Structural System to resist lateral forces in UBC97
Structural System to resist lateral forces in UBC97
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Hello
I read a lot but still not full understand
The bearing system is basically shear walls with slabs without beams
building frame system (I cant tell (some time shear walls some times frames,some times bracing
Moment resisting system
The table is like hill to me (shear walls every where,so why R is different,I cant find reference to clear the clouds in my head,although i read this table 100 times)
So please guide me
I read a lot but still not full understand
The bearing system is basically shear walls with slabs without beams
building frame system (I cant tell (some time shear walls some times frames,some times bracing
Moment resisting system
The table is like hill to me (shear walls every where,so why R is different,I cant find reference to clear the clouds in my head,although i read this table 100 times)
So please guide me






RE: Structural System to resist lateral forces in UBC97
The building frame category represents situations where the shear walls support small axial loads as a result of most of the gravity loads being resisted by a network of beams and columns that are designed to resist gravity loads.
The reasoning for using higher R values for frame systems seems to be based on traditional practice rather than research or technical principles. That being said, frame systems would seem desirable owing to the fact that:
1) seismic damage would be less likely to adversely affect gravity load carrying capacity in a frame system and;
2) like any column, a shear wall will respond with greater ductility when axial loads in the wall are low.
Note that frame members can be constructed integrally with shear walls while still maintaining the building frame system classification.
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RE: Structural System to resist lateral forces in UBC97
Thank you
RE: Structural System to resist lateral forces in UBC97