Name: Marlon M. Descartin Jr.
Date submitted: October 11, 2024
CE 172
REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
Assignment 1
A two-story reinforced concrete office building is to be constructed in Koronadal City. From a
preliminary seismic investigation report, the site is located 6 km away from the nearest active fault line,
and the soil at the site has a shear wave velocity of Vs = 200 m/s. The plan of the building is shown in
Figures 1 to 3. Assume the unit weight of concrete is 23.5 kN/𝑚3 .
The top of the building is a roof truss with a slope of 30ᵒ. Assume that the dead load of the roof truss is
1.5 kPa distributed equally to each roof beam.
Determine the following:
Live Loads
a. The roof live load (kPa) using method 1 only (refer to NSCP 205.4)
b. The floor live load in (kPa) appropriate for the building on the 2nd-floor level (refer to NSCP
205.3)
Computing Earthquake Forces
c. Is the live weight of the building contents included in the building weight, W , when computing
the design base shear? State the section in the NSCP to justify your answer.
d. The total design base shear using the simplified static analysis in the NSCP.
e. The 2nd floor and roof level earthquake forces using the simplified static.
Submit your work in PDF form to my email by 11 October 2024. You may also submit it on paper on the
said date.
Figure 1. Floor Plan
Figure 2. Frames in the east-west direction.
Figure 3. Frames in the north-south direction.
Figure 4. 3D frame with Globally transparent faces
Solutions:
Live Loads
a.) The roof live load (kPa) using method 1 only (refer to NSCP 205.4). The top of the building is a roof
truss with a slope of 30ᵒ.
Calculation of Tributary Area (𝒎𝟐 ):
Tributary Area (𝑚2 ) = 8m x 15m = 120 𝑚2
∴ Uniform Load (kPa) = 0.60 kPa
b.) The floor live load in (kPa) appropriate for the building on the 2nd - floor level (refer to NSCP 205.3)
Minimum Uniform and Concentrated Live Loads for the office building:
Uniform Load = 2.4 kPa
Concentrated Load = 9.02 kPa
Computing Earthquake Forces
c.) Is the live weight of the building contents included in the building weight, W , when computing the
design base shear? State the section in the NSCP to justify your answer.
According to section 208.6.1 seismic dead load, W, is the total dead load and applicable portions of other
loads listed. Where in storage and warehouse occupancies, a minimum of 25% of the floor live load shall
be applicable. But since based on the problem, the structure is an office building therefore the live weight
of the building contents which is 2.4 kPa is NOT included when computing the design base shear based on
NSCP 2015.
d.) The total design base shear using the simplified static analysis in the NSCP.
Check which type of analysis suits the example building.
Occupancy type: Type IV (Standard Occupancy)
∴ Use simplified static analysis to determine the design base shear of the building.
Seismic Zone: 4 (based on the location of the office building)
Site Soil Type: D (based on NSCP section 208.4.3.1 , Vs = 200 m/s )
Seismic Source Type (208.4.4.2)
Near-Source Factor, Na (208.4.4.3)
10−6 1−x
Interpolation = = 1−1.2
10−5
x = 1.16
Seismic Coefficient, Ca (208.4.4.4)
Soil type D (NSCP section 208.4.3.1 , Vs = 200 m/s)
Seismic zone IV, Z = 0.4 (from the problem)
Ca = 0.44 Na
= 0.44 (1.16 )
= 0.51040
Response Modification Factor:
R = 8.5
∴ The design base shear for the building:
3𝐶𝑎
𝑉𝑑 = 𝑊
𝑅
Total Weight of the Office Building Calculation:
Weight of the Beam, Column & Roof Truss Under at the Top section of the Building :
Weight of beam along the Y-Axis
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = (pcs)(δ𝑐 )(Vol)
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = (8)(23.5)(0.3x0.4x3.6)
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = 81.216 kN
Weight of beam along the X-Axis
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = (pcs)(δ𝑐 )(Vol)
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = (9)(23.5)(0.3x0.45x4.6)
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = 131.3415 Kn
Weight of all column at the Top section Weight of Roof Truss, 𝐷𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑓 = 1.5 kPa.
