plywood shear wall aspect ratio - apply reduction to individual wall or entire line?
plywood shear wall aspect ratio - apply reduction to individual wall or entire line?
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I'm looking into designing plywood shear walls considering the shear wall aspect ratio limitations.
I see in SDPWS 2008, that I apply a reduction of 2b/h to those shear walls that have aspect ratios between 2:1 and 3.5:1, but can I apply the reduction for just the shear walls that have aspect ratios between 2:1 & 3.5:1, or do I have to apply it to all the shear walls in the shear wall line if one or more shear walls in that line are between 2:1 & 3.5:1?
Any answers are much appreciated.
I see in SDPWS 2008, that I apply a reduction of 2b/h to those shear walls that have aspect ratios between 2:1 and 3.5:1, but can I apply the reduction for just the shear walls that have aspect ratios between 2:1 & 3.5:1, or do I have to apply it to all the shear walls in the shear wall line if one or more shear walls in that line are between 2:1 & 3.5:1?
Any answers are much appreciated.






RE: plywood shear wall aspect ratio - apply reduction to individual wall or entire line?
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: plywood shear wall aspect ratio - apply reduction to individual wall or entire line?
So, from your comment, I can just apply the reduction to the individual walls that have aspect ratios between 2:1 & 3.5:1, and I don't have to apply it to those shear wall that have an aspect ratio less than 2:1 even if they occur within the same line. Is that correct?
RE: plywood shear wall aspect ratio - apply reduction to individual wall or entire line?
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: plywood shear wall aspect ratio - apply reduction to individual wall or entire line?
Thank you very much for your help.