Contents

Automated Lateral Loads

1 Introduction
About the Manual 1-1

Technical Support 1-2

Help Us Help You 1-2
Telephone Support 1-3

Online Support 1-3

2 Automatic Seismic Loads

Defining Automatic Seismic Load Cases 2-2
Automatic Seismic Load Cases 2-3
Distribution of Automatic Seismic
Loads at a Story Level 2-3

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Load Direction and Diaphragm

Eccentricity 2-3
Story/Elevation Range Data 2-4
1997 UBC Seismic Loads 2-5
Options for 1997 UBC Building Period 2-5
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-6
Algorithm for 1997 UBC Seismic Loads 2-7
1997 UBC Isolated Building Seismic Loads 2-10

Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-10

Algorithm for 1997 UBC Isolated
Building Seismic Loads 2-11
1996 BOCA Seismic Loads 2-13
Options for 1996 BOCA Building Period 2-13
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-14

Algorithm for 1996 BOCA Seismic

Loads 2-15
1995 NBCC Seismic Loads 2-17

Options for 1995 NBCC Building

Period 2-17
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-18
Algorithm for 1995 NBCC Seismic
Loads 2-19
2005 NBCC Seismic Loads 2-21
Options for 2005 NBCC Building
Period 2-21
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-22

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Algorithm for 2005 NBCC Seismic

Loads 2-23
2003 IBC Seismic Loads 2-26
Options for 2003 IBC Building Period 2-26
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-27
Algorithm for 2003 IBC Seismic Loads 2-28
2006 IBC / ASCE 7-05 Seismic Loads 2-31
Options for ASCE 7-05 Building Period 2-31

Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-32

Algorithm for ASCE 7-05 Seismic Loads 2-34
1997 NEHRP Seismic Loads 2-37
Options for 1997 NEHRP Building
Period 2-37
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-38

Algorithm for 1997 NEHRP Seismic

Loads 2-39
2002 Chinese Seismic Loads 2-42

Options for 2002 Chinese Building

Period 2-42
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-42
Algorithm for 2002 Chinese Seismic
Loads 2-43
2004 NZS 1170.5 Seismic Loads 2-46
Options for 2004 NZS 1170.5 Building
Period 2-46
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-47

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Algorithm for 2004 NZS 1170.5 Seismic

Loads 2-47
1993 AS 1170.4 Seismic Loads 2-49
Options for 1993 AS 1170.4 Building
Period 2-49
Other Input Factors and Coefficients 2-50
Algorithm for 1993 AS 1170.4 Seismic
Loads 2-51

User-Defined Seismic Loads 2-53

Input Factors and Coefficients 2-53
Algorithm for User-Defined Seismic
Loads 2-53

4 Automatic Wind Loads

Defining Automatic Wind Load Cases 3-2

Automatic Wind Load Cases 3-2

Exposure 3-3
Wind Exposure Parameters 3-4

Wind Exposure Height 3-5

1997 UBC Wind Loads 3-7
Input Wind Coefficients 3-7

Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-7

1996 BOCA Wind Loads 3-10
Input Wind Coefficients 3-10
Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-11
1995 BS 6399 Wind Loads 3-14
Input Wind Coefficients 3-14

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Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-15

1995 NBCC Wind Loads 3-17
Input Wind Coefficients 3-17
Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-18
2005 NBCC Wind Loads 3-20
Input Wind Coefficients 3-20
Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-21
ASCE 7-95 Wind Loads 3-23

Input Wind Coefficients 3-23

Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-24
ASCE 7-02 Wind Loads 3-28
Input Exposure 3-28
Input Wind Exposure Parameters 3-28
Input Wind Coefficients 3-29

Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-30

2006 IBC / ASCE 7-05 Wind Loads 3-35
Input Exposure 3-35

Input Wind Exposure Parameters 3-36

Input Wind Coefficients 3-36
Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-37
1987 RCDF Wind Loads 3-43
Input Wind Coefficients 3-43
Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-43
2002 Chinese Wind Loads 3-45
Input Wind Exposure Parameters 3-45
Input Wind Coefficients 3-46
Input Phi Z Source 3-46

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Input T1 Source 3-46

Input Other Parameters 3-46
Algorithm for Wind Loads 3-46
User-Defined Wind Loads 3-48

References

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