A Design Example of a Wood Cantilever Diaphragm: Four-Part Series

Complex building shapes and footprints are driving design procedures and code requirements to evolve for all lateral force-resisting systems and materials. As buildings get taller and more complex, there is a greater need to understand the relative stiffness of diaphragms and shear walls, and multi-story shear wall effects. Architecturally demanding exterior wall lines in modern structures do not always provide opportunities to use traditional design approaches. Presented by one of the country’s leading experts on complex wood structures, this series introduces design examples to illustrate key concepts related to diaphragm rigidity, load distribution, analysis, and deflection. Presented over four 1-hour courses, topics are as follows:

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• Part 1 – Cantilever Diaphragms: Code Requirements and Relative Stiffness Issues 
• Part 2 – Shear Wall Design in Cantilever Diaphragm Structures  
• Part 3 – Cantilever Diaphragm Design, Flexibility Check, and Drift Calculations 
• Part 4 – Torsional Irregularity and Design Example Checks of an Open Front Building