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load distribution -- wood sws in same line
...I understand the concept of calculating stiffness. However, in my limited experience, this method of distribution in a single line has typically been applied to rigid (ie: conc, masonry) shear walls. It seems to me that applying this method to wood shear walls would result in a long...- mpete
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- Forum: Moment Frame & Shear Wall engineering
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load distribution -- wood sws in same line
A peer reviewer is stating that loads to wood shear walls in a single line must be distributed per wall stiffness instead of per wall length. He cites AF&PA '08 sect 4.3.3.4. I cannot find design examples using this method, nor much discussion on the topic. Any direction pls?- mpete
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