Thanks, I will check this out and get back here if I have more questions.
Rest of your answer is very well understood now. I share your opinion on the topic of ultimate limit state.
Designing it as single storey is definitely on the safe side.
I have read the book you pasted, I'll check it...
@KootK and @le99
Thank you for your answers, guys.
Sorry if I'm not thinking straight, but could you direct me to some kind of theoretical book or paper that explains this? I'm not sure that I understood this completely.
Then I should reinforce the wall according to this strut and tie sketch...
@Nolascience
These are concrete walls.
@KootK
I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. The upper part of the wall is a wall without horizontal stresses
If you check the sketches that I posted, can you confirm that I understood you properly? The cross section area that acts as a shear...
Hello,
I have a practical question about shear strength of deep beams that are not a typical transfer beams but a continuos membrane through several stories.
Flexural capacity is not a thing that concerns me but shear is.
When you look at the examples that are attached to this message, there...
