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Seismic Design Category

Determine SS and S1 from fig. 22-1

through 22-14 (per 11.4.1).

No Is SS 0.15 and S1 0.04? Yes

Determine the
Occupancy Category Structure is permitted to be assigned
from Table 1-1. to SDC A and must comply with only
11.7 (11.4.1).

No Is the structure Occupancy Yes

Category I, II, or III?

No Is S1 0.75? Yes No Is S1 0.75? Yes

Structure is Structure is
assigned to SDC F assigned to SDC E

B B
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Determine SDS and SD1 from previous flowchart.

No Is the simplified design procedure Yes

of 12.14 permitted to be used?

Check if all 4
conditions of 11.6
are satisfied. Determine the SDC from Table
11.6-1 alone, based on SDS and the
Occupancy Category.

Determine Ta in accordance
with Section 12.8.2.1 in each
orthogonal direction.

Determine Ts in accordance with Section

11.4.5 in each orthogonal direction:

1
=

No Is Ta < 0.8TS? Yes

C
No Is T (used for Yes
story drift) < TS?

C D
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No Is eq. 12.8-2 used to Yes

determine CS?

Are diaphragms rigid or is

No the distance between Yes
vertical elements of the
SFRS 40 ft?

Determine the SDC from Table

11.6-1 alone, based on SDS and the
Occupancy Category.
Determine the SDC from the more severe of the two
from Tables 11.6-1 and 11.6-2 based on the Occupancy
Category and SDS and SD1, respectively.