Difference in load combination code and seismic load coad

[ramihabchi]

is it possible to use for design of a building a load combination code different from seismic load code?example ASCE for load combinations an Eurocode 1998 for seismic load determination.

 

[dr. rifat]

Yes it is possible.
Just define EU1998 for eq load calculation in any kind of commercial software.
Then calculate load combination from ASCE.


RIFAT

 

[JAE]

The building should be designed with the load combinations from the local, applicable, legally adopted code. If there is such a code it is incorrect to just pick and choose combinations from other random codes.

Check out Eng-Tips Forum's Policies here:
faq731-376

 

[ThomasH]

I agree with JAE, mixing codes can be very tricky. There can be different load factors and safety principles involved. It is not only a question of making a selection in a software.

Also, the Eurocode does, as far as I know, not define a seismic load. Those defining parameters has to come from a national annex. And if you are in an area where Eurocode is applicable then you probably have to use if for the design.

Thomas