{"id":31908,"date":"2026-04-27T11:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/technical-manuals\/pre-analysis\/seismic-analysis-to-india-nbc-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:37:56","slug":"seismic-analysis-to-india-nbc-2016","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wiki\/seismic-analysis-to-india-nbc-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Seismic Analysis To India Nbc 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><b style=\"font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: 0.1px\"><span class=\"colour\">Prota<\/span><\/b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span class=\"colour\">Structure can calculate seismic loads in accordance with India (IS 1893-2016) seismic code, which covers the key parts of IS codes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\" class=\"sty__h68izl__cls sty__6d5qa8__cls\"><span class=\"sty__c67qmf__cls\"><span class=\"colour\">Click on&nbsp;<\/span><b class=\"sty__pbesn9__cls\"><span class=\"colour\">Settings Center&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">&gt;&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"sty__wblbsy__cls\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/project-settings-ps-2022#Template:~:text=member%20labels%C2%A0templates.-,Codes,-This%20page%20controls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"colour\">Code<\/span><\/a><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;section will be shown &gt; Pick&nbsp;<\/span><b class=\"sty__xaw5ej__cls\"><span class=\"colour\">Earthquake Code&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br class=\"sty__ut3lyt__cls\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\" class=\"sty__nizzq3__cls sty__wmrzzb__cls\"><b class=\"sty__2cxeda__cls\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\" class=\"sty__6rnhi4__cls sty__52ho09__cls\"><span class=\"colour\">Click&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">Seismic Parameter&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour sty__wskv74__cls sty__gc3izr__cls\"><span class=\"colour\">to access the Seismic Parameters &amp; Settings<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 16px\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto;padding: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-f1edec4b53ba7f163a0e1b33d078bd52.png\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: 0.1px\"><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"KB_New_Editor_Highlights\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;position: relative;padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"contentStyle\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 12px;top: 14px;width: 15px;max-width: 100%\" data-type=\"non-resize\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-8207c135e39b0842ed149cddc1d70c9c.png\" alt=\"Info\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: 0.1px\">Click the<b><i><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 18px\">&nbsp;i&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/b>icon for more information and guidance on the parameter.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: 0.1px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\" class=\"colour sty__3hnba7__cls sty__bnlhwc__cls\">Please ensure to also read this article<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\" class=\"sty__sw37we__cls\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: pointer;font-size: 13px;letter-spacing: 0.1px\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/seismic-load-basic-guide\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sty__i245fj__cls sty__qivteo__cls\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"size sty__hchi09__cls sty__bepkkm__cls\">Seismic Load &#8211; Basic Guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\" class=\"sty__9s7p67__cls\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\" class=\"size sty__3eoybk__cls sty__iflzc4__cls\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: 0.1px\">\n<h1 id=\"Parameters\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span>Parameters<\/span><br \/><\/h1>\n<div style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\"><span>The following are explanation of key inputs in \u201c<b>Parameters<\/b>\u201d tab :<\/span><\/div>\n<ol style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\">\n<li class=\"sty__d95bqr__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b>Spectrum Angle<\/b><span>&nbsp;: Is the angle of the applied seismic forces with respect to the orientation of the structure on plan view; measured anti-clockwise from global horizontal.&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;<\/span>For example, if a rectangular building is modelled at a rotated angle, then the spectrum angle should be changed accordingly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__j8pbhx__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b>Town :&nbsp; <\/b><span>User to select town<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__j8pbhx__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><span><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\">Seismic Zone &amp; Seismic Zone Factor, Z&nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\">:&nbsp; Values will auto update according to town selected<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__un85fg__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\">Importance Factor, I <\/b>:&nbsp;<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px\">&nbsp;User to select<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__4pkiow__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><span><b>Structural System Type<\/b>&nbsp;: User to select for each Direction 1(X) &amp; 2(Y).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__x4sw58__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><span><b>Response Reduction Factor, R<\/b> : Value automatically fetched according to selected <b>Structural System Type<br \/><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__x4sw58__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><span><b>Use site-specific spectrum :&nbsp;<\/b>User to decide&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__ni1rs2__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b>Ground Type (Soil Parameters)<\/b><span>&nbsp;: User to select and all other fields <b>To<\/b>,&nbsp;<b>Ts, A<\/b>,&nbsp;&amp; <b>S<\/b><b>a<\/b>&nbsp;will be updated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 id=\"Analysis\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Analysis<br \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><span><span class=\"colour\">The following are explanation of key inputs in \u201c<\/span><b><span class=\"colour\">Analysis<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">\u201d tab :<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__tii7qy__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Apply Accidental Eccentricity (5%)<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;:<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">Check to apply<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Damping Ratio<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: User input according to building type. Generally, 0.05 (5%) for concrete structure and 0.02 (2%) for steel structure.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__94licx__cls sty__7h2u4t__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b class=\"sty__gvkexf__cls\"><span class=\"colour sty__quf5zq__cls sty__falxgt__cls\">Number of Horizontal Modes&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour sty__9181jb__cls sty__6mz3rh__cls\">&nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;User input (recommended value =&nbsp;<b class=\"sty__zl0ynu__cls\">15<\/b>)<\/span><br class=\"sty__jlwiwp__cls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__usnxlf__cls sty__zk87ur__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b class=\"sty__l4c7zh__cls\"><span class=\"colour sty__c54gik__cls sty__j1fybf__cls\">Number of Vertical Modes&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour sty__5susti__cls sty__erfmwo__cls\">&nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;User input (recommended value =&nbsp;<b class=\"sty__9z2u0a__cls\">15<\/b>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"KB_New_Editor_Highlights sty__14ijad__cls\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;position: relative;padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"contentStyle\" data-type=\"non-resize\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-eeaa5515021ae10d33fbb5c8dc2c2e61.png\" class=\"sty__y1vi4a__cls\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 12px;top: 14px;width: 15px;max-width: 100%;cursor: pointer\" alt=\"Notes\"><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">ProtaStructure will check the number of modes automatically &amp; issue a warning during analysis if cumulative mass participation is not satisfied.