@Celt83 I will search the forum and see what else is out there, thanks for the tip. I do like that way of modeling and then checking diaphragm capacity for distributing for out to lateral system. I do make it aa habit to check reactions to ensure there aren't reactions which shouldn't be there...
@phamENG agreed on the walls and not considering restraint with wood stud walls. So you basically design for the deflection and size the members accordingly. You are correct, and I spoke incorrectly, I have a ridge board. Thus, not relying on a vertical support at the ridge. The rafters, if...
I am designing a small wood structure (barn), and the roof structure is similar to that of a scissor truss concept with kickout forces and I am looking for advice on how to analyze the scissor type framing correctly. For this discussion the geometry of the framing and boundary conditions can't...
@XR250: I am going through design of a wood building and it was something I started thinking about. But I've somewhat come to the conclusion, if you have a single wall stud span of 20 ft or less a single member should still be able to be accommodated. If the wall stud span is greater than 20ft...
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Has as anyone ever dealt with a tall single story wood framed building, where the wall height is tall enough where full height studs are not feasible. This results in a bottom portion of the wall and a top portion of wall, which creates a "hinge" in the...
