EngTipper.
Structural
- Sep 21, 2022
- 11
I'm trying to figure out if i am going to trigger the type 6 irregularity in NBCC 2020, weak storey for a multistorey concrete building.
In my case shear walls will be continuous from foundation to roof however at the second floor the diaphragm is only connected to around 50% of the walls. The way I'm interpreting this is that since the shear strength that resists the 2nd floor storey shear at that level is around 50% of the level above, this will trigger a weak storey irregularity. Is that right?
Obviously a way around this would be to increase the shear capacity of the walls that are connected to the diaphragm at the second floor but i don't want to do this if not needed.
In my case shear walls will be continuous from foundation to roof however at the second floor the diaphragm is only connected to around 50% of the walls. The way I'm interpreting this is that since the shear strength that resists the 2nd floor storey shear at that level is around 50% of the level above, this will trigger a weak storey irregularity. Is that right?
Obviously a way around this would be to increase the shear capacity of the walls that are connected to the diaphragm at the second floor but i don't want to do this if not needed.