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__ydusim__cls sty__ec9kp7__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><font color=\"#000000\" class=\"sty__y85u8z__cls\"><b class=\"sty__05g7vv__cls\">Use user-defined periods in equivalent static analysis&nbsp;<\/b>: Check to apply &amp; input Period in X &amp; Y direction<\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__b2e4q8__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Structural Usage or Type<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;:<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">Static field that appears on the reports. User can write anything here.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1 id=\"Structural_Irregularities\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Structural Irregularities<br \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><span><span class=\"colour\">The following are the list of irregularities checks in \u201c<\/span><b><span class=\"colour\">Structural Irregularities<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">\u201d tab :<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"Irregularities_in_Plan\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><b><u><span><span class=\"colour\">Irregularities in Plan<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__g412mv__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Torsional Irregularity<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: Automatically calculated<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__2j911e__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Existence if Re-entrant Corners&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">: User to evaluate &amp; check if exist<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__5d3shk__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Diaphragm Discontinuity<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: User to evaluate &amp; check if exist<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"KB_New_Editor_Highlights sty__q7mr8t__cls\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;position: relative;padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px\"><span class=\"highlight sty__9geskb__cls\"><span class=\"colour\">Floor meshing with flexible diaphragm option can be used to model buildings with diaphragm discontinuity. Refer here <\/span>:&nbsp;<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/model-options#Slab_Model\" class=\"sty__6jbb99__cls\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slab Model<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__lsce3a__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Non parallel Axes of Structural Elements&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">:<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">User to evaluate &amp; check if exist<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"Irregularities_in_Elevation\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><b><u><span><span class=\"colour\">Irregularities in Elevation<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__v1nfds__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Stiffness Irregularity<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: Automatically Detected<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__5tk2bc__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Nonuniform Mass Distribution<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: Automatically Detected<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__v1nfds__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Lateral Strength Discontinuity \u2013 Weak Storey<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: Automatically Detected<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__h9op7e__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Discontinuous Vertical Load Resisting Elements<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: User to evaluate &amp; check if exist<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__a5g6t5__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Building with Setbacks<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: User to evaluate &amp; check if exist<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__tn2ry9__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Inplane Discontinuity in Lateral Force-Resisting Member<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">User to evaluate &amp; check if exist<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1 id=\"Settings\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Settings<br \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span class=\"colour\">The following are explanation of key inputs in \u201c<\/span><b><span class=\"colour\">Settings<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">\u201d tab :<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Post_Analysis_Checks\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><b><u><span class=\"colour\">Post Analysis Checks<\/span><\/u><\/b><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__2g5hri__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<div><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Relative InterStorey Drift :<\/span><\/b><span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">Tick to perform check. Default drift limit is shown in the next input<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__2ftgbx__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Use user-defined interstorey drift limit ratio<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: Check to manually over-write the default ratio<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__feuzxw__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Building Height<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;:<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">Tick to perform check<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__k7qgc9__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Wall-Frame Interaction<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: User to decide<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__mgfasn__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><span class=\"font\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"highlight\"><b>Check Second Order Effect<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span class=\"font\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"highlight\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b>: Tick to consider this effect using code based slenderness method<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__mgfasn__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Strength Irregularity (Weak Storey)<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"> : Tick to check<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__mgfasn__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><span><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Stiffness Irregularity (Soft Storey )<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"> : Tick to check<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"Post_Analysis_Design_Checks\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><b><u><span class=\"colour\">Post Analysis Design Checks<\/span><\/u><\/b><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__etv89h__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Strong Column \u2013 Weak Beam<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;:<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">User to decide. Columns &amp; beams must be designed first before this check can be done.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__13ehdt__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Perform Joint Shear Check<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;:<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">User to decide.