2.8.1 - Structural Design Codes and Damping
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What does the design base shear represent?
💡 Hint: Think about the lateral forces experienced during seismic activity.
What does the response reduction factor account for?
💡 Hint: Consider how structures may deform during an earthquake.
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What does the design base shear represent?
💡 Hint: Consider the nature of forces occurring when a building shakes.
True or False: Response reduction factors are not significant in seismic design.
💡 Hint: Think about how buildings behave during seismic events.
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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.
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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