Index

Symbols & Numeric A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Apply Load Change Message (Change 119)

Area Elements

Area Load Tributary Width and Magnitude Reporting (Bug 2108)

Arrange Icons Menu Item (Change 129)

ASD Typo in Hold-down Displacement Table (Change 118)

Automatic Generation

Back-up Files (Change 123, Feature 203)

Base Shear due to Manual Building Masses on North-South Lines (Bug 2518)

Bending Term in Deflection Table Legend (Change 127)

Bi-Directional Seismic Rigid Diaphragm Analysis (Bug 2282)

Blank Page in Output (Change 157)

Block Creation Strategy

Block Operation

Blocks and Levels

Bolt Diameter Input in Hold-down Database for Decimal Imperial Formatting (Bug 2517)

Building Mass Generation

Building Mass Generation for Separate Floors (Bug 2386 – Version 8.1)

Building Masses

Building Masses vs. Dead Loads

Building Model

Building Model and Program Operation

Building Model and Shearwall Design

Building Model Assumptions

Building Structure

C&C Design Table in the Results Output

C&C Loads

CAD Import

CAD Import, Upper Levels

Capitalization of Load Case (Changs.142)

Changes to existing tables

Code reference for Gust Effect Factors in Log File (Change 166)

Collector Force Location

Collector Forces

Color of Text in Load Generation Legend (Bug 2815)

Combined Shear and Nail Slip Deflection

Company Information Settings

Component and Cladding (C&C) Design

Component and Cladding Loads

Component and Cladding Tables Design Tables (Bug 2885)

Component and Cladding Wind Loads

Convergence of Continuous Deflections

Conversion of Imperial Units for Wall Framing Thickness (Bug 2804)

Cp and Cg Factors in the Log File for I-15 Method C&C Design (Bug 2635)

Crash after Moving Opening then Entering One (Bug 2856)

Crash for Walls Spanning Multiple Blocks at Gable End (Bug 2510)

Crash on Design with Non-shearwalls (Bug 2395 – Version 8.1)

Crash on Load Generation for Closely Spaced Walls (Bug 2687)

Crash when Generating Loads on Merged Walls (Bug 2882)

Creating and Changing Walls

Creating Standard Walls with Unknowns (Bug 2887)

Creation of Wall Groups due to Hold-down Data (Bug 2323)

Creation of Perpendicular Non-shearwalls (Bug 2880)

Crush and Additional Components

CSA O86 Design Standard

CSA O86-14 Design Standard

Cumulative Storey Shear in Seismic info Table (Change 137)

Current Building Model Bugs

Data Input

Data Input and Program Operation

Dead Load Component

Dead Loads

Default Design Results View (Change 155)

Default Load Type when Adding Loads (Feature 141)

Default Setting for Save as Default (Change 159)

Default Settings

Default Thickness for OSB Sheathing. (Bug 2805)

Deflection Analysis

Deflection Analysis and Shearwall Design

Deflection Analysis Setting Update (Bug 2327)

Deflection Calculations

Deflection Equation and Components

Deflection of Shearwalls

Deflection of Two-Sided Shear Wall

Deployment on Multiple Computers

Design and Load Distribution Processing Time

Design Cancel (Change 100)

Design Cases

Design Code Clause in Irregularities Table (Change 152)

Design Code Clause Number in Design Settings for Collector Force Method for Irregularities (Change 151)

Design Code References

Design Codes and Standards

Design Criteria

Design for Distribution of Forces to Shearwall Segments Based on Rigidity

Design for Unknown Parameters

Design Force in Walls and Segments

Design Iterations

Design Iterations per Level

Design Iterations Per Level

Design Options

Design Procedures

Design Processing Time

Design Provisions

Design Results

Design Results Output

Design Results Report

Design Settings

Design Summary

Design Summary (Feature 138)

Diaphragm Flexibility Cases

Diaphragm Options

Different Blocks along Same Building Face

Direct Shear Forces

Directionality of Uplift Wind Loads (Bug 2638)

Displacement and Capacity Sources

Display of Wall Group Name (Feature 102)*

Dissimilar Materials on Shear Line

Distribute Forces to Segments based on Rigidity

Distribution Method for Seismic Direct Shear Forces (Bug 2632)

Distribution of Loads to Shearline Forces

Documentation and File Operations

Drag Strut Forces

Drawings and Graphical Input

Eccentric Ridge Lines

Editable Ply and Panel Marking Input Box (Bug 2807)

Elevated Dead Load Magnitude and Reduced Jhd Factor (Bug 2565)

