Curious if you got anywhere with this, I am experiencing the same frustrations. Particularly trying to figure out what the maximum pull out force is that these couplings can withstand and how you are supposed to pick between the number of bolts since the companies offer absolutely no information...
Thank you for the replies. I was personally leaning towards the same conclusion you both reached that low mass participation would indicate the frequency was not a dominate mode.
Section 15.4.2 of ASCE 7-05 sets forth some criteria for determining whether or not a structure is rigid. Specifically it states that a structure is rigid if it has a fundamental period less than 0.06. My question is this - What if the mass participation for the fundamental period (first mode...
