ABSTRACT
Based on UBC 1991 after finding the Z coefficient based on the earthquake history of the zone under consideration, the base shear force can be calculated using Eq. (3).
1.2 IBC 2006
In order to calculate minimum lateral load per IBC 2006 the following information related to seismic loads regardless of whether seismic loads govern the design of the lateral-force-resisting system of the building must be determined:
1. Seismic importance factor, I, based on occupancy category. In this paper “I” will be considered one.
