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Residential Structural Design

Residential Structural Design

Residential Structural Design

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I am working on the lateral design of a house (a normal house - not like a perfect rectangle in every example I've seen), and I am wondering if anyone has a good reference that shows a complete lateral design. I am trying to rationalize how to handle drag struts/collectors, chord forces, etc. when you have offsets in walls like most houses do. Really looking forward to my conversation with the builder about how overdesigned this thing is.

Wood framing, wind controls lateral, no interior walls that extend full width (or length for that matter) or even within the 12.5-foot allowance, house is 73 feet wide x 73 feet long

RE: Residential Structural Design

There's some good information on this site

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/publications/wi...

Be sure to check out the attachments, especially the PowerPoint training presentation. That should make for good information to help explain things to the builder.

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(OP)
Thanks Archie!

RE: Residential Structural Design

Every builder ALWAYS thinks we over design everything!!

RE: Residential Structural Design

Check out the book: The Analysis of Irregular Shaped Structures diaphragms & shearwalls by R. Terry Malone & Robert W. Rice.

RE: Residential Structural Design

Best value text I ever bought! Worth every penny and a must have for residential design.

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