COMPUTERS AND STRUCTURES, INC.

, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 2007

SHEAR WALL DESIGN ACI 318-02

Technical Note

Input Data General

This Technical Note describes the shear wall input data that can be printed to a printer or to a text file when you click the File menu > Print Tables > Shear Wall Design command.

Using the Print Shear Wall Design Tables Form

To print Shear Wall design input data directly to a printer, use the File menu > Print Tables > Shear Wall Design command and click the Input Summary check box on the Print Shear Wall Design Tables form next to the desired type(s) of data. Click the OK button to send the print to your printer. Click the Cancel button rather than the OK button to cancel the print. Use the File menu > Print Setup command and the Setup>> button to change printers, if necessary. To print shear wall design input data to a file, use the File menu > Print Tables > Shear Wall Design command and click the Print to File check box on the Print Shear Wall Design Tables form. Click the Filename button to change the path or filename. Use the appropriate file extension for the desired format (e.g., .txt). Click the Save buttons on the Open File for Printing Tables form and the Print Shear Wall Design Tables form to complete the request. Note: The File menu > Display Input/Output Text Files command is useful for displaying output that is printed to a text file. The Append check box allows you to add data to an existing file. The path and filename of the current file is displayed in the box near the bottom of the Print Shear Wall Design Tables form. Data will be added to this file. Or use the Filename button to locate another file, and when the Open File for Printing Tables caution box appears, click Yes to replace the existing file.

General

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Shear Wall Design ACI 318-02

Input Data

If you select a specific shear wall(s) before using the File menu > Print Tables > Shear Wall Design command, the Selection Only check box will be checked. The print will be for the selected wall(s) only. If you uncheck the Selection Only check box, the print will be for all shear walls.

Summary Input Data

Table 2 of Input Data Shear Wall Design identifies summary input data.

Design Preferences Input Data

The output for the Shear Wall design preferences is provided in a series of tables. The tables correspond to the tabs in the Preferences form. You can click the Options menu > Preferences > Shear Wall Design command to access the Shear Wall preferences. Note: The Shear Wall preferences are described in Technical Note Preferences Shear Wall Design ACI 318-02. Recall that the Shear Wall preferences apply to all beams designed using the Shear Wall Design postprocessor. A few of the preference items can be overwritten on a beam-by-beam basis in the Shear Wall overwrites. Those preferences items that can be overwritten are mentioned in this documentation. You can select one or more beams and then click the Design menu > Shear Wall Design > View/Revise Overwrites command to access the Shear Wall overwrites. Table 1 of Input Data identifies the Shear Wall Design Preferences Output.

Summary Input Data

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