FAULT IN DAVAO CITY

 Location: Davao City

 Project Title: Proposed Four-Storey Commercial Building
 Magnitude: 7.2
 Distance to nearest fault line: 4.7km
 Building Type: Special Moment-resisting frame

SEISMIC FORCE DESIGN

 Location
 Located at Quimpo Blvd. Diversion Davao City
 Occupancy Category
 Section 103 states that buildings and other structure shall be
classified based on nature of occupancy. Based on Table 103-1,
The proposed four storey belongs to category IV Standard
Occupancy Structure.
 Importance Factor
 According to Section 208.4.2 Table 208-1, The category IV
Standard Occupancy Structure has an importance factor I and Iƿ
both equal to 1.00.
 Soil Profile Type
 Since soil properties are not known due insufficient details,
from section 208.4.3.1 Table 208-1, The standard soil profile
type Sᵈ will be used.
 Seismic Zone
 According to Section 208.4.4.1, The Philippine archipelago is
divided into two seismic zones. Zone 2 and Zone 4, Davao City
falls under Zone 4.
 Seismic Zone Factor
 From section 208.4.4.1 Table 208-3, Zone 4 has a seismic zone
factor of 0.4
 Seismic Source Type
 Considering Magnitude 7.2, The seismic source type based on
Section 208.4.4.2 Table 208-4 Is A
 Near Source Factor
 Section 208.4.4.3 states that in Seismic Zone 4 each site shall be
assigned near source factor in accordance with Table 208-5 and
208-6 based on seismic source type as set forth in section
208.4.4.2.

 For Na, having a distance to nearest fault line of 4.7km, we get

the Na by interpolating.

𝟓−𝟒.𝟕 𝟏.𝟐−𝑵𝒂
= Na = 1.212
𝟓−𝟏𝟎 𝟏.𝟐−𝟏

 For Nv having a distance to nearest fault line of 4.7km, we get

the Nv by interpolating.

𝟓−𝟒.𝟕 𝟏.𝟔−𝑵𝒗
= Nv = 1.624
𝟓−𝟏𝟎 𝟏.𝟔−𝟐

 Structural System
 Moment-resisting Frame system is defined in section 208.4.6.3,
that it is a structural system with an essentially complete space
frame providing support for gravity loads. Moment-resisting
frame provide resistance to lateral load primarily by flexural
action of members
 Numerical Coefficient, R
 Based on Table 208-11A, having a building type of Special
Moment-resisting frame (RC) gives R= 8.5