SOLVE FOR THE BASE SHEAR
OF THE FOLLOWING
Elevation of a five-storey residential reinforced concrete building is to be built in
Landayan, San Pedro, Laguna. The building is as follows
Soil Profile Type A
Seismic Source Type A
Distance to the Nearest Fault = 2.4km
Building is SMRF
Weight per floor = 1200kN
Weight of roof = 900kN
Find the Base Shear using NSCP 2015 code
NSCP Values
I = 1.0 (Standard Occupancy, Table 208-1)
Z = 0.4 (Zone 4, Table 208-3)
Na = 1.46 (Interpolated, Table 208-5)
Nv = 1.95 (Interpolated, Table 208-6)
Ca = 0.467 (Table 208-7)
Cv = 0.624 (Table 208-8)
R = 8.5 (Special RC Moment Frame, Table 208-11A)
T = 0.691s (Equation 208-12) < 0.7s
𝐶𝑣 𝐼 (0.624)(1.0)
V= 𝑊 = (5700kN) = 605.57kN
𝑅𝑇 (8.5)(0.691)
2.5(0.467)(1.0)
Should not be more than: V = (5700kN) = 732.91kN
8.5
Should not be less than: V = 0.11(0.467)(1.0)(5700kN) = 292.81kN
Since Zone 4
0.8(0.4)(1.95)(1.0)
should not be less than: V = (5700kN) = 418.45kN
8.5
Therefor Base Shear, V = 605.57kN
𝑉 − 𝐹𝑡 𝑤𝑥 ℎ𝑥
V = 605.57 kN 𝐹𝑥 = T < 0.7s, Ft = 0;
σ𝑛𝑖=1 𝑤𝑖 ℎ𝑖
Level wx hx w x hx Fx
Roof 900 20 18000 165.16
5 1200 16 19200 176.17
4 1200 12 14400 132.12
3 1200 8 9600 88.08
2 1200 4 4800 44.04
Sum 5700 66000 605.57
605.57 − 0 ∗ 18000 605.57 − 0 ∗ 9600
𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑓 = = 165.16𝑘𝑁 𝐹3 = = 88.08𝑘𝑁
66000 66000
605.57 − 0 ∗ 19200 605.57 − 0 ∗ 4800
𝐹5 = = 176.17𝑘𝑁 𝐹2 = = 44.04𝑘𝑁
66000 66000
605.57 − 0 ∗ 14400
𝐹4 = = 132.12𝑘𝑁
66000
Vertical Distribution of the Base Shear
Portal Method
*Draw a sketch of the simplified frame obtained by inserting an
internal hinge at the midpoint of each member of the given frame.
Now the frame is determinate
4𝑉 = 165.16𝑘𝑁
𝑉 = 41.29𝑘𝑁
*Assuming that the shears in interior columns are twice as much as in
exterior columns, determine the column shears by applying the equation
of horizontal equilibrium to the free body of the upper portion of the
frame.
4𝑉 = 165.16𝑘𝑁 + 176.17𝑘𝑁
𝑉 = 85.33𝑘𝑁
4𝑉 = 165.16𝑘𝑁 + 176.17𝑘𝑁 + 132.12𝑘𝑁
𝑉 = 118.36𝑘𝑁
4𝑉 = 165.16𝑘𝑁 + 176.17𝑘𝑁 + 132.12𝑘𝑁 + 88.08𝑘𝑁
𝑉 = 140.38𝑘𝑁
4𝑉 = 165.16𝑘𝑁 + 176.17𝑘𝑁 + 132.12𝑘𝑁 + 88.08𝑘𝑁 + 44.04𝑘𝑁
𝑉 = 151.39𝑘𝑁
𝐹𝑥 = 165.16 − 41.29𝑘𝑁 − 𝐴𝐵 = 0
𝐴𝐵 = 123.87𝑘𝑁 𝐹𝑦 = 33.03 − 𝐴𝐴 = 0
𝑀𝐴 = 165.16 2 − 123.87 2 − 𝑉𝐵 = 0 𝐴𝐴 = 33.03𝑘𝑁
𝑉𝐵 = 33.03𝑘𝑁
𝑀 = 165.16 4 − 123.87 4 − 33.03 2.5 − 𝑀 = 0
𝑀 = 82.585𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
*Continue doing such until the member forces and moments are solved.
