ASCE 7 Seismic Load Combinations
Answer
The default Design Situations (DS1 and DS2) do not include the seismic load combinations. To add the seismic COs, add new Design Situations with design situation type “Section 2.3 (LRFD), 6 and 7” and/or “Section 2.4 (ASD), 8 to 10” (Image 1).
Under the Load Combinations tab, the generated seismic COs are shown.
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ASCE 7 load combination Load combination Seismic load Design situation
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