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When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or ...
Shear walls are walls specifically designed to resist lateral loads, transferring the load from the wall above to the wall below and, ultimately, out through the foundation. This is a critical role in ...
However, for the purpose of this preliminary calculation, it is assumed that the damaged elements have lost 100% of their lateral load-resisting capacity to obtain a conservative estimate of the ...