Fundamental Period in Roof Live Loads Formulas

Fundamental Period is the time taken for one complete oscillation (back-and-forth) by the building. And is denoted by T. Fundamental Period is usually measured using the Second for Time. Note that the value of Fundamental Period is always positive.

Formulas to find Fundamental Period in Roof Live Loads

fxFundamental Period given Seismic Response CoefficientGo

fxFundamental Period for Steel FramesGo

fxFundamental Period for Reinforced Concrete FramesGo

fxFundamental Period for Steel Eccentrically Braced FramesGo

fxFundamental Period for other BuildingsGo

Roof Live Loads formulas that make use of Fundamental Period

fxSeismic Response Coefficient given Fundamental PeriodGo

fxSeismic Coefficient for Short Period StructuresGo

fxResponse Modification FactorGo

fxBuilding Height for Steel Frame given Fundamental PeriodGo

fxBuilding Height for Reinforced Concrete Frames given Fundamental PeriodGo

fxBuilding Height for Steel Eccentrically Braced Frames given Fundamental PeriodGo

fxBuilding Height for other Buildings given Fundamental PeriodGo

List of variables in Roof Live Loads formulas

fx Seismic Coefficient for Short Period Structures Go

fx Response Modification Factor Go

fx Seismic Response Coefficient Go

fx Height of Building Go

FAQ

What is the Fundamental Period?

Fundamental Period is the time taken for one complete oscillation (back-and-forth) by the building. Fundamental Period is usually measured using the Second for Time. Note that the value of Fundamental Period is always positive.

Can the Fundamental Period be negative?

No, the Fundamental Period, measured in Time cannot be negative.

What unit is used to measure Fundamental Period?

Fundamental Period is usually measured using the Second[s] for Time. Millisecond[s], Microsecond[s], Nanosecond[s] are the few other units in which Fundamental Period can be measured.

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