Implications of soilstructure interaction effects on the NBCC 1990 base shear provisions for high-rise buildings

This study is carried out on a site-specific basis for three locations in Canada, namely Ottawa, Vancouver, and Prince Rupert. Soil models are developed to correspond to the soil classifications used to define the foundation factor, F, in the 1990 edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC). Structural models are developed to represent both 20-storey ductile moment-resisting frames and ductile flexural walls. Three initial sets of …