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The first interpretation is correct. Each story-length of column is treated as a unique element. In this case, the first story column supports two floors and the second story does not. ------------------------------ Ronald Hamburger, SE Consulting Principal Simpson Gumpertz & Heger --------------- ...

You are correct that ASCE 7 does not directly address the issue. I have been engaged in projects that successfully developed such structures, where the lower, higher risk category structure was designed for one Risk Category (say RC III) and the supported structure for a lower category (say RC II). It ...

Mathew The answers to your questions depend on how you configure your model. If you configure your model such that there is a discrete hinge located at the center of the RBS, rather than the face of the column, the shear amplification will automatically be computed by the software. However, if you ...

Cody, the seismic values in ASCE 7-10 are based on the 2008 National Seismic Hazard model developed by USGS. The values in the 2016 edition use the 2014 National Seismic Hazard model. In comparing disaggregated values of seismic parameters obtained form the two models, it appears that in both cases, ...

ASCE 7 does not prohibit classificaton of server racks as Dead Load and could be interpretted as specifically permitting it. ASCE 7 Chapter 2 defines "Dead Load" as "Dead loads consist of the weight of all materials of construction incorporated into the building including, but not limited to, walls, ...