Elevation View

Elongation and Displacement

Elongation/Displacement

Enabling of Double-Bracket Boxes in Openings View (Bug 2813)

End Chord Bending Deflection

Engineering Design

Establish Factors and Design Walls

Exposure Factor

Extending Walls Upwards

External Pressure Coefficient for Leeward Roofs (Bug 2596)

External Pressure Coefficients for Wall Loads (Bug 2595)

Extraneous Message when Running a Design (Bug 2439)

Factors Applied to Shear Line Forces

Failure to Open a Project File (Bug 2088)

Fasteners

File Operation Bugs

Final Design Check

First Level Walls

Flexible Diaphragm Distribution

Flexible Diaphragm Vertical Transfer

Floor, Ceiling, and Flat Roof Mass Generation

For Systems Administrators

For Torsional Distribution to Shear Lines

Force Distribution and Engineering Design

Force Distribution to Equalize Deflections

Force Distribution within Shear Line

Force Modification Factors Ro and Rd

Full Height Sheathing Output for Excluded Gypsum Walls (Bug 2355)

General Information

General Program operation

Getting Started Steps (Change 116)

Getting Started Steps (Change 122)

Graphical Selection of Openings (Feature 23)

Graphics

Graphics Bugs

Gust Effect Factor

Gypsum Wall Board for Wet Service Conditions (Bug 2251)

Gypsum Wallboard Storey Capacity for One Directional Loading (Bug 2273)

H/D Ratio for Multiple Blocks

Height for Wind Classification

Height-to-width Ratio

Height-to-Width Ratios

Help Documentation

Highlight of Failing Walls (Feature 75)

Highly Variable and Zero Forces on Segments

Hip Roofs

Hold-down and Compression Forces

Hold-down Configuration

Hold-down Connection Assembly

Hold-down Connections

Hold-down Data Group

Hold-down Database

Hold-down Database Editor

Hold-down Database Message (Change 116)

Hold-down Deflection

Hold-down Design

Hold-down Displacement

Hold-down Displacement Parameters

Hold-down Effect Factor Jhd

Hold-down Force Accumulation Tolerance ( Change 169)

Hold-down Force Components

Hold-down Forces

Hold-down forces, anchorages, and compression forces

Hold-down Input

Hold-down Locations

Hold-down Offset Subtraction from Overturning Moment Arm (Bug 2731, Change 165)

Hold-down Selection

Hold-down Settings

Hold-down Settings Dimensional Units ( Bug 2468)

Hold-down Stud Width for Capacity and Elongation (Bug 2826)

Hold-down Types and Properties

Hold-downs

Hold-downs in High Seismic Zones

Hold-downs versus Anchorages

Horizontal Forces

Ignore Non-wood-panel Contribution

Import of Bitmap and PDF Versions of CAD Files (Feature 126)

Importance Category

Importance Category and Factor

Importance Factor

Inclusion of Gypsum Capacity for Tall Walls (Bug 2447)

Incorrect Sheathing Strength Values for C&C Design

Input and Program Operation

Input Dialogs

Input of Invalid Wall Location (Bug 2754)

Input of T Greater than Maximum (Bugs 2281, 2130)

Installation and System Issues

Installation Procedure

Interior Zone C&C Loads for the I-15 Method (Bug 2633)

Internal Pressure

Irregularities

Irregularity Analysis

Irregularity Check Warning (Change 110 – Version 8.1)

Irregularity Message Typo (Change 128)

Irregularity Table in Design Results

Iteration to Determine Rigidity

Lateral Loads on Sloped Roofs

Leeward I-!5 Method Reference Height for Ce (Bug 2810)

Leeward vs Windward Loads

Legend Checkbox in Options Settings (Bug 2398– Version 8.1)

Levels

Levels and Directions for Out-of-Plane and Weak Storey Seismic Irregularities (Bug 2824)

License Deployment

License Management Settings

Licensing and Registration

Linearize Deflection Equation

List of Cities for Default Seismic and Wind Data (Feature 209)

Load and Force Distribution

Load and Force Distribution Bugs

Load Cases

Load Distribution

Load Distribution and Accumulation

Load Distribution to Shear Lines

Load Generation

Load Generation and Distribution

Load Generation Assumptions

Load Generation Options

Load Generation Process

Load Input

Loads

Loads and Forces

Loads and Forces Settings

Loads and Load Generation

Location of Standard Walls File for Network Installations (Bug 2776)

Location of Wall Dead Load Input (Change 153)

Log File Button (Change 120)

Log File for Torsional Analysis Changes (Changes 138-141)

Log file for Wind Generation (Changes 115,124.142)

Log File in Viewer (Feature 153)

