I have a column of size 600mm by 300mm and was wondering if there should be a provision for maximum spacing. Since BS 8110 and Eurocode 2 do not state this provision.
@JLNJ, the building is a 4 story thus I won't be designing for seismic loads, and the area I'm in is determined as low to shallow seismic hazard. Okay, then the beams would transfer the loads to the edge of the shear wall. I have a question on that won't it cause some sort of eccentricity?
I want to design a lift shaft that has a machine room on top. Can someone aid me in providing a visual description of how the motor weight will be distributed to the shear walls? Also, does it behave the same as load distribution on the beam whereby I divide it into a trapezium