Tag Archive: UBC 97

Design Load Combinations

thestructuralworld February 20, 2018 2 Comments

After establishing the design loads of the proposed project, the next thing to consider is to determine the appropriate design load combinations. Generally, load combination is composed of individual loads, i.e. dead load superimposed dead loads and live loads…
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Design Loadings

ASCE7-2010, Design Load Combinations, UBC 97

Seismic Analysis: UBC-97 Code Provisions

thestructuralworld February 9, 2018 7 Comments

A seismic analysis in the design of buildings especially high rise towers is a very important factor to consider. Because earthquake loads together with the wind loads considerations have a huge impact on the design result. In fact,…
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Seismic Analysis

Code Provisions, Seismic Analysis, UBC 97