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TR.32.10.1 Response Spectrum Analysis

Various methods for performing response spectrum analysis have been implemented in STAAD.Pro. They include a generic method that is described in most text books, as well as code based methods like those required by the IBC, Eurocode 8, IS 1893, etc. These are described in the following sections.

Table 1. Codes available in STAAD.Pro with Response Spectrum loads
Country Code Title
Canada NRC 2005 National Building Code(NRC/CNRC) of Canada
NRC 2010 National Building Code(NRC/CNRC) of Canada
China GB 50011-2010 Code for seismic design of buildings GB50011-2010 (2016 Edition)
India IS:1893 (Part 1) 2002 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures - Part 1: General Provisions and Buildings and Part 4: Industrial structures including Stack-like structures
IS:1893 (Part 1) 2016 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures - Part 1: General Provisions
IS:1893 (Part 4) 2015 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures Part 4 Industrial Structures Including Stack-Like Structures
Europe ENV 1994-1:1996 (withdrawn) Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance – Part 1: General rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings (published 1996)
EN 1998-1:2004 Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance – Part 1: General rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings (published 2004)
Russia SNiP II-7-81 Строительство в сейсмических районах (Construction in Seismic Regions)
SP 14.13330.2011 Строительство в сейсмических районах  (Construction in Seismic Regions)
US IBC 2006 International Building Code, 2006 edition
IBC 2012 International Building Code, 2012 edition
IBC 2015 International Building Code, 2015 edition
IBC 2018 International Building Code, 2018 edition