A typical floor plan is for the building used in case study is shown above. The following commands are used for Response Spectrum load case:
SPECTRUM CQC 1893 TOR X 0.036 ACC SCALE 1 DAMP 0.05 MIS 0 DOMINANT 0
SOIL TYPE 2
DOMINANT 0 instructs the program to use the sign of responses obtained in the dominant mode in the final result. STAAD.Pro model of one storied building (not the whole building) has been attached. This model was used in the case study.
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