Practice Structural Design Codes and Damping - 2.8.1 | 2. Concept of Inertia and Damping | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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2.8.1 - Structural Design Codes and Damping

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does the design base shear represent?

💡 Hint: Think about the lateral forces experienced during seismic activity.

Question 2

Easy

What does the response reduction factor account for?

💡 Hint: Consider how structures may deform during an earthquake.

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Question 1

What does the design base shear represent?

  • Total lateral force during an earthquake
  • Total vertical force during an earthquake
  • Overall material weight

💡 Hint: Consider the nature of forces occurring when a building shakes.

Question 2

True or False: Response reduction factors are not significant in seismic design.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how buildings behave during seismic events.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A building has an effective mass of 2000 kg and a natural period of 0.4 seconds. Using the base shear formula, calculate the expected design base shear. Assume a seismic response coefficient S of 0.2.

💡 Hint: Convert mass to weight using gravitational acceleration, then apply the formula for base shear.

Question 2

Explain the potential consequences of using an incorrect response reduction factor, and how this could impact the design safety of a structure during an earthquake.

💡 Hint: Consider how adjustments made based on R affect the overall force calculations in structural design.

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