October 11, 2018
|
RISA-3D,
New,
Wood,
Shear Walls
With
the
recent
release
of
RISA-3D
v17
the
program
now
offers
the
user
the
option
to
use
Chord
Straps
between
floors
of
a
wood
shear
wall
building
in
lieu
of
using
hold
downs.
Chord
Straps
are
a
great
option
for
transferring
tension
load
between
floors
of
a
multi-floor
building
and
can
be
installed
without
accessing
the
inner
framing
of
your
shear
wall.
In
RISA-3D
the
program
allows
the
application
of
chord
straps
the
same
way
one
would
apply
hold
downs,
but
with
a
different
tool.
This
new
tool
is
placed
right
next
to
the
hold
down
tool
in
the
Wall
Panel
Editor.
To
select
what
chord
strap
schedule
you
would
like
the
program
to
design
from,
there
is
an
option
in
the
Wall
Panel
Design
Rules
spreadsheet
right
next
to
the
hold
down
schedule.
Currently
you
can
choose
to
design
your
straps
based
on
a
database
of
Simpson
Strong-Tie
chord
straps
that
includes
their
CMST,
CS,
MST,
and
HST
products.
Results
will
be
similar
to
using
hold
downs,
but
will
now
show
a
strap
on
the
exterior
face
of
the
Cross
Sectional
Detailing
section
of
your
wall’s
region
specific
Detail
Report.
Results
will
also
be
specific
to
the
strap
that…
