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building period based on a shearwall system
my question is for a dyanmic design using etabs i have dynamic period of 4.5 s with 70% mass participation. if i use the alternate equation for building fundamental period for a shear wall buildings it gives me a period of 2.7 secconds and with a 1.4 factor that allows me to base my base shear coefficient on a period t=1.4 x 2.7= 3.78 seconds. alternatively if i use the other fundemental equation for period which is t=ctx(hn)^3/4 then i get a period that is 1.23 seconds or with the upper limit of 1.4 it comes in at 1.72 which is significantly different than 3.78 seconds.
two quesitons:
1. from what i have seen in asce 7-02 the alteranate peroid equations is allowed...commnets?
2. it appears that the alternate period equation is only for planer shearwalls and not walls that have flanges,t's or form a tube,ect, is the use of this equations accpetable if the walls are anything but planer?
thanks for the input

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