Code Name |
General Structural Design and Design Loadings for Buildings NZS 4203 : 1992 |
Issued by |
Standards Association of New Zealand |
Revision | |
Horizontal Base Shear |
(For the
serviceability limit state)
(For the ultimate limit state) The C value for the ultimate limit state shall not be taken as less than 0.025. Cb : Basic
seismic acceleration coefficients. These values shall be appropriate to
the site subsoil T1 : The fundamental translational period on the direction under consideration μ: Structural ductiltiy factor (See table 3) R : Risk factor for a structure (See table 4) Z : Zone factor (See Fig.2) Ls : Limit state factor for the serviceability limit state (See Table.6) Ls : Limit state factor for the ultimate limit state (See table 6) |