Seismic – Wood Diaphragm Design for Out of Plane Wall Anchorage

At the end of this course you will be able to: Identify the generation of the seismic inertia forces for heavy walls supported by flexible diaphragms Calculate seismic out-of-plane wall forces Apply the subdiaphragm concept to distribute those forces through the flexible diaphragm Evaluate alternatives to create the best layout Review possible code modifications to better address the issue