PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS IN EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING

NAME:_______________________________DATE:_______________________RATING:_____________

1. DETERMINE THE BASE SHEAR OF A TWO STOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING SHOWN IN THE FIGURE.

2. FROM THE SAME FIGURE, DETERMINE FR & F2.

3. FROM FIG. 1, CALCULATE THE CENTER OF RIGIDITY YR & XR

4. FROM FIGURE 2, BY USING PORTAL METHOD, CALCULATE COLUMN SHEARS AT 2ND FLOOR LEVEL5. FROM FIG. 2, CALCULATE THE BEAM SHEAR @ ROOF LEVEL.

6.50mts0

5.00mts0

3.000

3.500

FIGURE #1

50KN

70KN

3.0m00

4.0m m00

4.0m m00

4.0m m00

FIGURE #2