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1 APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

EN 1992 PART 1-1 Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: Generalrules and rules for buildings

EN1992 PART 1-2 Design of concrete structures - Part 1-2: Generalrules - Structural fire design

EN 1992 PART 2 Design of concrete structures - Part 2: concrete bridges – Design and detailing rules

EN 1992 PART 3 Design of concrete of structures - Part 3 Liquid retaining and containment
structures
EN 1991 1-1:2004 Wind Actions

EBCS 8 -1995 EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE

1.2 MATERAIL SPECIFICATION

1.2.1 CONCRETE

Used Concrete – C35/37

1.2.2 STEEL

Used HYSD bars,fy = 415 N/mm2

1.3 LOADING ASSUMPTIONS

a) Dead Load:-

1. Self-weight of the structures (Beam, Columns & Slabs)

2. Weight of Brick work = 18 kN/m3
3. Floor finishes includes of ceramic tiles = 1.0 kN/m2
4. Ceilings and Services load = 0.50 kN/m2

b) Live Load:- (As per the Euro code 2)

1. General storage = 2.4 kN/m2 per metre height

2. Balconies = 2.5 kN/m2
3. Bedrooms = 1.5 kN/m2
4. Shopping areas = 4.0 kN/m2
5. Parking Areas = 10 kN per Wheel (For Car only)
6. Stair case = 3.0 kN/m2
1.4 WIND LOAD: - (AS PER THE EN 1991 1-4:2004)

Basic wind Speed, Vb = 27 m/s for Mean 10 minutes wind speed

Terrain Category, = II
Turbulence Factor, K1 = 1.00
Roughness Length, Z0 = 0.01 m
Minimum Height, Zmin = 1.00 m
Roughness Length, Z0,II = 0.05 m
Orography Factor, Co(z) = 1.00
Density of wind, ρ = 1.25 kg/m3

1.5 SEISMIC LOAD: - (EBCS 8 -1995)

Located Seismic Zone = 2(Addis Ababa) (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 1.3)

Bed rock acceleration, α0 = 0.05 (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 1.1)
Importance factor, I =1.2 (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 2.4)
Damping factor, C1 = 0.075 (For reinforced concrete) (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 2.3.3.2.2)
Site Coefficient from sub soil condition, S= 1 (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 1.2)
Basic value of behaviour factor, 𝛾0 =0.2 (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 3.2)
Ductility Class, KD = 1.5 (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 3.2.2.1.4)
Regularity in elevation, KR = 1.1 (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 3.2.2.1.6)
Prevailing failure mode, KW = 1.0 (EBCS 8 -1995 TABLE 3.2.2.1.7)
1.6 LOAD COMBINATIONS:-

1. COMB 100: 1.3DL+1.6LL

2. COMB 101: 0.75(1.3DL+1.6LL) +EQ along X

3. COMB 102: 0.75(1.3DL+1.6LL) +EQ along Y

4. COMB 102: 0.75(1.3DL+1.6LL) +EQ along X -ve

5. COMB 102: 0.75(1.3DL+1.6LL) +EQ along Y -ve