Introduction 1

1 General

2 Structure of the Book 3

3 Earthquake Design:An Overview 4

CONTENTS

3 Earthquake Response Spectrum 9

5 Examples 20

4 Earthquake Design Spectrum 16

6 Additional Reading 26

2 Time Histories of Earthquake Ground Motion 9

1 General 7

Earthquake Ground Motion 7

Static Earthquake Design Forces 27

1 General 27

2 Base Shear Force(UBC) 28

3 Lateral Story Forces(UBC) 33

4 Proposed Static Design Procedures 34

5 Examples 38

6 Additional Reading 41

7 Additional Reading 69

6 Examples 53

5 Rigid Floor Diaphragms 52

4 Flexible Floor Diaphragms 50

3 Floor Diaphragms 46

1 General 43

Modeling of Shear Wall Buildings 43

2 Looking at the Building System 43

5 Fundamental Period of Vibration 76

10 Additional Readings 90

9 Examples 82

8 Ultimate Strength of Concrete Masonry Shear Walls 81

6 The Participation Factor 77

7 The Damage Level Earthquake Spectral Design Procedure 79

4 Damping 75

3 Fundamental Mode Response Spectrum Analysis 73

2 Displacement of Shear Wall Substructure 72

1 General 71

Shear Wall Response Using Elastic Response Spectra 71

Shear Wall Response Using Inelastic Response Spectra 91

1 General 91

2 Ductility 93

3 Construction of Inelastic Yield Spectra 96

4 Calculation of Shear Wall Forces 102

5 Calculation of Shear Wall Deflections 103

6 The Collapse Level Earthquake Spectral Design Procedure 104

7 Examples 104