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It is necessary to determine the loads the structure must support. So once the dimensions of the structure are defined, the actual design begins with those elements that are subjected to the primary loads the structure is intended to carry and proceeds in sequence to the various supporting members until the foundation is reached. Thus a building floor slab would be designed first followed by the supporting beams, columns, and last the foundation footings. In order to design a structure, it is therefore necessary to first specify the loads that act on it. The design load for a structure is often specified in codes. Ethiopian Building Code Standards one(EBCS-1) gives details of the loading on structures.
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Wind loads Wind loads are particularly important in the design of large structures, such as tall buildings, radio towers and long span bridges, for structures such as mill buildings and hangars that have large open interior and walls in which large opening may occur. The effect of wind on a structure depends upon the density and velocity of the air, the angle of incidence of the wind, the shape and stiffness of the structure and the roughness of ground surface. Wind action fluctuate with time and act directly as pressures on the external surfaces of enclosed structure because of porosity of the external surface, also act indirectly on the internal surfaces. They may also get directly on the internal surface of open structures. Pressures act on areas of the surface resulting in forces normal to the surface of the structure or individual cladding components .Additionally when large areas of structure are swept by the wind, friction forces acting tangentially to the surface may be significant. The wind pressure acting on the external surface of the structure We shall be obtained as W e = q ref Ce(Ze)Cpe and on the internal surface W i = qref Ce(Ze)Cpi where qref = Vref2/2 where is the density of the air, Vref is the reference wind velocity. Vref = CdirCtempCalt Vref,o. Vref,o is the basic value of wind velocity taken as 22 m/s. Cdir is the direction factor taken as 1. Ctemp is seasonal factor taken as 1 and Calt is altitude factor taken as 1. Vref is defined as the 10 minute mean wind velocity at 10m above ground of terrain category II having an annual probability of exceedence of 0.02. Ce(Ze) is the exposure coefficient accounting the effect of terrain roughness(whether the structure is located near sea, lakes, clear land, farmlands or urban city) and topography(whether hills, escarpment etc).Cpe is external pressure coefficient accounting the variation of wind velocity along the height of the structure. The net pressure on a wall, roof or element is the difference b/n the pressure on opposite surfaces taking due account of their signs. Pressure directed towards the surface is taken as positive and pressure directed away from the surface is called suction and is negative. Examples are shown below.
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Earthquake loads Important structures located in regions subjected to severe earthquake are often designed to resist earthquake effects. During an earthquake ,structural damage may result from the fact that the foundation of the structure undergoes accelerations. Such accelerations are largely horizontal and vertical components are usually neglected. In active earthquake zones, the maximum rate of horizontal 2 acceleration of the foundation may reach having magnitude b/n 0.5 and 1 times gravity(9.81m/s ).The seismic base shear force, Fb acting at the base of the structure causing movement for each main direction(two orthogonal axis)is determined from Fb = Sd(T1)W where Sd(T1) is the ordinate of the design spectrum at period T1. T1 is fundamental period of vibration of 3/4 the structure for translational motion in the direction considered. T1 = C1 H where H is the height of the building above the base in meters. C1 is coefficient accounting the frame type whether steel or reinforced concrete frame. W is the seismic dead load. Sd(T1) = is the ratio of the design bedrock acceleration to the acceleration of the gravity, g and is given as =oI where I is the importance factor which depend on the size of the building, on its value and importance for the public safety and possibility of human losses in case of collapse. o is the bedrock acceleration ratio of the site. The parameter is the design response factor for the site and is given by =1.2S/T . The factor S is the site coefficient for the soil characteristic on which the structure is founded. T is the period considered. The behavior factor account the energy dissipation capacity of the structure when the structure is under earthquake load. =o kD kR kW 0.70, o is basic value of the behavior factor dependent on the structural type. kD is factor reflecting the ductility class, kR -factor reflecting the structural regularity in elevation, kW -factor reflecting the prevailing failure mode of structural system with walls. The base shear force shall be distributed over the height of the structure as Fb = Ft +Fi The concentrated force Ft at the top which is in addition to Fn shall be determined from Ft = 0.07T1Fb
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The remaining portion of the base shear shall be distributed over the height of structure including level n according to the following formula,
Fi =
(Fb Ft )W i hi
n
W h
i i =1
Hydrostatic and soil pressures When structures are used to retain water, soil, or granular material, the pressure developed by these loading is important criterion for their design. Examples of such types of structures include tanks, dams, ships, bulkhead and retaining wall. The law of hydrostatics and soil mechanics are applied to define the intensity of the loading on the structure. Non-directional loads include thermal loads, shrinkage, fabrication error and support settlements Thermal load Changes in temperature cause strains in the members of a structure and hence produce deformations in the structure as a whole. If the changes in shape due to temperature encounter restraint, as is often the case in a statically indeterminate structure, stresses will be set up within the structure. The forces set up in a structure as a result of temperature changes are often called thermal forces. In addition to considering the forces set up by changes in temperature, it is important to take into consideration the expansion and contraction of a structure, particularly in connection with support details. Shrinkage Among the widely used materials, concrete is most susceptible to shrinkage. A length L of freshly poured concrete shortens an amount sL as it sets. The coefficient s is called shrinkage ratio. Most specifications prescribe a constant value for s. For concrete, on the average, s =0.0003. During shrinkage ,if a structural resistance occurs, internal stresses will develop. In fact this is the case in statically indeterminate structures. Fabrication errors Owing to the lack of appropriate quality control, the elements of a structure may have different dimensions and shapes than their design dimensions and shapes. The difference is called the actual fabrication error. In indeterminate structure these fabrication errors cause stresses. Support settlements If a structure is supported in a statically indeterminate manner and the supports settle unevenly, then stresses will develop. Since the internal stresses will be large when the differential settlements are large, a designer need to be refrained from using statically indeterminate support states in sites where the expected differential settlements are large.
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