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Code Name

Standard SIA 160 : Actions on structures

Issued by

Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects.

Revision

1989

Horizontal Base Shear

Qacc : Total holizontal equivalent force

ah : Holizontal acceleration as a function of the fundamental frequency of the structure.
      (see Fig.1 , Fig.2)

g : Acceleration due to gravity

Ck : Construction coefficient

         Cd = Design coefficient (= 0.65)

         K = Deformation coefficient (see Table 1, Table 2)

         Gm = Mean value of the self-weight of the load-bearing structure

: Sum of the accompanying actions occurring simultaneously with the earthquake