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    Calculating Frequency for Light Gauge Building

    Hello, I'm working on a building where I need to calculate the wind load of a building. The walls are comprised of cold formed steel with gyp for shear walls. I need to calculate the frequency of the building. My two questions are, how can I determine whether the building is rigid or not...
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    Best Brace Layout Question

    Hi everyone, I am designing a RAM model that will incorporate some brace frames. My question is is there a optimal way of laying them out for best efficiency? Please view the screenshot to get a better understanding of my question. I have 2 bays with the single brace. Should I have one of the...
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    CMU properies

    Hello, I am making a RAM model that I need to model in a CMU wall for. I read online it is more accurate to use the "other" option instead of a concrete wall. When going into the other option it asks for the properties of CMU. One of the properties is the modulus of elasticity. The equation...
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    R Value for snow loads in Tedds

    Hello, I have a question about the R value (Thermal Resistance) in Tedds when referencing ASCE 7-05. How do you calculate it? My Ct value is 1.00 but i dont see a way to calculate thermal resistance which is defaulted at 30 in Tedds. Sorry if my formatting isnt correct this is my first post...

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