Hello, I'm having trouble deciphering the Seismic Foundation Provisions section of NBCC 2015 (or more specifically, NBC 2019(AE)). Section 4.1.8.16, see attached.
My understanding is you have to either capacity design the foundation, or design as elastic (with RdRo = 1.0). However, this...
This is known as a self-resisting frame, and the loads applied hydraulically balance themselves out. So yes, you are correct in designing for the weight of the machine (including hydraulic fluid etc.). It may be prudent to include for out-of-plane eccentricity if the set-up is not acting in a...