Log File Issues

Log File output of Area Load Magnitude (Bug 2484)

Log File output of Area Load Magnitude (Bug 2483)

Low Rise Wind Generation for Multiple Blocks that are Deleted (Bug 2430)

Low Rise Wind Loads Due to Note 8 for Positive CpCg Coefficients (Bug 2550)* corrected for Canadian references and terminology

Low-rise Method

Low-rise Wind Load Rigid Diaphragm Cases in Log File (Change 91)

Material Abbeviations

Material and Component Databases

Maximum Percentage Gypsum Wallboard

Maximum Seismic Base Shear Vmax in Log File Output. (Bug 2054)

Member Dimensions

Menus and Toolbars

Message for Applicability of I-15 Method for Multi-block Structures (Bug 2738)

Message for No Species Group in Database.ini File (Change 167)

Mid-rise Wood Construction

Minimum Seismic Base Shear

Miscellaneous

Moving Wall Lines with User Applied Forces (Bug 2676)

Multi-block All-heights Warning Message (Change 113)

Multiple Blocks

Multiple Extend Upwards (Feature 193)

MWF Wind Loads All-heights Coefficients in Log File (Bug 2501)

Nail Deformation en for Larger Nail Sizes (Bug 2583)

Nail Slip Deflection

Nail Slip Deflection of Unloaded Gypsum Wallboard (Bug 2577)

Nail Withdrawal Capacity

National Building Code of Canada

NBC 2005 Seismic Load Generation

NBC 2005 Wind Load Generation

NBC 2015 – Seismic Load Generation

NBC 2015 – Wind Load Generation

NBC 2015 and CSA O86-14 Updates 1 and 2 - General

NBC Terminology (Change 164)

Negative Jhd Factor for Hold-downs on All Walls (Bug 2445)

Network Installations

New and Removed Tables

New Viewer and Report Format

No Species Group in Initialization File (Change 2738)

Non-Convergence due to Dead Load Counteracting Force

Non-convergence of Deflection-based Distribution to Segments (Bug 2770)

Nonsense Hold-down Values at Gable End of Monoslope Roof (Bug 2509)

Nonsensical Values for Anchorage Deflection (Bug 2677)

Non-wall Dead Loads Treated as Wall Dead Loads (Bug 2571)

Older Building Model Bugs

Openings

OSB Shear Defection Values for Deflection Design (Bug 2582)

OSB Type 2 Sheathing

Other changes

Other Engineering Design

Other Engineering Design Issues

Other Seismic Load Generation

Other Wind Load Generation

Out-of-plane Bending Capacity for Component and Cladding Wind Loads

Output

Output Bugs

Output of Bx for Torsional Irregularity (Change 154)

Output Warnings for Inadequate Stud Thickness for Hold-downs (Bug 2825)

Over-capacity Coefficient

Overhangs

Overlapping Building Elements (Shadowing)

Override Hold-down Displacement Properties

Overturning Force Calculation

Panel Marking in Sheathing Materials Output (Bug 2808)

Panel Shear Deflection

Percent Gypsum Shear for Asymmetric Wind Loads (Bug 2264)

Period T

Physical Parameters

Plan and Elevation View Settings

Plan View

Plan View Update Quality (Change 161)

Precision of Design Shear Values in Shear Results Output (Bug 2495)

Precision of Velocity Pressure q in Log File (Change 114)

Previous Versions

Program Data File Locations (Bug 2265)

Program Operation

Project and Structural Data

Project File Backup

Project Files With Hold-downs Deleted from Database (Bug 2827)

Project Information

Projected Area Roof Mass Generation

Provisions Not Implemented

Restriction of Shearwall Materials when All Segments have Hold-downs (Bug 2625)

Restrictions and Warnings

Ridge Information

Rigid Diaphragm Analysis

Rigid Diaphragm Distribution

Rigid Diaphragm Vertical Transfer

Same Materials on Shear Line

Segment Output in Seismic Shear Results Table (Bug 2275)

Segment Shear Value in Deflection Table when Both Sides Same (Bug 2584)

Seismic Drag Strut Force Factor

Seismic Load and Force Generation

Seismic Load Generation

Seismic Load Generation Bugs

Seismic Load Generation Input Typos (Change 121)

Seismic Load Provisions

Seismic Loads

Selection of Critical Segment in Design for Unknowns (Bug 2730)

Self Weights

Service Conditions

Service Release 7.1 Canada

Service Release 7.2 Canada

Service Releases 8.1 to 8.4

Serviceability vs. Ultimate Limit States in Table Legends (Bug 2641)

