Good afternoon,
I was reading through the SDPWS requirements for perforated shear walls and came across limitation 6 which states that such walls "shall have uniform top-of-wall and bottom-of-wall elevations"(4.3.5.3).
It's my first time designing a perforated SW and my top plate does slope...
I am currently an EIT working for a private design firm. The few projects I have worked on used balloon framing detailing, so it was quite simple to notice that I needed to apply parapet pressures. This is the first time since I started working that I am exposed to this type of framing detail...
Hi everyone,
I am a recent college undergrad grad and I was working on a project for a wood frame structure. My main concern is regarding wind parapet pressures applied to a parapet braced with 45 deg. kickers. Would adding the kickers make the 'parapet' pinned at the roof line and at the...
