Episode 53 - Misunderstood Seismic Principles
The Structural Engineering Podcast
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Omega Sub Zero
Omega sub zero is intended to protect some of these elements that we believe are notwee believe they're very important the overall performance of our system. We do not want them to go in elastic in the event of an earthquake. While we reduced our forces by r for some of our elements, were going to amplify them back up by omega sub zero. The second thing that's baked into that omega sub zero number is material over strength.
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