Seismic load
These are caused due to earthquakes. Structure is loaded when base is shaken.
Seismic load is one of the basic concepts of earthquake engineering which means application of an earthquake-generated agitation[1] to a building structure or its model. It happens at contact surfaces of a structure either with the ground,[2] or with adjacent structures,[3] or with gravity waves from tsunami.
Seismic loading depends, primarily, on:
- Anticipated earthquake’s parameters at the site
- Geotechnical parameters of the site
- Building structure’s parameters
- Characteristics of the anticipated gravity waves from tsunami (if applicable).
Sometimes, seismic load exceeds ability of a structure to resist it without being broken, partially or completely. Due to their mutual interaction, seismic loading and seismic performance of a structure are intimately related.
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- ↑ Hudson, D.E. (1979). Reading and Interpreting Strong Motion Accelerograms. EERI. ISBN 7953973 Check
|isbn=value: length (help). - ↑ The Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Portal
- ↑ Seismic Pounding between Adjacent Building Structures