Hi,
How are you designing shaft walls for elevator thrust? I have seen a pier designated at rails in the past. Are you checking analyzing as a beam-column? How do you check deflections? Just using the beam deflection equation based on cracked/uncracked section?
I have a relatively tall wall for what I am used to seeing(about 20'). I have explored the slender walls with out of plane forces, but it looks like that analysis is more suited for wind/seismic uniform pressure for over all wall design, and is not intended for a discrete point load at mid height.
How are you designing shaft walls for elevator thrust? I have seen a pier designated at rails in the past. Are you checking analyzing as a beam-column? How do you check deflections? Just using the beam deflection equation based on cracked/uncracked section?
I have a relatively tall wall for what I am used to seeing(about 20'). I have explored the slender walls with out of plane forces, but it looks like that analysis is more suited for wind/seismic uniform pressure for over all wall design, and is not intended for a discrete point load at mid height.
