RE: Perforated shear walls

Yes and also 20' wall heights and 4 more limitations. These provisions must be based on full scale tests? I don't understand how lowering the allowable shear with the adjustment factor justifies the lack of pier overturning and/or force transfer at openings. Not being argumentative, just want to be sure I understand it.

 

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From: Jason Christensen [mailto:jason@wcaeng.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:39 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: RE: Perforated shear walls

There is a limit of 490plf.  Above that they are not allowed.

 

Jason

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Allen [mailto:t.w.allen@cox.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:36 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: RE: Perforated shear walls

 

Even in high seismic regions?

 

T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.

ALLEN DESIGNS

Consulting Structural Engineers
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-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Mayer [mailto:doug.mayer@taylorteter.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:11 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: RE: Perforated shear walls

 

Yes.

 

Doug Mayer, SE

Structural Engineer

 

 

From: Jeff Smith [mailto:jeffsmith7@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:04 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Perforated shear walls

 

I have never designed perforated shearwalls before and I am reviewing section 2305.3 of the 2007 CBC and the 2005 AWC design examples. Do understand correctly that a perforated shear wall meeting the requirements and subject to adjustment factors, can be designed with only end wall holdowns and no force transfer detailing around openings?

 

Jeff

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