Contents
Welcome to Shearwalls
General Information
Settings
Building Structure
Shear Walls and Shear Lines
Loads
Load Generation
Shear Force Distribution
Overturning Restraint
Hold-down and Compression Forces
Force Locations
Tension vs. Compression Forces
Force Offset
Force Components
Shear Overturning Component
Dead and Wind Uplift Components
Dead Load Component
Wind Uplift Component
Distribution of Dead And Wind Uplift Loads to End Chords
Dead Load Completely Counteracts Overturning
Dead Load Does Not Completely Counteract Overturning
Effects of Wind Uplift, Upper Levels, and Adjacent Openings
Vertical Transfer of Forces
Hold-down Connections
Hold-down and Compression Design
Deflection Analysis
Shear Wall Design
Collector Forces
Index
Version History