7 · Wind & Seismic

A 2–3 storey house is rarely governed by lateral load, but the code still asks for the check. The heavier of wind and seismic drives the column moments.

Wind — IS 875 (Part 3)

Cl. 6.3 Vz = Vb·k1·k2·k3·k4 · Cl. 7.2 pd
k2 (height & terrain)
0.91
Table 2
Design speed Vz
35.49m/s
pz = 0.6 Vz²
0.76kN/m²
pd (Kd·Ka·Kc)
0.68kN/m²
Cl. 7.2
Net pressure
0.65kN/m²
Cpe 0.7 / −0.25
Building height
7.00m
Base shear — wind on long face
27.14kN
Base shear — wind on short face
47.49kN

Seismic — IS 1893 (Part 1)

Cl. 7.2.1 Ah = (Z/2)(I/R)(Sa/g) · Cl. 7.6.2 T = 0.09h/√d
Period T
0.26s
Sa/g
2.50
Zone factor Z
0.16
Ah
0.07
design horizontal coefficient
Seismic weight W
1460.87kN
DL + 25% LL
Base shear Vb
97.39kN

Storey forces — Cl. 7.6.3 (Wi·hi² distribution)

Levelhi (m)Wi (kN)Qi seismic (kN)Wind (kN)
Floor 13.80926.332.9220.94
Roof7.00534.564.476.20
Seismic governs. Seismic base shear 97.4 kN vs wind 47.5 kN. That shear is shared between the columns and added to the gravity moments on the design step. For a house of this size the frame is still sized by gravity load — the lateral case mainly sets the minimum column reinforcement and tie detailing.
Built-up105.0 m²Columns11Governing column264 kNConcrete38.2 m³Steel2.30 t11 checks need attention

Preliminary design aid. Not a substitute for analysis and detailed design by a licensed structural engineer. Does not include detailed seismic design to IS 13920, soil investigation, or statutory compliance.