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
Vertical Transfer of Hold-down and Compression Forces
Vertical Transfer of Shear Overturning Component
Vertical Transfer of Dead and Wind Uplift Loads
Distribution of Dead And Wind Uplift Loads to End Chords
Dead Load Completely Counteracts Overturning
Dead Load Does Not Completely Counteract Overturning
Other Load Types, Upper Levels, and Adjacent Openings
Load Cases and Factors
FTAO Wall Forces
Hold-down Connections
Hold-down and Compression Design
Deflection Analysis
Shear Wall Design
Collector Forces
Version History
Index