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Story shear in ramps

Story shear in ramps

Story shear in ramps

(OP)
Greetings,

I am designing a parking garage with ramps in both directions (dog-legged). How do I determine my diaphragm extents? Is it okay to take half the weight of the ramp to the story above and below to calculate story shears?



Thanks
Anantha

RE: Story shear in ramps

Yes, we have done this way before. Seems appropriate.

RE: Story shear in ramps

I think this is the only way you reasonably can do it. Center of inertia (mass) is at the center of the ramp.

csd

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