MWFRS
MWFRS
(OP)
Somehow - despite years of doing this, I've become confused. I believe that in determining the MWFRS loads for a building, one compiles the windward wall forces, considering the + and (-) GCpi forces and the then figures the leeward wall forces, again with the + and - GCpi for that wall,and then adds the windward and leeward forces together for the load that the diaphragms at each respective level must be designed to resist and transfer to the shearwalls. Do I have this right?






RE: MWFRS
Positive internal pressure condition
(where the internal pressure decreases windward and increases leeward pressures)
(Windward - internal) + (Leeward + internal) = total lateral
Negative internal pressure condition
(where the internal pressure increases windward and decreases leeward pressures)
(Windward + internal) + (Leeward - internal) = total lateral
In both of these conditions the total lateral is the same.
RE: MWFRS
RE: MWFRS
RE: MWFRS
RE: MWFRS