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Structural
- Mar 21, 2014
- 52
Framing system: Light-frame bearing walls with wood sheathing.
Codes: IBC, ASCE 7, NDS SDPW&S
Is it acceptable to design collectors based on the capacity of the shear wall, in lieu of using omega, rho, or the other required loads per ASCE 7? While I have not seen anything explicitly or implicitly saying so, this is a common practice in steel and, IMHO, meets the intent of the code.
A related question: ASCE 7-10 §12.10.2.1 exception 2 states that we only need to design using rho*Fpx when using exclusively light-frame shear walls. Is that true?
Codes: IBC, ASCE 7, NDS SDPW&S
Is it acceptable to design collectors based on the capacity of the shear wall, in lieu of using omega, rho, or the other required loads per ASCE 7? While I have not seen anything explicitly or implicitly saying so, this is a common practice in steel and, IMHO, meets the intent of the code.
A related question: ASCE 7-10 §12.10.2.1 exception 2 states that we only need to design using rho*Fpx when using exclusively light-frame shear walls. Is that true?