Seismic Analysis
The Response Spectra Method is applied for seismic and spectral analysis. The seismic
analysis is run on the basis of spectral analysis (see section 3.6), however, the spectra
accelerations ( ) a a i S = S T are generated to correspond to a selected seismic code, instead of
being assigned by the user (as it is done for spectral analysis).
The UBC-97 seismic code is available in Robot (version 12.0 and the later ones). The
Response Spectrum Analysis is run in accordance with Sections 1631.5.1–1631.5.3 of the
1997 Uniform Building Code. It is possible to fulfill the requirements of Section 1631.5.4
(“Elastic Response Parameters may be reduced…”) by means of combination mechanisms of
Robot (see Help). The basic shear components Vx, Vy, Vz, overturning moment components
Mx, and My and torsion moment Mz (it is assumed that axis OZ is vertical) - all are presented
in the“Reactions”table in the line“sum of forces”, both for each modal response and for
SRSS and CQC combinations between modes.
The following seismic codes are available in the program:
· UBC97
· PS 69 R. 82
· AFPS
· PS 92
· RPA 88
· DM 16.1.96
· EC 8
· IBC 2000
· P100 92
· Turkish code
· Chinese codes
· Argentinian code
The Response Spectra Method is applied for seismic and spectral analysis. The seismic
analysis is run on the basis of spectral analysis (see section 3.6), however, the spectra
accelerations ( ) a a i S = S T are generated to correspond to a selected seismic code, instead of
being assigned by the user (as it is done for spectral analysis).
The UBC-97 seismic code is available in Robot (version 12.0 and the later ones). The
Response Spectrum Analysis is run in accordance with Sections 1631.5.1–1631.5.3 of the
1997 Uniform Building Code. It is possible to fulfill the requirements of Section 1631.5.4
(“Elastic Response Parameters may be reduced…”) by means of combination mechanisms of
Robot (see Help). The basic shear components Vx, Vy, Vz, overturning moment components
Mx, and My and torsion moment Mz (it is assumed that axis OZ is vertical) - all are presented
in the“Reactions”table in the line“sum of forces”, both for each modal response and for
SRSS and CQC combinations between modes.
The following seismic codes are available in the program:
· UBC97
· PS 69 R. 82
· AFPS
· PS 92
· RPA 88
· DM 16.1.96
· EC 8
· IBC 2000
· P100 92
· Turkish code
· Chinese codes
· Argentinian code