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Earthquake resistant design requires calculation of earthquake forces on buildings and structures. The guide to earthquake
resistant design of building and structures are given by IS 1893:2002 in India.
In this article, how to calculate the earthquake forces for buildings and structures as per IS 1893:2002 code is discussed.
After earthquake zone has been identified, the following steps are followed:
1. Calculate design horizontal seismic coefficient, Ah, which is given by (cl. 6.4.2 of IS1893 – 2002:
I is the importance factor of the structure depending on the function or use. This factor can be obtained from table 6 of the code.
R is response reduction factor. This value is obtained from table 7 of the code. The value of 1/R shall not be more than one.
Sa/g is average response acceleration coefficient. This value depends on time period of structure and on soil type. This can be
obtained from clause 6.4.5 of the code.
2. Calculate design seismic base shear for the structure (VB). This is the total design lateral force along any principal direction. This
is calculated as:
VB = Ah x W
3. Now calculate the distribution of design forces on the structure. The seismic design base shear calculate in step above is
distributed on the structure as design seismic forces. This is calculated as below:
4. Distribution of horizontal seismic forces on structure: These forces are distributed on the vertical elements of the building
resisting lateral forces.
Example:
Consider a two-bay two-storied building for which earthquake forces need to be calculated. Consider total weight of the building as
1000 kN. Top roof has the weight of 200 kN and both floors have weight of 400 kN as shown in figure below. The calculation of
earthquake seismic forces will be as shown below:
Total Weight of the Wi = 1000 kN
Structure
Zone Factor (Zone IV) Z= 0.24
Importance factor
I= 1
(Table6)
Response Reduction
R= 3
Factor
Average response acceleration coefficient
Let time
T 0.373358 (Cl. 7.6)
period
Sa/g 2.5
Design Horizontal Seismic
0.10
coefficient Ah
Base Design
Storey Height Wi Wixhi2 Qi
Shear Force
3 100 8.5 200 14450 57.00197 9.50
2 100 5 400 10000 39.44773 6.57
1 100 1.5 400 900 3.550296 0.59
Total 25350 (in kN)
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