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Earthquake-Resistant Design of RC Structures

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Earthquake is recognized as one of the major causes of disaster on this planet.

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Abbreviations

DL:

Dead load

LL:

Live load

WL:

Wind load

FRS:

Floor response spectra

\( M_{K} \) :

Modal mass

EPGA:

Effective peak ground acceleration

ZPA:

Zero period acceleration

\( e_{{{\text{d}}i}} \) :

Static eccentricity at floor

\( b_{i} \) :

Floor plan dimension of floor i perpendicular to the direction of force

\( \lambda_{k} \) :

Absolute value of quantity in mode k

R :

No. of mode being considered

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Kumar, P. (2019). Earthquake-Resistant Design of RC Structures. In: Reddy, G., Muruva, H., Verma, A. (eds) Textbook of Seismic Design. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3176-3_6

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