____________________________________________________ ARCH5023/ARCH4343 - ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES II
CONCRETE STRUCTURES 
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA - COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE ____________________________________________________
V = 2.5 * Av * I *K * C * S * W
V = Total Lateral Force
Shear at the Base
Av = Peak velocity
I = Occupancy importance
K= Horizontal Force Factor
C= Coefficient
c = 1 / 15 x T
S= Soil Factor
W = Weight of Building
Av = Peak velocity related
Acceleration
0.40 = Seismic 4
0.30 = Seismic 3
0.20 = Seismic 2
0.10 = Seismic 1
0.05 = Seismic 0
0.15 = State of Oklahoma
1.5 = hospital
1.25 = over 300 people
1.0 = residential
k= Horizontal Force Factor
k = 4.0 masonry shear
wall in zone 2
k = 2.5 tanks
k = 2.0 none-buildings
k = 1.5 concrete
k = 1.0 steel
k = 0.87 special frames
k = 0.8 moment frames

c = 1 / 15 x T
T = duration of vibration
in seconds
S1 = 1.0 = rock, gravel
S2 = 1.2 = stiff clay > 200'
S3 = 1.5 = clay > 30'
Example:
Hotel
10 stories
9' story height
fin. floor to fin. floor
100' long x 120' wide
concrete construction
flat roof
down-town
Dallas, Texas
Soil = heavy clay
UBC - Wind
qs = 0.00256
BOCA - Wind
Pd = Pe x I x I x Cp
BOCA - Seismic
V = 2.5 x Av x I x K x C x S xW
Example Problem BOCA Seismic Loads: Calculate the Total Lateral Shear Force at Base (V) under BOCA for a Hotel 100' long x 120' wide rectangular shape 10 floors 9' story height finished floor to fin. floor flat roof to be built in Downtown Dallas, Texas using concrete construction A. Given: BOCA Hotel 100' long x 120' wide rectangular shape 10 floors 9' story height finished floor to fin. floor flat roof Downtown Location Dallas, Texas concrete construction B. Asked: Calculate the Total Lateral Shear Force at Base (V) under BOCA C. Graph: 10 floor 9' fl height 100' long 120' wide Hotel Concrete Structure Downtown Dallas, Texas D. Calculations: 1. Location Dallas Texas 2. Obtain Seismic Zone Map of Seismic Zones and Effective Peak Velocity -Related Acceleration (Av) (Fig. 1113.1 BOCA map) 3. Locate Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Plex Seismic Zone 0 4. Effective Peak Velocity-Related Acceleration (Av) for Seismic Zone 0 = 0.05 from same table 5. I = Importance Factor Seismic 1.5 = hospital 1.25 = over 300 people 1.0 = residential For Hotel select 1.25 6. k= Horizontal Force Factor k = 4.0 masonry shear wall in zone 2 k = 2.5 tanks k = 2.0 none-buildings k = 1.5 concrete k = 1.0 steel k = 0.87 special frames k = 0.8 moment frames concrete construction k = 1.5 7. T = Duration of vibration assume 1 second 8. C = Coefficient C = 1/15 x square root of T C = 1/15 x 1 C = 0.06666 x 1 C = 0.06666 9. S= Soil Factor S1 = 1.0 = rock, gravel S2 = 1.2 = stiff clay > 200' S3 = 1.5 = clay > 30' Given Dallas Soil clay > 30' S = 1.5 10. Weight of Building 11. Area= L x w Area = 120' x 100' Area = 12,000 sq ft 12. Concrete Deck = 12.5 lb/in/sqft assume 6" thickness 6 x 12.5 lb/sqft = 75 lb/sqft to account for columns, walls, etc. we double this number 75 lb/sqft x 2 = 150 lb/sqft 13. Weight per Floor 12,000 sqft x 150 lb/sqft = 1,800,000 lb 14. Weight of Building 10 floors + roof = 11 1,800,000 lb x 11= 19,800,000 lb 15. V = 2.5 * Av * I *K * C * S * W V = 2.5*0.05*1.25*1.5*0.066*1.5*19,800 V = 0.023203 * 19,800 V = 459.4194 V = 460,000
©Dr. Gruenwald 1996, 1997, 1998
