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Equivalent Static Analysis

Equivalent static analysis is the simplest seismic design method, representing earthquake effects as a single static lateral force applied at the center of mass or distributed over the building height. Standardized by SEAOC in 1959 and incorporated into modern building codes, it is the most commonly used method for designing regular buildings.

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Equivalent Static Analysis for Seismic Design
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / civil-engineering
  • SEAOC (1959). Lateral Forces by Virtual Work. Proceedings of the Structural Engineers Association of California, 28(1), 1-16. · URL
  • ASCE/SEI (2016). Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-16). American Society of Civil Engineers. · URL
  • Chopra, A. K. (2017). Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering (5th ed.). Pearson. · ISBN 978-0134555691
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