Deflection Check for Out-of-Plane Walls
When designing out-of-plane cantilever walls subjected to lateral loads, the MASS software can be used to check the wall’s deflection a...
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Tag Archives: Shear Design
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Apr
Why is masonry shear resistance reduced for seismic effects in a shear wall design?
When Shear Resistance is Reduced, Have No Fear!
Seeing the masonry component of a shear wall's shear resistance is a part of everyday ...
01
Apr
Bonus Post: What happens when you treat a Multi-Storey Design as an Element when Increasing Factored in-Plane Shear ?
Does changing the analysis method effect the final results?
The process shown here is how MASS internally performs the analy...
01
Apr
Checking Vf,seismic for a Shear Wall Element
Taking seismic effects into account in MASS can be confusing. Seeing factored shear forces scaled up by over 100% in some cases may see...
01
Apr
Why is the Factored Shear Force Scaled Up for Seismic Considerations on a Shear Wall Design?
Explaining these clauses and how they are applied
Questions about the seismic effects on shear resistance? Click here for a ...
01
Apr
Checking Vf,seismic for a Multi-Storey Shear Wall
Taking seismic effects into account in MASS can be confusing. Seeing factored shear forces scaled up by over 100% in some cases may see...