U.S. Shearwalls

• • • Automatically generates wind loads following the Directional or Envelope procedure in ASCE 7

    • Automatically generates seismic loads following the Equivalent Lateral Force procedure in ASCE 7

    • Distributes lateral loads to shear lines according to flexible and rigid diaphragm analyses

    • Distributes lateral loads within shear lines based on shear wall stiffness or capacity

    • Implements limitations and provisions for structural irregularities in ASCE 7

    • Designs full-height wall segments, force-transfer shear walls, and perforated shear walls with wood, gypsum, fiberboard and lumber sheathing

    • Designs shear walls for sheathing, nailing and hold-down connections

    • Optimizes shear wall design by iterating and automatically selecting the most economical sheathing and nailing patterns

    • Designs components & cladding for out-of-plane wind loads

    • Calculates shear wall deflection using “3-term” or “4-term” deflection equations

    • Checks story drift for wind and seismic

    • Determines anchor bolt, collector and force-transfer strap forces

    • Allows additional manual load inputs

    • Import .pdf, .bmp, .wmf and .emf files from AutoCAD as templates for floor layouts

Transparent reporting of results, including:

• • • One-page design summary of all critical design results and alerts

    • Shear wall materials summary table (for developing a shear wall schedule)

    • Individual shear wall ASD force vs resistance tables

    • Shearwall deflection and wind & seismic story drift tables

    • Hold down design tables

    • Sheathing and nail withdrawal design table for wind pressure

    • Collector and force-transfer strap force tables

    • Tabulated results for wind & seismic load generations and torsional analysis

    • And much more!

• • • Free technical support
    • Access to the latest and prior version of the WoodWorks® software, each version conforming to different IBC
    • Automatically receive updates/new releases

Concurrent licensing: floating license that can be used on any number of computers. Each license purchased grants one simultaneous use of the software. License Agreement.