Wandering Wallaby
Structural
- May 4, 2020
- 19
Hi all, I’m designing the lateral resisting system for a house with virtually no available shearwalls on the lakeview side. Please see the attached sketch. This is in SDC D. It is a 2-story structure with a daylight basement. The architect already has concrete columns on the lower floor with steel beams holding up the two floors above so I’m planning on using those for the lateral resistance. The grade plane is less than 6 ft below the main floor so I should be able to reduce the R value on this specific line of resistance without penalizing the entire system per ASCE 7 12.2.3.3. That being said, this one line of resistance will include wood shearwalls at the upper level, a steel braced frame at the main level, and a concrete cantilevered column at the lower level. Other than the requirements of ASCE 7 Chapter 14, do you see any specific issues I should be concerned with while mixing these three types of resisting systems on a residence in SDC D? FYI, the seismic demand at the concrete column is about 4,700 lbs.
By the way, I have already looked into treating this side as an open front but it is located 24 ft in front of the garage door (with limited shearwalls on either side) which is located another 24 ft to any substantial shearwalls at the rear of the garage.
Thanks in advance.
By the way, I have already looked into treating this side as an open front but it is located 24 ft in front of the garage door (with limited shearwalls on either side) which is located another 24 ft to any substantial shearwalls at the rear of the garage.
Thanks in advance.