Bond beam chord and collector to TMS 402-22
Bond beams as diaphragm chords and collectors: chord forces, collector drag at a shear wall with overstrength in high seismic design categories, bars, laps and corner bars (ASCE 7-22, TMS 402-22).
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What you get
From the inputs to a finished bond beam chord and collector calculation
The applicable checks, step by step
Every check to TMS 402-22 with its equation, the values that go into it, the result and the code section, and the governing case up front. Results update as you type.
A calculation report a reviewer can follow
Inputs, load combinations, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF with your title block.
Drawings
Where the calculation has a shape to draw: elevations, sections and the diagrams, on a sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.
Your units, your method
US or metric units at any time, LRFD or ASD where the code offers both; the report follows.
Verification
How the bond beam chord and collector is tested
Against hand calculations from the code equations, on every change. The method and the sources.
Learn
Step by step
User manual: Bond beam chord and collector
Every input, check and option of the calculation explained.
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