I am modelling a museum in ETABS which has cast in place concrete shear walls. All the walls has bunch of openings in it and I would appreciate if someone can verify if I am using correct pier and spandrel labeling method. ETABS tutorials and design modules only cover simple types of openings...
Fellow Structural Engineers,
I am designing an enclosed big box store in Miami, FL. While designing it for MWFRS I noticed some significant difference between various wind load analysis methods listed in ASCE7-05 code. My mean roof height is 21ft and store rectangle dimensions are 373’ x 213’...