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Cover Sheet
Reference material
Wood-Frame Shear Wall
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- Garage Shear Wall Line Design: Multiple Panels with Opening per SDPWS C4.3.5.5.1
- Holdowns and foundation anchorage for wood-frame shear walls
- Residential Shear Wall Design for Wind: 8 ft × 8 ft per SDPWS 4.1.4.2
- SDPWS Footnote 2: Increase Shear Capacity for 15/32 Sheathing Conditions
- SDPWS Footnote 3: Species-Specific Gravity Adjustment per NDS Table 12.3.3A
- Seismic Shear Wall Design: SDC D Residential per SDPWS 4.1.4.1
- Shear Wall Aspect Ratio Check: Tall Wall Design per SDPWS 4.3.3
- Shear Wall Hold-Down and Anchor Bolt Selection per SDPWS
- Wood Shear Wall Design: Wind and Seismic Governing Load per SDPWS
Design examples
- Shear Wall Hold-Down and Anchor Bolt Selection per SDPWS
- Garage Shear Wall Line Design: Multiple Panels with Opening per SDPWS C4.3.5.5.1
- Seismic Shear Wall Design: SDC D Residential per SDPWS 4.1.4.1
- Wood Shear Wall Design: Wind and Seismic Governing Load per SDPWS
- Residential Shear Wall Design for Wind: 8 ft × 8 ft per SDPWS 4.1.4.2
- SDPWS Footnote 2: Increase Shear Capacity for 15/32 Sheathing Conditions
- SDPWS Footnote 3: Species-Specific Gravity Adjustment per NDS Table 12.3.3A
- Shear Wall Aspect Ratio Check: Tall Wall Design per SDPWS 4.3.3
Wind Loads
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- ASCE 7-22 Wind Load: Velocity Pressure and MWFRS Design per Chapter 26
- ASCE 7-22 Wind Loads on MWFRS — StructSuite Wind Module
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Chapter 27 Directional MWFRS for Building Over 60 ft Mean Roof Height
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Chapter 27 Directional MWFRS for Gable Roof (Low-Rise)
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Chapter 27 Directional MWFRS for Partially Enclosed Warehouse
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Chapter 28 Envelope MWFRS for Low-Rise Gable (qh, Zones, Minimum Loads)
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Exposure C and Topographic Factor Kzt
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: MWFRS Design Pressure for Residential Gable Roof (Chapter 28 Envelope)
- How to Calculate MWFRS Wind Base Shear Using ASCE 7-22 Chapter 27 Directional Procedure (Gable Roof Example with Minimum Design Wind Loads and Figure 27.3-8)
Design examples
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Chapter 27 Directional MWFRS for Gable Roof (Low-Rise)
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Chapter 27 Directional MWFRS for Partially Enclosed Warehouse
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Chapter 27 Directional MWFRS for Building Over 60 ft Mean Roof Height
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Chapter 28 Envelope MWFRS for Low-Rise Gable (qh, Zones, Minimum Loads)
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: Exposure C and Topographic Factor Kzt
- ASCE 7-22 Wind Load: Velocity Pressure and MWFRS Design per Chapter 26
- ASCE 7-22 Wind: MWFRS Design Pressure for Residential Gable Roof (Chapter 28 Envelope)
Seismic Loads
Reference material
- Diaphragm Design Forces Fpx per ASCE 7-22 §12.10
- Seismic Base Shear for Concrete Shear Wall Building per ASCE 7-22
- Seismic Base Shear for Residential Building in SDC D per ASCE 7-22
- Seismic Period: Approximate vs Moment Frame vs Shear Wall per ASCE 7-22
- StructSuite Seismic Loads — ELF Wizard (ASCE 7-22)
Design examples
Isolated & Strip Footing
Reference material
- Isolated & Strip Footing — StructSuite
- Isolated Footing Design for Column Load per ACI 318-25
- Rectangular Isolated Footing in SDC D per ACI 318-25
- Strip Footing for Bearing Wall per ACI 318-25
Design examples
Wood Beam
Reference material
- Cantilever Beam per NDS 2024
- Deck Joist with Wet Service (CM) per NDS 2024
- How to Analyze and Design a Structural Glued Laminated Timber Beam in ASD Using NDS 2024 and the NDS Supplement (Simple-Span Floor Beam Example with Table 5A Bending Stresses, Volume Factor, and Serviceability)
- How to Analyze and Design a Two-Span Continuous Structural Glued Laminated Timber Floor Girder in ASD Using NDS 2024 (Positive and Negative Bending with Supplement Table 5A Fbx+ and Fbx−, Volume Factor Cv, and Beam Stability at an Interior Support)
- LVL Beam Two-Span per NDS 2024
- NDS Supplement Tables 1A–6B: The Comprehensive Practical Guide for Wood Design
- Repetitive Member Factor (Cr) for Floor Joists per NDS 2024
- Simple-Span Floor Beam per NDS 2024
- Steps for Designing Beams (NDS 2024 ASD)
- Two-Span Floor Beam per NDS 2024
Design examples
Floor Joist, Ceiling Joist & Rafter
Reference material
- Ceiling Joist Span per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.11.1
- Floor Joist Span Check per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.8.2.1
- Rafter Span per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.11.2
- Structural Engineer's Guide — Wood Product Selection
- TJI Floor Joist Design Example (TJ-4000): Tables, Footnotes, and StructSuite
- TJI Roof Joist Design Example (TJ-4000): 18 in. through 24 in. Depths, Roof Slopes 1/4:12 to 3:12, and StructSuite
- TJI Roof Joist Design Example (TJ-4000): 18 in. through 24 in. Depths, Roof Slopes 1/4:12 to 3:12, and StructSuite
- TJI Roof Joist Design Example (TJ-4000): 9-1/2 in. through 16 in. Depths, Low Roof Slope Columns, and StructSuite
- TJI Roof Joist Design Example (TJ-4000): 9-1/2 in. through 16 in. Depths, Low Roof Slope Columns, and StructSuite
Design examples
- Ceiling Joist Span per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.11.1
- Floor Joist Span Check per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.8.2.1
- Rafter Span per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.11.2
- TJI Roof Joist Design Example (TJ-4000): 18 in. through 24 in. Depths, Roof Slopes 1/4:12 to 3:12, and StructSuite
- TJI Roof Joist Design Example (TJ-4000): 9-1/2 in. through 16 in. Depths, Low Roof Slope Columns, and StructSuite
Wood Column
Reference material
- Deck Post Axial Design per NDS 2024
- Glulam Column for High Axial Load per NDS 2024
- Round Wood Post Design per NDS 2024 §3.7.3
- Steps for Designing Columns (NDS 2024 ASD)
Design examples
Dead and Live Loads
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Design examples
Retaining Wall (Under Development)
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Design examples