EXAMPLE 1. NEW BUILDING DESIGN FROM REINFORCED CONCRETE

EXAMPLE 1: 'REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION STUDY' 69 Knowing the " Construction Type " and all the previous parameters , the program can calculate the " Seismic Coefficient q ". Enter in the parameters the last information, i.e. the ' Type of Construction ', run the analysis a second time and enter the parameter dialogue box once more. In the " q " field you read the values suggested by the program. You can proceed by keeping these values or modify them by checking the corresponding checkboxes and typing your own values (which you could have done from the beginning, but then the program would receive your values without suggesting its own). OBSERVATION: Where the building type includes the word "walls"