Distribution of Earhtquake Load

Hello Guest,

Kind Regards....

This is not the way to address earthquake loading.

Please buy an explanatory text on the subject and then apply your local code based on this.

At this point, we should be able to answer your more informed questions.

Hi 'Guest',

why not join? It is great and the people are very helpful and understanding.

That said, there is just not enough information in your question.

I would have thought there could be thousands of variables here. Ideally we would need the building type, size, shape, and what it is made of.

Plus where is the building or are you erecting one? If so, where are you erecting it and what type of subsoil/rock are you building on? Is it on a known Earthquake zone? As advised by others I would get yourself a book on the subject. If however, you are putting up a tin shed rather than a dwelling or office, then, as long as you do not store anything above head height, it is not crucial in this case.

Is it a hypothetical question or are you actually going to design or build something?

babybear

Maybe somebody needs only a question that he knows the very exact answer, I ask this probably I have little bit idea how to incounter high rise/unsymmetrical(concrete or steel) building but am not sure thats why i raised this question in this helpful site. I need suggestion not a very exact answer meaning no need for the details.am i right?

Earthquake loads have different natural frequencies (after doing the basic Fourier analysis) depending on where they are in the world and the way the plates move over each other, the distance you are form the site and the ground conditions where you are. Major earthquakes have been monitored and you can put them into your analysis to see how your structure reacts.

Other ways are more approximate and require applying a lateral load to your strucutre based on your situation, the height of your building the shape of your building, its inherent natural frequency and some other factors depending on the structural code in use in your area.

But you should read about it in a good book as there are many other factors that interact and you need to know them to know what is important for you in the code you use.

I appreciate your response omw7. Kindly give me an idea whats the best books for this.

Hello Guest,

That book on the left, is available from:

http://www.amazon.com/Earthquake-Engineering-Handbook-Directions-Civil/dp/0849300681

Perhaps you may consider it expensive, but it is one of the better Earthquake Engineering books available.

At the above Amazon weblink, there are other books on similar Topics, which you may find interesting.

Kind Regards....