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__u6uums__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Minimum Member Dimensions<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: User to decide<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__a6iggm__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Building Overturning<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: User to decide<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc\" class=\"sty__74iycq__cls\"><span class=\"size sty__ebf7hv__cls\"><span class=\"colour sty__26jnvr__cls\"><b>Include Basements in overturning check&nbsp;<\/b>:&nbsp; User to decide. Note :&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"sty__hwztmg__cls\">&quot;<\/span><b style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"sty__9z141q__cls\">No. of Rigid Basement<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"sty__cz1tdp__cls\">&quot;<\/span>&nbsp;is set in&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: pointer;font-size: 16px\" class=\"sty__46h3cx__cls\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/storey-related-controls-and-settings#Remove_Storey:~:text=be%20decreased%20accordingly.-,Edit%20Storey,-Use%20the%20%22Edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edit Storey<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"sty__g0exlk__cls\">&nbsp;menu.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"Response_Spectrum_Analysis\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><b><u><span class=\"colour\">Response Spectrum Analysis<\/span><\/u><\/b><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__58z1dg__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Check Cumulative Effective Mass Participation<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;:&nbsp;<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">Tick to check&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__xmexed__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Compare RSA Results with Equivalent Static Load<\/span><\/b><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;: Tick to consider&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__xmexed__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><b><span class=\"colour\">Use User-Defined RSA Scale Factor<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"> : Tick to manually over-ride automatically calculated factor<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__1jd4h8__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><span><b><span class=\"colour\">Results Sign Method for RSA :&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">Use &quot;Signs of dominant mode&quot; or &quot;Absolute Value&quot;.&nbsp; Refer this article :<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/results-sign-method-for-response-spectrum-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sty__gm1twi__cls\" style=\"cursor: pointer;font-size: 13px\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"size sty__oea3dd__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\">Results Sign Method for Response Spectrum Analysis<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1 id=\"Important_Notes__Scope__Limitations_\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span><span class=\"colour\">Important Notes \/ Scope \/ Limitations :<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__ww5qk4__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: square\"><span><span class=\"colour\">Refer to \u201c<\/span><b><span class=\"colour\">Post-analysis Checks Report<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">\u201d in \u201cReports\u201d tab for seismic analysis results &amp; clause compliance.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: square\" class=\"sty__w5ajxg__cls\"><span><span class=\"colour sty__hfnbel__cls\">In&nbsp;<b>Reports<\/b>&nbsp;tab, click on &quot;<b>Strong Column Check<\/b>s&quot; &amp; &quot;<b>Joint Shear Checks<\/b>&quot; to perform the check and generate the report.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: square\" class=\"sty__bdawz8__cls\"><span><span class=\"colour\">For \u201cJoint Shear Check\u201d the stirrups (links) are not considered.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"sty__gz1qvz__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: square\"><span><span class=\"colour\">Elastic and design spectra are automatically calculated.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__11ggu5__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: square\"><span><span class=\"colour\">Maximum period of vibration checks is automatically made.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__vvpccr__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: square\"><span><span class=\"colour\">Applicability of Equivalent Static Method is automatically checked.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__9a13zn__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: square\"><span class=\"colour\">RSA results is automatically compared&nbsp; with Equivalent Static Load<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;<\/span><span><span class=\"colour\">(if option is ticked in&nbsp;<\/span><b><span class=\"colour\">Settings<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;tab).<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp; A scaling factor will be automatically applied if required.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__jiu4zm__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: square\"><span><span class=\"colour\">If there is a basement in the building, a two-stage approach is used to analyze the building. Basement and superstructure is analyzed separately in different load cases and the results are combined for the design. All these are done automatically (user input is not required).<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__kgudss__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: square\"><span><span class=\"colour\">Results for cracked and uncracked section analysis can be combined in same design combination.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"sty__6t3zh1__cls\" style=\"list-style-type: square\"><span class=\"colour\">CQC (Complete Quadratic Combination) method is used to combine modal responses. This method is superior and preferable, compared to SRSS since SRSS is a special case of CQC.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"KB_New_Editor_Highlights sty__gy4jgh__cls\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;position: relative;padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"contentStyle\" data-type=\"non-resize\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-04e3a517d2faf70e97bf2487e0f0d70a.png\" class=\"sty__y867g4__cls\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 12px;top: 14px;width: 15px;cursor: pointer;max-width: 100%\" alt=\"Info\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"contentStyle\" data-type=\"non-resize\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-beaafe6344da11e655d6ae7966a9dc16.png\" class=\"sty__ktwz75__cls\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 12px;top: 14px;width: 15px;cursor: pointer;max-width: 100%\" alt=\"Alert\"><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Please read this article<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/seismic-load-basic-guide\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sty__6vdn9p__cls\" style=\"cursor: pointer;font-size: 13px\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"size sty__xczarj__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\">Seismic Load &#8211; Basic Guide<\/span><\/a><span class=\"size sty__7zshg9__cls\" style=\"font-size: 16px\">&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"colour\">on how to generate seismic load combination and check the results.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><br style=\"font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: 0.1px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ProtaStructure can calculate seismic loads in accordance with India (IS 1893-2016) seismic code, which covers the key parts of IS codes.&nbsp; Click on&nbsp;Settings Center&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Code&nbsp;section will&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_whitepaper_youtube_videos":"","_whitepaper_youtube_url":"","_whitepaper_youtube_thumbnail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[158],"whitepaper_topic":[],"whitepaper_product":[],"whitepaper_type":[],"class_list":["post-31908","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","hentry","category-pre-analysis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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