EXAMPLE 5. NEW BUILDING DESIGN FROM LOAD-BEARING MASONRY

EXAMPLE 5: 'DESIGN OF A LOAD-BEARING MASONRY BUILDING' 39 -Here are "Zone", "Importance" and "Terrain". -select the "Design" Spectrum and press Update Spectrum -in Construction Type select "Unreinforced Masonry" from the list -There is the possibility to choose between 2 distributions of seismic forces: • Rectangular • Triangular -Press the OK button to update the parameters and close the window. 3 to run the analysis. Let the program complete the process and press the Exit button. With the scenario active select the "Combinations" command and in the dialog box press the button button to automatically fill in the coefficients of the dynamics in accordance with the Eurocode. The coefficient file is automatically entered in the study folder, to be called up in the "Results" and "Sizing" sections.