11.3.5 Allowable Shear Loads

Allowable shear loads on anchors shall be determined by either of the following:

1. Shear values listed in Table 19B-E of 1998 California Building Code (CBC) or equivalent provision in later version of the CBC, or
2. Shear values shall be obtained by analysis using Strength Design of Anchorage to Concrete, Section A.6, published by the Portland Cement Association, 1999, with the specified reduction coefficient(s) to convert the “strength” values to allowable stress design values of 1.7.