Thursday, July 12, 2007

Story shear for ramps

Greetings,

I am designing a parking garage with ramps in both directions (dog-legged). How do I determine my diaphragm extents? Is it okay to take half the weight of the ramp to the story above and below to calculate story shears?
 
Thanks
Anantha


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ANANTHA NARAYAN, E.I.
Structural Engineer
Bliss and Nyitray Inc.
Miami, FL - 33134


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