American Building codes

Design of all structural elements:

• International Building Code (IBC – 2012)

• Californian Building Code (CBC – 2010)

Minimum design loads and resistance for buildings:

• ASCE 7- 10
• ASCE 7- 05

Guidelines:

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

• NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program)

Steel structure:

• IBC 2012
• AISC 2010 (“Specification for Structural Steel Buildings”)

Concrete structure:

• IBC 2012
• ACI 318-11 (“Building code requirements for structural concrete”)
• ACI 315 (“Manual of standard practise for detailing reinforced concrete
structures” ,13th edition)
Building analysis

List of type of building to

investigate

Type of building model

Elastic model Inelastic model (R, Ω and

(R=1,Ω=1,Cd=1) Cd characteristic of the
type of building)

Elementary Lateral Force Elementary Lateral Force

analysis (ELF Manual – analysis (ELFManual –
Excel) Excel)

Elementary Lateral Force Elementary Lateral Force

analysis (ELF Automatic – analysis (ELF Automatic –
SAP2000) SAP2000)

Modal Response Spectrum Modal Response Spectrum

analysis (SAP2000 - [Sa]) analysis (SAP2000 –
[Sa(I/R)])

Design structural element Design structural element

section (SAP2000) section (SAP2000)
 Type of building model

Elastic model Inelastic model (R, Ω and

(R=1,Ω=1,Cd=1) Cd characteristic of the
type of building)

Design structural element Design structural element

section (SAP2000) section (SAP2000)

Comparison between structures (cost, quantities, deformation, ...)

Comparison between different type of structures (cost, quantities,

deformation, ...)