𝑊𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 = (pcs)(δ𝑐 )(Vol) 𝑊𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑓 = (𝐷𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑓 )(𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎)
𝑊𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 = (12)(23.5)(0.4x0.4x1.35) 𝑊𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑓 = (1.5 kPa ) (15m x 8m)
𝑊𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 = 60.912 kN 𝑊𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑓 = 180 kN
∴ The total weight of the members at the Top section of the building:
𝑊𝑇𝑜𝑝−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = (𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑦 ) + (𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑥 ) + ( 𝑊𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 ) + ( 𝑊𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑓 )
𝑊𝑇𝑜𝑝−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = (81.216 kN)+(131.3415 kN)+(60.912 kN)+(180 kN)
𝑊𝑇𝑜𝑝−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 453.4695 kN
Weight of the Beam, Slab & Column Under at the Mid section of the Building :
Weight of beam along the Y-Axis
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = (pcs)(δ𝑐 )(Vol)
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = (8)(23.5)(0.3x0.4x3.6)
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = 81.216 kN
Weight of beam along the X-Axis
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = (pcs)(δ𝑐 )(Vol)
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = (9)(23.5)(0.3x0.45x4.6)
𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 = 131.3415 kN
Weight of all column at the Top section Weight of Slab:
𝑊𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 = (pcs)(δ𝑐 )(Vol) 𝑊𝑆𝑙𝑎𝑏 = (pcs)(δ𝑐 )(Vol)
𝑊𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 = (12)(23.5)(0.4x0.4x3.1) 𝑊𝑆𝑙𝑎𝑏 = (5)(23.5)(3.7 x 4.7 x 0.125)
𝑊𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 = 139.872 kN 𝑊𝑆𝑙𝑎𝑏 = 255.415625 kN
∴ The total weight of the members at the Mid section of the building:
𝑊𝑀𝑖𝑑−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = (𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑦 ) + (𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑥 ) + ( 𝑊𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 ) + ( 𝑊𝑆𝑙𝑎𝑏 )
𝑊𝑀𝑖𝑑−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 =(81.216 kN)+131.3415 kN+(139.872 kN)+(255.415625 kN)
𝑊𝑀𝑖𝑑−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 607.845125 kN
∴ The total weight (W) of the office builing:
𝑊 = (𝑊𝑇𝑜𝑝−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ) + ( 𝑊𝑀𝑖𝑑−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 )
𝑊 = 453.4695 kN + 607.845125 kN
𝑊 = 1061.314625 kN
∴ The design base shear for the building:
3(0.51040)
𝑉𝑑 = (1061.314625 kN)
8.5
𝑉𝑑 = 191.1864652 kN
e.) The 2nd floor and roof level earthquake forces using the simplified static.
Vertical Distribution of 𝑽𝒅 (NSCP section 208.5.1.2)
Forces at each level in the building shall be determined by the following equation:
3𝐶𝑎
𝐹𝑥𝑖 = 𝑊𝑖
𝑅
w2
FX2
w1
FX1
Vd = FX1 + FX2
F2
The earthquake load at the first level is The earthquake load at the first level is
3𝐶𝑎 3𝐶𝑎
𝐹𝑥1 = 𝑊𝐵𝑜𝑡−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖 𝐹𝑥2 = 𝑊𝑇𝑜𝑝−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖
𝑅 𝑅
3(0.51040) 3(0.51040)
𝐹𝑥1 = (607.845125 kN) 𝐹𝑥2 = (453.4695 kN)
8.5 8.5
𝐹𝑥1 = 109.4979359 kN 𝐹𝑥2 = 81.68852922kN
Force Reaction as 𝑉𝑑 :
𝑉𝑑 = = 109.4979359 kN + 81.68852922 kN
𝑉𝑑 = 191.1864651 kN
