Hi - I'm doing a lateral wind/seismic analysis for a garage. The plans call for the garage doors to be positioned close to the west wall (please see attached .jpg file). I'm planning on using the wall segment east of the doors for the shearwall on this front wall. This wall is approximately 25% of the length of the front wall.
Typically I like to have the shearwall(s) more evenly distributed along the wall, but in this case this is the only wall segment I have to work with. I can show this wall good for the critical load. Are there any issues that I also need to consider since the wall is not symmetrically located along the wall?
Thanks for your input!
Typically I like to have the shearwall(s) more evenly distributed along the wall, but in this case this is the only wall segment I have to work with. I can show this wall good for the critical load. Are there any issues that I also need to consider since the wall is not symmetrically located along the wall?
Thanks for your input!
