Area seismic classification in Canada (Kelowna, BC)

[swamp]

My firm is searching for the seismic classification for some preliminary order of Mag on an industrial site located in Kelowna British Columbia Canada

 

[RDK]

That information is contained in the National Building Code (NBC) for Canada Appendix C Za=1, Zv=1, Zonal velocity ratio=0.05.

The NBC can be obtained in CD or paper format from

http://www.nrc.ca/irc/catalogue/codes.html

I strongly suggest that you contact a BC based structural designer to review these loadings for you as the treatment of earthquake loads is spelled out in the NBC. There may also be a BC code that has different requirements. Check out

http://www.mhr.gov.bc.ca/building/

for more information.

At the least buy a copies of the codes and have your own structural engineers review the documents. Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng

Construction Project Management
From conception to completion

http://www.kitsonengineering.com

 

[visitor]

RDK is correct. The BC building Code lists Za as 1 Zv as1 and v=0.05