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Sharad:

I think you are going to be on your own on this one, as I have never seen
anything on this.  The APA has a publication on how tight you can bend
plywood about a curve which we have used for curved roofs.  Otherwise I
think I would design the wall as a projected element and supply three
holddowns, one at each end and one in the middle. Make the plates out of
shaped solid stock, not plywood.

Say "Hi" to Tom for us.

George Richards, P. E.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sharad T. Patel [mailto:stpatel(--nospam--at)vcaengineers.net]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 11:28 AM
To: seaint(--nospam--at)seaint.org
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Does anyone know of resources for the design of curved plywood shear
walls...for example on the conrner of a 3 or 4 story apartment building, the
walls might be curved.  I need such information as the capacity of the wall
(given a certain radius of curvature), the maximum radius of curvature
before there is no shear capacity, etc...

Any references / resources / test results will be appreciated.

Sharad T. Patel, S.E.
VCA Engineers
295 N. Rampart Street, Suite A
Orange, CA 92868
Phone:  (714) 978 - 9780 ext. 231
Fax:  (714) 978 - 9926


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