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CEE 5470 Design for Seismic Loads

Homework 2 – Response Spectra and Ductility


Due September 7, 2023

1. Plot the ground acceleration vs. time and the pseudo-acceleration response spectrum for the
ground motion from the L.A. Saturn St. ground motion recording station, Component 020,
during the Northridge Earthquake with ζ = 5%. The ground motion is provided on the Canvas
site in the file “Homework_2_NR94stn_acc.txt”. The ground motion is given in units of g with a
time increment of 0.005 sec. If Excel is used, use a period range from 0.2 sec to 3.0 sec with 0.2
sec increment. If Matlab or Mathcad is used, use period range from 0.1 sec to 3.0 sec with 0.01
sec increment. An excel spreadsheet and matlab program are provided on canvas that calculate
the displacement response of an elastic SDOF system as subjected to this ground motion input.

2. A 12-ft tall canopy at a gas station is supported by six fixed-base pipe columns, each 6-in-
nominal-diameter standard steel pipe. The properties of the pipe are: outside diameter = 6.625
in., inside diameter = 6.065 in., thickness = 0.280 in., moment of inertia I = 28.1 in4, and Young’s
modulus E = 29,000 ksi. Using the response spectra created in the previous problem, determine
the peak horizontal displacement and the peak bending stress in the columns due to Jenson
Building ground motion from problem 1. Assume that ζ = 5%.

Canopy Weight = 30,000 lbs

Six Columns,
Fixed Base,
Pinned Top,
12'

6" diameter
Standard Pipe

3. A pushover analysis is conducted on a concrete moment frame building system using a load
pattern associated with the first mode. The resulting base shear vs. roof drift ratio response is
given below. For an approximate first mode period, use Equation 12.8-8 in ASCE 7-22 assuming
14’ story height. Do the following in accordance with ATC 19:
a. Calculate the base shear and displacement associated with yield. Use a bilinear
approximation with equal energy as shown in Figure 4.4(b) in ATC 19. It is ok to use
initial stiffness for slope of first line and zero slope for the post-yield part of the bilinear
approximation.
b. Calculate the displacement ductility for the building, μΔ, and the ductility factor, Rμ. For
the displacement ductility, use the definitions in Section 4.3, not an assumed code
maximum drift as discussed in section 4.5.2.
c. Calculate the overstrength factor, Rs. It is typical that members in moment frames are
designed to limit drift and therefore have considerable overstrenth. Assume the design
base shear is 1/3 of the yield base shear.
d. Assuming the redundancy factor, RR=1.0, calculate the appropriate response
modification factor, R, for this building.

Roof Drift Ratio, Δ/H


1000
900
800
700
Base Shear, V (kips)

600
500
400
300
200
100
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Roof Drift Ratio, Δ/H (%)
Base Shear, V
Data points are: base shear equal to 0, 300, 600, 780, 880, 900, 880, 852, 800, 720, 600 for roof drift
ratio equal to 0% to 5% in increments of 0.5%.

4. Describe in your own words why design of strength-controlled elements using the overstrength
factor could lead to poor seismic performance of a building.

5. Reading Assignment: Read Engelhardt Ductility Slides and look through the FEMA P695
document.

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