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32.5.4 - Importance of Seismic Weight and Importance Factor

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does seismic weight refer to?

💡 Hint: Think about the forces that keep the building grounded.

Question 2

Easy

Define the term importance factor.

💡 Hint: Consider the role of buildings during emergencies.

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Question 1

What is a seismic weight?

  • Total weight during normal operations
  • Total gravitational force during seismic events
  • Weight of structural materials

💡 Hint: Think about the forces acting on a building during an earthquake.

Question 2

True or False: Importance factors are used to account for the significance of a structure.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how emergency services are designed.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A school building has a seismic weight of 350 tons and an importance factor of 1.0. Calculate the base shear and discuss how this changes if it becomes a hospital with an importance factor of 1.5.

💡 Hint: Use the formula: Base Shear = Seismic Weight × Importance Factor.

Question 2

Discuss the engineering considerations that must be taken for a residential building with low seismic weight and importance factor versus a high-rise commercial building with a high seismic weight and importance factor.

💡 Hint: Compare typical design approaches based on function and size.

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