Flow of Inertia Forces to Foundation

Under horizontal shaking of ground, horizontal inertia forces are generated at a level of the mass of the structure (usually situated at the floor levels). These lateral inertia forces are transferred by the floor slab to the walls or the columns, to the foundations, and finally to the soil system underneath. So, each of this structural elements (floor slabs, walls, columns, and foundations) and the connections between them must be designed to safely transfer these inertia forces through them.
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