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Group Sum and Shearwall/Corewall Forces

Summary

ProtaStructure utilizes the Group-Sum methodology to calculate the total responses at the top and bottom of the shearwalls modeled with Finite Element(FE) shell elements. This document provides clearance and verification of shearwalls modeled with the FE shell elements, under various loading types.