Shear Wall Design Limits.

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International Design Codes

ACI 318-19 : Shear Wall Design Limits per ACI 318-19 with ideCAD

TSC 2018 : Dimensional Limit Conditions for Shearwalls

Notation in ACI 318-19

b_w = the width of the web of the wall segment, in.
h = overall thickness, height, or depth of member, in.
h_w = height of entire wall from base to top, or clear height of wall segment or wall pier considered, in.
l_w = length of entire wall, or length of wall segment or wall pier considered in direction of shear force, in.

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