Shear Wall
Design Manual
1997 UBC
Computers and Structures, Inc.
Berkeley, California, USA
First Edition
March 2000
ETABS®
Three Dimensional Analysis and Design
of Building Systems
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Contents
The Table of Contents for this manual consists of a chapter list
followed by an expanded table of contents. The chapter list de-
votes one line to each chapter. It shows you the chapter number
(if applicable), chapter title and the pages that the chapter covers.
Subheadings are provided in the chapter list section to help give
you a sense of how this manual is divided into several different
parts.
Following the chapter list is the expanded table of contents. Here
all section headers and subsection headers are listed along with
their associated page numbers for each chapter in the manual.
When searching through the manual for a particular chapter, the
highlighted tabs at the edge of each page may help you locate the
chapter more quickly.
If you are new to ETABS we suggest that you read Chapters 1
through 10 and then use the rest of the manual as a reference
guide on an as-needed basis.
Tip:
If you are just
getting started
with ETABS
Version 7 we
suggest that
you read
Chapters 1
through 10 and
then use the
rest of the man-
ual as a refer-
ence guide on
an as-needed
basis.
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Shear Wall Design Manual Chapter List
Contents
Chapter
Title
Pages
N. A.
Chapter List................................................................... i to iii
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Expanded Table of Contents........................................ v to xi
Notation and Introduction
Chapter
Title
Pages
N. A.
Notation............................................Notation-1 to Notation-8
1
Introduction ............................................................ 1-1 to 1-5
Information on How to Design Shear Walls
Chapter
Title
Pages
2
Shear Wall Design Process.................................. 2-1 to 2-10
3
Design Menu Commands for Shear Wall Design ... 3-1 to 3-5
4
Interactive Shear Wall Desig