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Description

Result

Earth quake loading Calculation

Design Specification :

Australian Standard-Structural Design Actions

Part 4: Earthquake actions in Australia
Australia/New Zealand Standard
Structural Design Actions Part 0-General Principals

AS 1170-4
Figure 2.2

Design Procedure
01 Check for Structure location and Importance level
02 Check for compliance with definition for domestic structures
Define the Soil class at site
03 Establish Earthquake design Category (EDC)
04 Perform Analysis as per EDC category
05 Structural Design

Step 1
AS/NZS1170
part 0: 2002 Importance level of the structure
Table 3.2
Design Working Life
Table 3.3
Annual probability of exceedence
Annual probability of exceedence SLS

=
=
=

50
1/1000
1/25

Probability Factor kp

1.3

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2007
Table 3.2

Hazard factor for the area Z

KpZ

=
=

0.09
0.117

AS 1170-4
Appendix A

Step 2

AS 1170-4
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Table 3.1

The structure doesn't comply with the catogory in type in Appendix A

Soil class
AS 1170-4
Clause 4.1

Ce

28.05

Step 3
Height of the building

AS 1170-4
Table 2.1

Hn

Earthquake design category EDC

=
II
Hence use Clause 5.2 & 5.4 and Static analysis section 6 for load calculation
and design.

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Description

Result

Step 4
Load Calculation
Example: Ground floor level
Density of Concrete
Dead load of slab

=
=
=

24 KN/m2
57.7 x
10.2
2850 KN

0.2 x

Super dead load / unit area

Super imposed dead load

=
=
=

1
57.7
600

Weight of Walls
Weight of Walls

=
=
=

Hence Total Permenant load / Gk

20KN/m3
(2 x 57.65 +
2.9 x 20
2600 KN
=
=

Imposed loading for office

Imposed loading for crowd loading
Total imposed load

0.3

Wi

Gk

W1

=
=

6100
6880

+
+

2850
6100

+
KN

8x

10.2

) x 18

2600

600

=
=

2.5 KN/m2
5 KN/m3

42.75 x
x
10.2

10.2 x
x 2.5

=
c

KN/m2
x
10.2
KN

2600

c
0.3 x

24

14.9

KN

Qk
2600

Similary for all floors :

Level
G
1
2
3
4
5
6

Dead
2850
2000
2000
2000
2000
4450
750

S.dead
590
420
420
420
420
2020

Wall
2600
4400
3850
3000
2650
800
650

Imposed
2600
1050
1400
1050
1050
85

Gk
6100
6850
6300
5420
5100
8000
1400

Qk
2600
1050
1400
1050
1050
850
Total

c
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

Wi
6880
7500
6750
5750
5450
8260
1400
41990

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Cl 6.2
AS 1170-4
2007

Description

Result

Horizontal equivalent static forces

Base shear calculation

kp
Z
ChT1
T1
Sp

m
Wt

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Probability factor
Earthquake hazard factor
Spectral shape factor
Fundemental period of vibration of the structure
Structural performance factor
Structural ductility factor
Total seismic weight of the structure in KN

AS 1170-4
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Table 3.1

Probability Factor kp

1.3

Table 3.2

Hazard factor for the area Z

0.09

Fundemental period of vibration of the

T1

Cl 6.2.3
AS 1170-4
2007

hn =
=
Therefore
Cl 6.4
AS 1170-4
2007
Table 6.4
Cl 6.5
AS 1170-4
2007
Table 6.5

Height form the base to upper most seismic weight

28.05

T1 =

1.68

Spectral shape factor ( Ch(T))

0.668

Structural performance factor

Sp =

Structural ductility factor

0.77
2

Total seismic weight of the structure

41990

KN

Base Shear V

1263.5

KN

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Cl 6.3
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2007

Description

Result

Vertical distribution of horizontal forces

k
Level
Kp
Ground
1.3
Level 1
1.3
Level 2
1.3
Level 3
1.3
Level 4
1.3
Level 5
1.3
Roof
1.3

Z
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09

=
KpZ
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12

1.59
kt
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11

hn
28.1
28.1
28.1
28.1
28.1
28.1
28.1

T1
(ChT1)
1.68 0.668
1.68 0.668
1.68 0.668
1.68 0.668
1.68 0.668
1.68 0.668
1.68 0.668

Sp
M Wt
Wi
hi
k
Wi hi^k Fi
0.77 2 41990 6880
0 1.59
0
0
0.77 2 41990 7500 5.85 1.59 124405
55.41
0.77 2 41990 6750 10.1 1.59 264696 117.90
0.77 2 41990 5750 14.3 1.59 392856 174.99
0.77 2 41990 5450 18.5 1.59 561475 250.10
0.77 2 41990 8260 23.1 1.59 1212347 540.02
0.77 2 41990 1400 28.1 1.59 280764 125.06
E (Wi hi^k) 2836544
Base shear

Cl 5.4.2.1
AS1170.4
2007

The loads shall be applied in the two principle directions of the structure.

1263.5