Discussion
A design base shear of 1,600 kN is computed elastically. With a response reduction factor of 4 and an importance factor of 1.0, the design base shear is
Answer: D
The response reduction factor divides the elastic demand, giving \( 1{,}600/4 = 400 \) kN, on the understanding that ductile detailing will let the structure absorb the rest inelastically. Multiplying by the factor instead inverts the intention of the clause.
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