Amplification of Accidental Torsion (A x) ASCE-7-05 (E q 12. -1!

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Str"ct"res assi#ned to Seismic $esi#n Cate#or% C& $& E& or '& ()ere T%pe la or l* torsional irre#"larit% exists as defined in Ta*le 12.+-1 s)all )a,e t)e effects acco"nted for *% m"ltipl%in# -& at eac) le,el *% a torsional amplification factor (A x) $etermined from t)e follo.in# Eq"ation. /n ot)er .ords if torsional irre#"larit% exists and Ax is #reater t)an 1.0 at an% le,el (or le,els)& a second torsional Anal%sis m"st *e performed "sin# t)e ne. accidental eccentricities.

0o. to appl% t)e pre,io"s eq"ation in Eta*s1

'rom Eta*s .)en assi#nin# (2x .it) eccentric ratio 53) to a str"ct"re.
I. II.

4"n t)e model 5o to file 6 print ta*les 6 s"mmar% report. 5o to t)is para#rap)1

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STORY MAXIMUM AND AVERAGE LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS

STORY STORY4 STORY3 STORY2 STORY1 LOAD QX QX QX QX DIR X X X X MAXIMUM 0.0026 0.0020 0.0013 0.0005 AVERAGE 0.0021 0.0015 0.0009 0.0003 RATIO 1.272 1.310 1.356 1.414

'or e,er% stor% from t)e pre,io"s para#rap) do t)e follo.in# to #et A x1

1-di,ide t)e ratio *% 1.2 t)en sq"are t)e ans.er Stor% !1 Ax 7 (1.27281.2)2 7 1.12+9 Stor% +1 Ax 7 (1.+1081.2)2 7 1.1:17 Stor% 21 Ax 7 (1.+5981.2)2 7 1.279: Stor% 11 Ax 7 (1.!1!81.2)2 7 1.+
;ote1 4atio o*tained *% Eta*s 7 (max 8 a,era#e) )o.e,er if .e c)ec<ed stor% no ! for o"r case 4atio 7 0.002980.0021 is not eq"al to 1.272 t)is is d"e to t)at ,al"es #i,en in s"mmar% report for max = a,era#e are approximate if %o" .ant to c)ec< t)e exact ,al"es refer to t)e model and it .ill lead to t)e ,al"e o*tained in s"mmar% report (1.272) /n ot)er .ords ,al"es #i,en for ratio in s"mmar% report are exact and can depend on for Ax calc"lations.

Condition to appl% in Eta*s Ax 6 1 (/f Ax > 1 for all stories no need to appl% Ax at all)

(/f Ax > 1 for a stor% "se Ax71 ) Ax not #reater t)an + (if it exceeds + "se +)

To appl% in Eta*s calc"late t)e perpendic"lar .idt) of *"ildin# per e,er% stor% (?) to t)e applied seismic force (in o"r example 2 x). Sa% ? 7 15 m Stor% !1 a*sol"te Ecc. 7 0.05x15x1.12+970. !27 Stor% +1 a*sol"te Ecc. 7 0.05x15x1.1:1770. :+7 Stor% 21 a*sol"te Ecc. 7 0.05x15x1.279:70.:579

Stor% 11 a*sol"te Ecc. 7 0.05x15x1.+

!71.0!1+

5o to define 6 static load case 6 2x 6 s)o. lateral load

4"n t)e model a#ain t)en %o" .ill )a,e all eccentricit% corrected.
5eneral note re#ardin# t)e pre,io"s consideration in Eta*s pro#ram1
0o.e,er& it is not req"ired to find t)e res"ltin# ne. Ax ,al"es and repeat t)e process a second or t)ird time (@ntil t)e Ax Con,er#es to a constant or reac)es t)e limit of +.0). T)e res"lts of t)e first anal%sis .it) t)e "se of Ax are s"fficient for desi#n p"rposes.