Settings

Settings Input

Shear Deflection for Custom Sheathing Thicknesses (Bug 2585)

Shear Distribution to Wall Segments Within Shearline

Shear Force Distribution

Shear Force Distribution Methods

Shear Force in Sheathing

Shear Forces on Shear Line

Shear Line Offsets

Shear Lines

Shear Loads

Shear Overturning Component

Shear Results Output for Shearlines which Extend over Part of Structure (Bug 2822)

Shear Strength of Unblocked Shearwall (Bug 2250)

Shear Wall Design

Shear Wall Design Data

Shear Wall Height

Shear Wall Rigidity

Shear Walls and Shear Lines

Shearlines with Zero Capacity and Non-zero Shear Force (Bug 2211)

Shearwall Design

Shearwall Design Bugs and Minor Improvements

Shearwall Design Iterations

Shearwall Wall and Opening Dimensions Table Legend (Change 162)

Shearwalls 2020 ( Version 11 )

Shearwalls 7.0 Canada

Site Information

Sloped Area Roof Mass Generation

Slowdown in Updating the Drawing of Loads (Bug 2750)

Spectral Response Accelerations - Canada

Speed-up over Hills and Escarpments

Spin Controls for Building Levels in Generate Loads Input View (Bug 2387 - Version 8.1)

Standard Wall Copy (Feature 178)

Standard Wall Relative Rigidity (Bug 2522)

Standard Walls

Standard Walls and Wall Design Groups

Storey Drift

Storey Drift Calculation

Story Drift Calculations

Streamline Network Version Setup (Design Office Feature 8)

Structural Iteration for Irregularities

Structure Height-to-width Ratio

Structure Input

Stud Width and Thickness

System Requirements

Technical Support and Training

Tension vs. Compression Forces

Terrain for Exposure Factor

Text Output

Titles and Legends

Tool Tips for Wind Load Generation Controls (Bug 2675)

Topographic Factor

Torsional Analysis Calculations

Torsional Analysis for Flexible Diaphragms

Torsional Irregularity for Wall Lines with Zero FHS (Bug 2738)

Torsional Sensitivity

Torsional Sensitivity Irregularity

Torsional Sensitivity Seismic Irregularity Detection(Bug 2523)

Transfer of Accidental Eccentricity

Transfer of Inherent Torsion

Unblocked Factor in Deflection Equation

Unblocked Shearwall Limitations

Undo/Redo Feature

Uninstall

Unknown OSB Interior Panel Markings (Bug 2881)

Update of Inputs Related to Hold-downs (Bug 2683)

Update of Unknown Nail Spacing Input (Bug 2667)

Update to CSA 086-09 from CSA 086-01

Update to CSA O86-09 for Sheathing Strengths for C&C Design (Bug 2628)

Update to NBC 2010 from NBC 2005

Uplift Forces Shown in Hold-down Displacement Table (Bug 2641)

Uplift Loads on Walls with Openings (Bug 2744)

User Interface Rearrangement

User-applied Shear Line Forces

User-input Masses

Velocity Pressure

Verification of Stable Design in Final Design Check Iteration (Bug 2743)

Version Number in Program Name (Change 111)

Versions 8.1 and 8.11

Versions 8.3 and 8.31

Vertical elements

Vertical Loads

Vertical Location of Upper Wall Load (Bug 2107)

Vertical Shear Force Accumulation

Vertical Transfer for Flexible Diaphragms with Torsions

Vertical Transfer of Hold-down Forces

Wall Construction

Wall Design Groups

Wall Design Groups (Feature 17)

Wall Design Iteration

Wall Framing and Hold-down Behaviour on Multiple Selection (Bug 2816)

Wall Height

Wall Height at Gable Ends

Wall Height at Gable Ends for Hold-down Force Calculation (Bug 2465)

Wall Mass Generation

Wall Material Design

Wall Materials

Wall or Segment Length

Wall Type

Wall Types and Materials

Walls

Warnings and Messages

Weights for Seismic Load Generation

Welcome to Shearwalls

Whole-structure Iterations

Width of Reduced Windward Roof Zone 2

Wind Load Design Procedure

Wind Load Generation

Wind Load Generation Bugs

Wind Load Generation Log File Legend (Bug 2635)

Wind Load Importance Factor for Deflection (Bug 2576)

Wind Load Provisions

Wind Shear Loads

Wind Site Information

Wind Uplift Component

Wind Uplift Load Directionality (Feature 115)

Wind Uplift Loads

Wind Uplift Loads over Openings (Bug 2132)

Wood Properties and Construction Details for Displacement

Worst Case Selection and Design Check

Worst-case Design