Lesson 5 Assessment

Difficulty Level: 2/5

Estimated Time to Complete: 15 minutes

Problem Statement:

The goal of this assignment is to determine the deflection of the shearwall B-1 shown below.

The model file can be downloaded again here:

Project File

From the model, apply a seismic factored load on the shearwall B-1, with a magnitude of 4500 lbs.

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Question 1

Using the 3-term equation to calculate the shearwall deflection, what would be the value of the shearwall deflection (in inches)? *

0.35

1.7

8.7

9.5

Question 2

Using the 4-term equation to calculate the shearwall deflection, what would be the value of the shearwall deflection (in inches)? *

0.25

3.2

0.7

1.5

Question 3

Start at 23500 lbs and do iterations with increments of 500 lbs.

Infer the design capacity of shearwall B-1 based on the discrepancy between the 3-term and 4-term deflection results. What is the design capacity of shearwall B-1 (in plf)? *

24500

24000

25000

60000

Question 4

At an applied load of V = 24500 lbs, what is the deflection of the shearwall B-1 using the 4-term equation (in mm): *

0.32

2.01

0.91

1.60

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