Thank you for your answer. According to my understanding, i only take the self weight or mass of the staircase and use F=ma and i get the Earthquake force for the staircase. Now again, i multiply the wind pressure for that region to the area of the staircase (in the direction of z shape of the...
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I need to calculate the earthquake load for the staircase that is attached to a building located almost to the top and outside of the building. Just an access from one room to another. Not considering the whole building effect, just the staircase , how to calculate the earthquake...
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I am dealing with a problem where I have to provide a wall opening with a concrete frame. The structure is a warehouse and the opening is in outerwall. The wall is a precast concrete wall. The load to be considered are the dead load from the upper wall and the wind load. I also need...
