In reference to this problem:
http://shop.iccsafe.org/media/wysiwyg/material/9011S091-sample.pdf
For the given values of : ρ = 1.3, SDS = 1.10, the seismic load combinations are:
1.2D + 1.3QE + (0.2)(1.1)D + 0.5L = 1.42D + 1.3QE + 0.5L (Comb. 5)
when the signs of QE and D are the same, and...