Wood

Wood shear wall to SDPWS 2021, ASCE 7-22

Wood structural panel shear walls, segmented, perforated or with force transfer around openings: unit shear, aspect ratio, strap forces, hold-downs and drift.

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ILX Calcs editor for a wood shear wall calculation: inputs, status, live checks and the drawing

What you get

From the inputs to a finished wood shear wall calculation

The applicable checks, step by step

Every check to SDPWS 2021, ASCE 7-22 with its equation, the values that go into it, the result and the code section, and the governing case up front. Results update as you type.

A calculation report a reviewer can follow

Inputs, load combinations, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF with your title block.

Drawings

Where the calculation has a shape to draw: elevations, sections and the diagrams, on a sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.

Your units, your method

US or metric units at any time, LRFD or ASD where the code offers both; the report follows.

Verification

How the wood shear wall is tested

27worked examples
186values compared
184match
2documented differences, each explained

Against published examples and hand calculations from the code equations, on every change. The method and the sources.

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