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    This document summarizes the design of shear walls for a building located in seismic zone 4 according to the 1997 UBC Earthquake Design code. It calculates: 1) the shear wall design force of 621 lb/ft, accounting for a 50% increase for seismic zone 4; 2) lateral forces normal to the walls, such as 520.8 lb/ft for anchoring the main wall to the diaphragm; and 3) checks that the story drift of 0.0035h and overturning safety factor of 1.1 meet code requirements.

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    This document summarizes the design of shear walls for a building located in seismic zone 4 according to the 1997 UBC Earthquake Design code. It calculates: 1) the shear wall design force of 621 lb/ft, accounting for a 50% increase for seismic zone 4; 2) lateral forces normal to the walls, such as 520.8 lb/ft for anchoring the main wall to the diaphragm; and 3) checks that the story drift of 0.0035h and overturning safety factor of 1.1 meet code requirements.

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    This document summarizes the design of shear walls for a building located in seismic zone 4 according to the 1997 UBC Earthquake Design code. It calculates: 1) the shear wall design force of 621 lb/ft, accounting for a 50% increase for seismic zone 4; 2) lateral forces normal to the walls, such as 520.8 lb/ft for anchoring the main wall to the diaphragm; and 3) checks that the story drift of 0.0035h and overturning safety factor of 1.1 meet code requirements.

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    This document summarizes the design of shear walls for a building located in seismic zone 4 according to the 1997 UBC Earthquake Design code. It calculates: 1) the shear wall design force of 621 lb/ft, accounting for a 50% increase for seismic zone 4; 2) lateral forces normal to the walls, such as 520.8 lb/ft for anchoring the main wall to the diaphragm; and 3) checks that the story drift of 0.0035h and overturning safety factor of 1.1 meet code requirements.

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    1997 UBC Earthquake Design


    Example 2

    Continue with the previous example, Example 1, and examine


    the following:
    6. Shear wall design force.
    7. Lateral forces normal to the wall.
    8. Shear wall overturning.
    9. Shear wall drift.
    6. Shear wall forces
    a. Consider seismic loading in the transverse direction.
    From example 1, step 5, the diaphragm force (at
    ASD level) supported by one of the 50' endwall
    was determined to be 17000 lbs.
    Recall, however, that this was developed from Fpx
    based upon a R = 4.0, and not Fx with a R = 4.5.
    Since the shear wall is a vertical element of the
    LFRS, it is permissible to reduce this reaction
    force by 89%; accounting for this difference
    between 4.0 and 4.5.

    Calculate the top half of the wall's inertia force


    assuming no openings in the wall:

    Total unit shear, applied at midheight:


    v` = (15111 + 5582) / 50 = 414 lb/ft.
    Since this building is located in seismic zone 4,

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    increase v by 50 %:
    v` = 414 (1.5) = 621 lb/ft

    b. Similarly, for seismic movement in the longitudinal


    direction:

    c. The above unit shear shear wall forces were developed


    for the 50' end wall that had no openings. What happens
    when the wall has openings, like th 15' on on the other
    end wall?
    The lateral load must be carried by the effective
    wall segments known as shear panels if wood
    walls or piers if concrete or masonry walls.
    Different procedures are used to distribute the
    horizontal diaphragm reaction to the effective wall
    segments, depending if wood or masonry walls.
    In shear panels, the unit shear is the same in
    every panel due to the assumption that the
    panel force is inversely proportional to the
    panel length.
    In piers, the pier force in inversely
    proportional to pier rigidity. The unit shear
    in wider pier will be greater than the unit
    shear in a narrow pier.
    In this example, however, the endwall piers are
    the same with the same rigidities. The unit shear in
    each 17.5' pier will be:

    7. Lateral forces normal to walls:


    It is assumed that the walls perpendicular to the ground
    motion span vertically between the roof diaphragm and
    foundation.

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    a. Force on main wall using '97 UBC Eqn 32-2:

    Also note: Fp = .587Wp is greater than .7(.44) (1.0)Wp =


    .308Wp and less than 4.0(.44)(1.0)Wp = 1.76 Wp
    according to '97 UBC 1632.2
    b. Force on cantilvered parapet:

    c. Anchorage design force at diaphragm:


    Recall that if in seismic zones 3 or 4, ap for the
    main wall is increased to 1.5. This increases the
    main wall force by 50% for use in anchorage force
    calculation.

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    This exceeds the code minimum requirement of


    420/1.4 = 300 lb/ft (at ASD level).
    Therefore, provide an anchorage system capable
    of resisting 520.8 lb/ft.
    8. Overturning check on shearwalls:
    A lower factor of safety is permitted in seismic design
    vs. that used in wind because of the transient and
    reversing nature of the seismic forces.
    The factor of safety is accounted for by reducing
    the resisting moment to dead load by .9.
    Consider overturning of the short walls due to seismic
    forces acting in the transverse building direction.

    9. Story drift, D:
    According to '97 UBC 1630.10.2, the maximum in
    elastic displacement DM, should not exceed .025h for
    structures with T < .7 seconds.
    A serviceability consideration.
    DM is a strength level inelastic displacement due
    to a design earthquake.
    DM = .7RDS where R is from Tabe 16-N
    and DS is static story drift due to
    strength-level forces.
    Consider the following calculation for the 50' shear wall:

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