EARTHQUAKE FORCES ACCORDING to EGYPTIAN CODE 2008

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by Eng. M. ZAGHLAL at JAN.2010

INPUTS:

RESPONSE SPECTRUM
CURVE

SOIL TYPE A,B,C or D =

ZONE 1,2,3,4,5A or 5B =
REDUCTION FACTOR (R) =
Total Weight of building (TON)=
TOTAL HEIGHT of building (m)=
IMPORTANCE FACTOR 1 or 1.2 =

a
5a
5
1660
26
1

0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0

OUR SOIL
a

S
1

TB
0.05

TC
0.25

TD
1.2

TYPES OF SOIL
A
B
C
D
REDUCTION FACTOR (R) =

S
1
1.35
1.5
1.8
5

TB
0.05
0.05
0.1
0.1
1

TC
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.3

TD
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

3
0.15

4
0.2

ZONE
ag
Total building WEIGHT (TON)=
ag=
H=
T1=Ct(H)^3/4=
IMPORTANCE=
CASE1
CASE2
CASE3
CASE4
FINAL Sd(T)=
l=

Total base shear

Fb =

1
2
0.1
0.125
1660
0.25
26
m
0.575705
seconds
1
Sd(T)=
-0.313088
Sd(T)=
0.125
Sd(T)=
0.0542813
Sd(T)=
0.1131439
0.0542813
1

90.1069

5A
0.25

ton

DISTRIBUTION OF EQ FORCES

hi (m) from base level

Wi (TON)

hi.Wi

Fi (TON)

5
8
11
14
17
20
23
26

207.5
207.5
207.5
207.5
207.5
207.5
207.5
207.5

1037.5
1660
2282.5
2905
3527.5
4150
4772.5
5395

3.633343125
5.813348999
7.993354874
10.17336075
12.35336662
14.5333725
16.71337837
18.89338425

SUMMATION =

1660

25730

90.10690949

For X or Y directions

5B
0.3

T1=
SR

0.05

0.25

0.625

0.25

0.4

0.75

0.625 0.390625 0.208333

0.15625 0.130208 0.110947 0.046875 0.020833

1.2

1.3

0.02