Thank you for all of your insights. I like the strut and tie approach since the steel in the top of the wall will act as a suitable tie, giving me greater capacity than the shear strength of the concrete alone supplies. However, that doesn't help me if the plan reviewer insists this is a post...
Thanks bones - the problem is the contractor already poured the walls without the anchors in place (didn't install the hold-downs for the shear walls either) - so now I'm stuck trying to fix it. I would happily be that vindictive if that contractor had to do the repair at his expense, but he is...
I have read the structural forums on this site for many years and found many an answer to my own questions. However I now have one which has not been addressed before.
I am wrestling with trying to anchor a shear wall into the top of a narrow foundation wall. Because of the limited width, I...
