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Thank you for your answer, but I am not sure if your explaination is correct. As you stated "Only the walls perpendicular to the direction of seismic force contribute to the weight." and I agreed with you, but in this problem the direction of seisemic force is N-S, so the weights that need to be...

Dear All, I have a question on part A (N-S Direction), question # 1. Design Seiseimic force to diaphragm. Why when calculating the walls on the north and the south ( there are 3 walls with widths shown as 11', 22', and 42'), Hiner assumed that there are only two walls with the full length of...