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7-16 §12.2.3.2 permits the use of two-stage analysis, allowing the upper structures to be analyzed separately using equivalent lateral force method. Normally (non-two-stage analysis) mass at the base level would be assumed to dump right into the foundation (h = 0, thus Cvx = 0). My scenario is...

atrizzy, stacker is pre-engineered but connection to supporting structure is my scope. I also need to give forces imposed on the building to the SEOR.

I am designing post-installed anchors for a pre-engineered parking stacker system in a high seismic area. Though the car is a live load, I feel it's necessary to include the full operational weight of the system in my seismic analysis. The stacker is on an existing flat plate slab, so I am...