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The first step in a response spectrum analysis is to

  • A.estimate the number of aftershocks expected
  • B.determine the natural periods and mode shapes
  • C.select and scale a suite of accelerograms
  • D.compute the ultimate strength of every member

Answer: B

Correct answer: determine the natural periods and mode shapes

Everything else depends on them: the spectral ordinate is read at each modal period, the modal forces follow from the mode shapes and participation factors, and the combination rule needs the periods to judge how correlated the modes are. Scaling accelerograms belongs to time-history analysis, and member strengths are checked after the demands are known.

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