Seismic Performance of Lightweight Concrete Structures

Table 6

Distribution of horizontal loads to different floor levels.

Storey	H (m)	W (kN)	Q (kN)	V (kN)	W (kN)	Q (kN)	V (kN)
		NWC	NWC	NWC	LWC	LWC	LWC
7	30.2	5597	480	480	4100	366	366
6	25.2	6381	380	860	5611	350	716
5	20.2	6381	244	1140	5611	224	940
4	15.2	6381	138	1242	5611	127	1067
3	10.2	6381	62	1304	5611	52	1119
2	5.2	6138	16	1320	5400	14	1133
1	1.1	2027	0	1320	1884	0	1133
Total	—	—	1320	—	—	1133	—

H is height of the floor, W is weight of the floor, Q is seismic weight, and V is base shear.