612.3

TOTAL DESIGN BASE SHEAR

= 0.027

( Eh / 1.4 )

The following information are used for Seismic Zone 4 structures only!
Seismic Source Type

Seismic Source Definition

Seismic Source Description

Maximum Moment Magnitude, M

Slip Rate

Faults that are capable of producing large magnitude events

and that have a high rate of seismic activity

M >= 7.0

SR >= 5

All faults other than Types A and C

M >= 7.0
M < 7.0
M >= 6.5

SR < 5
SR > 2
SR < 2

Faults that are not capable of producing large magnitude

earthquakes and that have a relatively low rate of seismic
activity

M < 6.5

SR <= 2

Closest Distance to Known Seismic Source =

=

4
2.5

Na =
Nv =

1.30
1.73

km
miles

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Building H =

56

ft

Wind Speed =

80

mph

Wind Exposure =

Iw =

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1.15

Cq =

1.4

qs =

16.4

psf

Ce @

56

0.95

P@

56

25.1

psf

Ce @

40

0.84

P@

40

22.2

psf

Ce @

30

0.76

P@

30

20.1

psf

Ce @

25

0.72

P@

25

19.0

psf

Ce @

20

0.67

P@

20

17.7

psf

Ce @

15

0.62

P@

15

16.4

psf

Ce @

0.62

P@

16.4

psf
0

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