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Hi all, wanted your take on the following. Columns in a dual system (shear walls + IMRF) behave as non-sway since the shear walls provide bracing for the moment resisting frame (ACI 318-19, 6.2.5). When this system is modeled in ETabs, should we select 'Sway Intermediate' or 'Non-sway' framing...
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AOA, I am getting a maximum displacement of 3 inches for a building of B+3 (total height of 52 ft) due to EQ loading in X direction. My question is that is there any code limitations/thumb rule for the lateral sway in RC buildings. ?? kindly have a look to Story displacement and story dr...
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Assalam o alaikum 1. I want to ask how ETABs considers the sway conditions in concrete frame design? I designed an RC structure in which most structural members fail but when I change the preference to sway intermediate most of them pass the design. Is there any way to define prior to design f...
