Practice Concept of Base Shear - 32.5.1 | 32. Response of Structures to Earthquake | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 3
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32.5.1 - Concept of Base Shear

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is base shear?

💡 Hint: Think about the forces during an earthquake.

Question 2

Easy

Name one factor that influences base shear calculations.

💡 Hint: What aspects of buildings affect how they respond to quakes?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does base shear represent in earthquake engineering?

  • Total vertical force
  • Total horizontal force
  • Total torsional force

💡 Hint: Consider how ground movement affects structures.

Question 2

True or False: The importance factor (I) is used to adjust for the type of building during base shear calculations.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about different buildings and how they are used.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A multi-story building weighing 2000 kN is situated in a seismic zone with an acceleration of 0.4g. If the importance factor is 1.0 and the response reduction factor is 3, calculate the base shear.

💡 Hint: Make sure to follow the formula step-by-step.

Question 2

Evaluate the risk of a building with a calculated base shear of 180 kN. What recommendations would you give an engineer if the building is assigned an importance factor of 1.5?

💡 Hint: Consider how base shear affects safety and what structures might require.

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