Mechanical Component Seismic Design

[BPres]

I'm a mechanical engineer and am designing a mechanical component and per customer spec. have to use IBC2000 1621 for seismic consideration. I did the Fp calc and used the calculated Fp for lateral and longitudinal forces to design against. I did not do the 1617.1 "effects" calc. nor the 1605 combination calc. Should I have? If so, should the combined force be used rather than the 1621.1.4 Fp? What about shear and tipping? Where does IBC2000 address those issue?

 

[JAE]

Read the second to last paragraph in 1621.1.4. where it tells you to use Fp as the "Qe" in 1617.1.

1617.1 provides you with a definition of E, which is the seismic load effect that must be included in the load combinations of 1605.