CIVIL 3811 Tutorial Questions - Week 11 - University of Sydney PDF
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This document contains tutorial questions for CIVIL 3811, a civil engineering course at The University of Sydney. The questions focus on soft story buildings and factors influencing their failures during earthquakes, specifically referencing the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
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The University of Sydney School of Civil Engineering CIVIL 3811 – Tutorial Questions – Week 11 Question 1 Soft story is a term used to describe a particular level in a building that is considerably less rigid or strong in terms of withstanding lateral loads, compared to the stories above it an...
The University of Sydney School of Civil Engineering CIVIL 3811 – Tutorial Questions – Week 11 Question 1 Soft story is a term used to describe a particular level in a building that is considerably less rigid or strong in terms of withstanding lateral loads, compared to the stories above it and the floors or foundation below it according to the different International Building Code's (IBC) modern definition. This reduction in load resistance is 70% or greater between floors. Additionally, it is a structure with windows, broad doors, spacious, unimpeded commercial areas, or other openings on one or more floors in locations where a shear wall would typically be needed for stability due to seismic engineering design. Determine factors influencing soft-story (combined with other possible factors) buildings failures during the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
