Rigid Diaphragm Analysis, Lightweight Walls 1

[jacktbg]

Hey, does anyone have any good resources or know of any articles on rigid diaphragm analysis that would be applicable for a residential building with wood (not CMU) walls on its lintel plan and second/third floor levels? I want to properly find the effective center of mass of the building and find the required stiffness of the walls, etc. Does anyone have any experience in that area that could help me out? Thanks!

I've found a few articles, most of which don't dive heavily enough into the math and the process, and most of which talk about CMU or structural concrete walls. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again.

 

[KootK]

This by Terry Malone should get you started. The book by the same author listed in the references at the end is an exhaustive study of the concepts that you're interested in.

I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.

 

[jacktbg]

Thanks! So far that's been really helpful in learning the concept. Any other materials would also be appreciated. That textbook by Malone looks really awesome, but I can't find a pdf version of it for my reference, and I'm not super interested in buying a copy. I appreciate the quick response! I'm also interested in building drift and center of mass, if that's applicable for wood 3 story structures. I have the knowledge I need to get deflection and stress in shearwalls for an engineered design, based on a wind plf applied to the side. The intent of learning these new concepts, though, would be that I can understand how to do an engineered design for the location of a shear wall that might not necessarily meet the codes (IRC, IBC, etc.) as far as spacing and shear wall lines, etc. I'd like to be able to account for building sway and wall stiffness etc. That article is a great resource, but ideally I'd like to learn even more, so if you know of any other great articles on the subject I'd love to read them! Thanks!

 

[Yt.]

FLOOR DIAPHRAGMS IN MULTI-STOREY
TIMBER BUILDINGS - Daniel Moroder

The Analysis of irregular shaped structures
Diaphragms and Shear Walls - Terry Malone, Robert Rice

 

[KootK]

Thanks for pointing us to that Moroder paper Ytus. That actually helps out quit a bit onone of my own recent threads.

I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.

 

[Yt.]

Your are welcome KootK, I also decided to use his approach once