Recent content by GVCivilGuy

I have used Enercalc for many years. The wood shear wall module is OK. Not perfect. It will only correctly analyze segmented wood shear walls. It does allow for openings in the shear wall but incorrectly analyzes perforated shear walls. It wall also not do FTAO Simpson has a web based wood shear...

Ahh I see that now. Thank you.

I have a residential project that uses Premier SIP panels for the walls in CA seis. design cat D. My question is related to the attached ESR reports for Shear capacity. The report does not state if the values are nominal or ASD. If they are nominal I would reduce the values by .5 to get ASD...

With the code changing in California on Jan 1 to the 2022 CBC/CRC etc.. I discovered today that Enercalc will no longer support the CBC only the IBC! Now I have to find some new software for the office. Can someone recommend structural analysis software with the same capability or similar to...

kootK, I agree with you, straps only work in tension. In addition I'm not dragging any load from that diaphragm beyond into wall line C. The ridge lines are perpendicular to each other. I was treating them as "separate" areas. Is my logic correct?

I have a single story residential project in CA, seismic design cat D. All of the municipalities have farmed out plan review to 3rd party agencies that throw the book at the plans during a review. My current review is asking me to "At the horizontal diaphragm offset provide continuity ties in...

thank you that is what I thought.

I am attempting to design anchorage for industrial shelving units anchored to concrete inside a commercial building. My understanding is I will be using section 13.3.1. ASCE 7-16. I'm having a little of a terminology issue though with "z" and "h" in the formula. The height of my shelving unit...

thread507-376146 I'm looking for a design example or software for analysis of a special reinforced concrete shear wall for use in single to two story residential application. Specifically in California Seismic Category D and higher. My typical application is an ICF wall. Thanks,

Thank you all.

I understand how to perform the analysis for perforated and how to transfer forces around and opening. My question is at what opeining size is this required? Or is in any opening?

For a standard segmented wood framed shearwall, is there a maximum opening size allowed prior to analyzing it as a shearwall designed for force transfer around openings. I have a 12" exhauset pipe from a propane fireplace exiting through my 4' shearwall. The building department is requiring a...

I'm trying to do a drainage study near Lakespur, CA. They rely upon DOT design rainfall intensities. From a map called "I" am to look up my area and take from that a number. In my case the number is 1.4. From this number I'm to determine the 10 year and 100 year event. The problem is that I'm...

Switching over to the new code (CBC2007 VS UBC 1997). What seismic response modification coefficient (R) should I use for a bearing wall system that is designed out of logs? I can't find anything in the ASCE7-05.

Switching over to the new code (CBC2007 VS UBC 1997). What seismic response modification coefficient (R) should I use for a bearing wall system that is designed out of logs? I can't find anything in the ASCE7-05.