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If deflection-based shear distribution to segments is selected in the Design Settings, the force on the FTAO shear wall in a shear line is determined by equalizing the deflection of the entire wall with other FTAO walls and with other non-FTAO shear resisting elements on the line. In other words, the segment-averaging process within a FTAO wall is incorporated into the iterations that equalize shear wall deflections on the entire line.
The distribution of the force to sheathing on either side of each segment in a two-sided shear wall is determined by equalizing the nail slip plus shear components of the deflection equation, as it is for all other wall types.