RC Shear Wall Behavior
RC Shear Wall Behavior
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I am currently in the process of trying to design a RC shear wall for a multistory building. I am looking into how the different sections of the shear wall interact. For instance if you have a two foot section above a doorway that connects to walls, how do those interact when they are stacked up through the building. I am not sure if that makes sense, but if anybody has some input I would greatly appreciate it.
-Garrett
-Garrett






RE: RC Shear Wall Behavior
Thanks in advance.
RE: RC Shear Wall Behavior
2nd Question: A good preliminary method for determining the amount of shear wall you need (also in the U.S.) is to provide walls such that the reliability/redundancy factor is about 1.0.
RE: RC Shear Wall Behavior
Are all these procedures applicable for RC walls/beams if they are part of wind force resisting system ?
Thanks in advance