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General
The shear wall design preferences are basic properties that apply to all wall pier and/or spandrel elements. This Technical Note describes shear wall design preferences for UBC 97. To access the shear wall Preferences form, click the Options menu > Preferences > Shear Wall Design command. Default values are provided for all shear wall design preference items. Thus, it is not required that you specify or change any of the preferences. You should, however, at least review the default values for the preference items to make sure they are acceptable to you. The preference options are described in Table 1, which uses the following column headings: Item: The name of the preference item as it appears in the cells at the left side of the Preferences form. Possible Values: The possible values that the associated preference item can have. Default Value: The built-in default value that the program assumes for the associated preference item. Description: A description of the associated preference item.
The Flags and Factors used by the program are listed following Table 1. In addition, an explanation of how to change a preference is provided at the end of this Technical Note.
General
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Preferences
Number of Points
11
11
>0
0.06
>0
0.04
General
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Preferences
>0
0.0025
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Preferences
displays the preference item name. The right column of the spreadsheet displays the preference item value. To change a preference item, left click the desired preference item in either the left or right column of the spreadsheet. This activates a drop-down box or highlights the current preference value. If the drop-down box appears, select a new value. If the cell is highlighted, type in the desired value. The preference value will update accordingly. You cannot overwrite values in the dropdown boxes. When you have finished making changes to the composite beam preferences, click the OK button to close the form. You must click the OK button for the changes to be accepted by the program. If you click the Cancel button to exit the form, any changes made to the preferences are ignored and the form is closed.
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