Practice Determination of Design Base Shear - 6.15.1 | 6. Equations of Motion of SDOF System for Mass as well as Base Excitation | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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6.15.1 - Determination of Design Base Shear

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does design base shear represent?

💡 Hint: Think about what a building needs to endure during seismic activity.

Question 2

Easy

What is the formula to calculate design base shear?

💡 Hint: Recall the significance of A_h and W in the seismic context.

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Question 1

What does design base shear quantify?

  • Seismic weight
  • Lateral force during earthquakes
  • Structural rigidity

💡 Hint: Think about what force is exerted on a building during an earthquake.

Question 2

True or False: The seismic coefficient (A_h) is constant for all structures.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember that local seismicity impacts the design coefficients.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A structure weighing 500 kN is located in an area with a seismic coefficient of 0.35. Calculate the design base shear and discuss the implications for structural design.

💡 Hint: Apply the formula and consider how this weight impacts the overall design.

Question 2

Consider a high-rise building with varying seismic weights per floor; how would you approach adjusting the total seismic weight and coefficient for accurate base shear assessment? Provide a step-by-step method.

💡 Hint: Break down the complex weights and assess how each contributes to total stability.

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