Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
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How do you get the diaphragm load to the top of the corridor wall? Top of corridor truss bearing is 10'-0". The ridge of the roof is 23'-5" high. The the heel height of the trusses at the corridor wall is about 13'-5" tall. How does the load in the roof diaphragm get to the top of the shear wall at 10'-0"?






RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
Dubiously in most cases. In jurisdictions where they are very conscious of lateral design, they'll sometimes build shear wall panels to fit between the trusses, essentially turning the end of the truss into shear wall up to the roof deck. As you can imagine, builders love this.
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RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
Do you want more info about this? I'm heading out to re-write the PE exam that I already passed a decade ago. I can post again on Sat. Alternately, if jd is feeling extra helpful...
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RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
KootK. Yes please share some information.
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
Thanks for the sketch. Does this frame attach to the end of each truss? How do they attach it? Or does it go in between the vertical legs (webs) of the truss?
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Using interior load bearing walls as shear walls