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analysis of scale factor

Posted by Rishabh Kumaralmost 8 years ago
analysis of scale factor

How do you decide scale factor in SAP2000 while defining response spectrum method?

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3 Replies
Posted by Nilesh Modakalmost 8 years ago

I believe that all depends on whether your design spectrum is in normalised or denormalised form. For instance if the vertical axis of the spectrum is Se/g then your scale factor would be the gravitational constant g.

Posted by Sachin Tapadiaalmost 8 years ago

all depends on whether your design spectrum is in normalised or denormalised form. For instance if the vertical axis of the spectrum is Se/g then your scale factor would be the gravitational constant g.

Posted by Steinley infraalmost 8 years ago

I believe that all depends on whether your design spectrum is in normalised or denormalised form. For instance if the vertical axis of the spectrum is Se/g then your scale factor would be the gravitational constant g.