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The Seismic Parameters section in AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite in Seismic Parameters section. To be able to run the calculation, user must import calculates the seismic base shear. To perform this calculation, the user needs to import the following templates from the (Design Templates as described in the mentioned section;
“SeismicBaseShear” template as shown in Figure 1
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Figure 1
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→ "SeismicBaseShear" template (Figure 1): There are multiple “SeismicBaseShear” templates available in the AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite library. BIM Cloud library with the name "SeismicBaseShear." Each template calculates the seismic base shear according to the applicable building code at the end of the template name.
“SeismicDesignCategoryFromX” template as shown in Figure 2
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Figure 2
There are multiple “SeismicDesignCategoryFromX” templates available in AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite library for the determination of .
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Figure 1
→ "SeismicDesignCategoryFromX" template (Figure 2): There are multiple templates available in the AEC | BOLT BIM Cloud library to determine the seismic design category of the building. User must The user needs to select the seismic design category determination template in accordance with the building code to be applied.
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template that corresponds to the applicable building code.
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→ Once the templates are imported, they must be assigned as
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"Seismic Design
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Code" and
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"Seismic Design
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Category" criteria objects
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in the section (Figure 3).
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Figure 3
After setting the necessary templates are setted , the user must edit “Seismic Parameters” spreadsheet.can edit the "Seismic Parameters" spreadsheet.
Figure 3
Figure 3
AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite allows the user to import most of the property values from the library. User , but the user can also enter the property values manually.
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Figure 3
Properties which must be setted The following properties need to be set by the user;:→
Ground Story
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Site Class
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Lateral Force-Resisting System
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Occupancy Category
Properties which The following properties can be imported or entered manually by the user;:→
0.2 Sec Spectral Accel, SS
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1 Sec Spectral Accel, S1
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Long Term Period, Tl
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Response Modification Factor, R
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Overstrength Factor, Omega
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Deflection Amplification, CdClick “Import Seismic Coefficients” to
→ To import regional Ss, S1, and Tl values
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Select the region → click “import”
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Figure 4
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, click "Import Seismic Coefficients" (Figure 4) and select the region. Similarly, to import R, Omega, and Cd values
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, click "Import Seismic Factors" (Figure 5) and select the applicable building code database
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, structure system
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, and resisting system
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Figure 4
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Figure 5
User can see the The values of seismic design factors can be seen on the right side of the pop-up window. → The Seismic Design Category is automatically determined when based on the occupancy category, site class, Ss, and S1 values are being setted. → The Seismic Force-Resisting System property is a read-only property to show and displays the resisting system of the building.
Click “Show” to see the detailed report as illustrated in Figure 6.
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Figure 6
Detailed Report contains the following titles;
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Figure 6
To view a detailed report, click "Show" (Figure 6). The detailed report includes information such as building height limitation, seismic ground motion parameters, seismic design parameters, period of vibration, seismic weight, base shear, vertical distribution of force, shear diagram, and overturning moment diagram.