Rigidity of a curved masonry shear wall
Rigidity of a curved masonry shear wall
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I am designing a 5-story bldg which has a circular area overlapping a rectangular area in plan. I want to utilize a reinforced masonry shear wall which runs along roughly half of the circular perimeter. Also, in the rectangular portions I have braced frames, moment frames, and straight masonry shear walls.
Can anyone recommend a good method or some reference material for determining the circular wall's contribution in resisting lateral loads in the orthogonal directions? I will also have considerable torsional moment in the floor diaphragms which may bring up other questions for this forum soon.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Can anyone recommend a good method or some reference material for determining the circular wall's contribution in resisting lateral loads in the orthogonal directions? I will also have considerable torsional moment in the floor diaphragms which may bring up other questions for this forum soon.
Any help would be much appreciated.






RE: Rigidity of a curved masonry shear wall
http://www.seaoc.org/software.html
Good luck!
M.