TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 General 44444t………4…4t44**01 Chapter 2 Definitions and notations...2 2.1 Definitions 2 2.2 Main Notations…3 Chapter 3 Basic requirements of seismic 3.1 Classifications of seismic fortification and corresponding 3.2 Seismic influences…6 3.3 Site and subsoil.................... 6 3.4 Regularity of architectural design and structural 3.5 Structure system..................9 3.6 Structure analysis …10 3.7 Nonstructural components 3.8 Seismically isolation and energy-dissipating design..12 3.9 Structural materials and 3.10 Seismic response observation system of buildings......14 Chapter4Site,Subsoil and Foundation…s… 15 4.1 Site 4.2 Natural subsoil and foundations......................18 4.3 Liquefaction and soft subsoil... 19 4.4 Pile foundation Chapter 5 Seismic action and seismic checking for structures.....27 5.1 General… …27 5.2 Calculation of horizontal seismic action 3 5.3 Calculation of vertical seismic action.......36 5.4 Seismic check for load-bearing capacity of structural members ,37 5.5 Seismic check for deformation.38 Chapter 6 Multi-story and tall reinforced concrete buildings..... 42 6.1 General 42 6.2 Essentials in calculation...............47 6.3 Details of seismic design for framed structures.. 53 6.4 Details of seismic design for the wall structures 6.5 Details of seismic design for frame-wall structures …449t4**0…61 6.6 Seismic design requirements for slab-column-wall structures 62 6.7 Seismic design requirements for tube structures Chapter 7 Multi-story Masonry Buildings and Multi-story Brick Buildings