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ETABS Wall Modelling for ASCE 41-17 Plastic Hinge Assignment

Thread starter Rendradi
Start date Sep 4, 2024

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Sep 4, 2024

Rendradi

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Modelling ASCE 41-17 based nonlinear moment frame structure incorporating 5 meter wide shear wall in ETABS, but shear wall plastic hinge only available in frame assignment. Do I need to model the wall as frame? If so, should I use single wide column or multiple slender column?