Mixed Use System
Mixed Use System
(OP)
I have 260'x290' building consisting of 3 different lateral systems. Precast composite sandwich panels, masonry shear walls, & brace frames. Diaphragms are all flexible so am not to worried regarding one system attracting a majority of the load. Area is hardly no seismic so wind load is sure to govern.
Are there any other concerns with mixing this many systems within one building?
Thanks
Are there any other concerns with mixing this many systems within one building?
Thanks






RE: Mixed Use System
With all that said, in my area it happens frequently. In high-end residential design it's not completely unheard to have concrete shearwalls, wood shearwalls, and steel moment frames compromising the lateral system. Not in my opinion the best system from a structural perspective, but it is sometimes what the architecture demands.