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Does the sign matter when adding scale factor to response spectrum load cases in load combinations?

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canwesteng

canwesteng

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May 12, 2014
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When load cases are defined using a response spectrum analysis, does the sign of the scale factor matter when adding these to a load combination? I would say no, but what about the case when two response spectrums in different directions are being combined?
 
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