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2305.3 Shear Wall Deflection
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The deflection of wood-frame shear walls shall be determined in accordance with AWC SDPWS. The deflection (Δsw) of a blocked wood structural panel shear wall uniformly fastened throughout with staples is permitted to be calculated in accordance with Equation 23-2.
(Equation 23-2)
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where:
| A | = | Area of end-post cross section in square inches (mm2). |
| b | = | Shear wall length, in feet (mm). |
| da | = | Total vertical elongation of wall anchorage system (such as fastener slip, device elongation, rod elongation) in inches (mm), at the induced unit shear in the shear wall (v). |
| E | = | Modulus of elasticity of end posts, in pounds per square inch (N/mm2). |
| en | = | Staple slip, in inches (mm) [see Table 2305.2(1)]. |
| Gt | = | Panel rigidity through the thickness, in pounds per inch (N/mm) of panel width or depth [see Table 2305.2(2)]. |
| h | = | Shear wall height, in feet (mm). |
| v | = | Induced unit shear, in pounds per linear foot (N/mm). |
| Δsw | = | Maximum shear wall deflection determined by elastic analysis, in inches (mm). |
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