I would assume it to be a shear wall due to its size and location. Location of the door is more than likely towards the middle third. The reduction in shear capacity of that wall and overall stiffness of the structure does worry me. My boss has asked me to show whether it is possible to even...
Looking at putting a 3ft man door in an existing reinf. concrete wall. The wall is on the first level of a 4 level parking structure. Half the structure uses double T's and the other half concrete beams with a waffle slab. The wall is 15ft long by 16ft tall and 18" thick. In the past I've used...
