EXAMPLE 2. FORMAL STUDY METAL CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE 2: 'DESIGN OF A METAL STRUCTURE' 39 Accordingly, you select the "importance category" to automatically fill in the importance factor "y". Then you define the type of spectrum (in Greece type 1 is used) and the soil category, so that the coefficients for the horizontal and vertical spectrum are automatically filled in. You can always modify the default values and set your own in all the parameter fields that are automatically filled in by the program. Select the Spectrum Type and the Plasticity Class Select the Type of Construction The choice of the Seismic Coefficient q and the type of construction requires complex calculations. Select the "Construction Type" per address by selecting from: