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LateralWorx is an easy to use structural design software for lateral analysis and design of wood shear walls and diaphragms. Tired of measuring tributary areas, wall lengths and going back and forth between spreadsheets and CAD, try LateralWorx! Import architectural drawings and start design! Print complete calculation report and export shear wall layout and schedules back to CAD. Cut time of structural design of wood shear walls to a fraction of what you are used to!
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Key Features of LateralWorx program
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| Building Codes |
- International Building Code (IBC 2006, based on ASCE 7-05)
- Options for user-defined loads and allowable shear to accommodate other building codes
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| Design Options |
- Design of segmented plywood shear walls including automatic adjustment for height/width ratio
- Variable wall heights within same floor
- Design of diaphragm nailing and calculation of chord forces (including variable depth and diaphragm opening)
- Cumulative uplift calculation and hold-down selection including non-stacked walls
- Drift calculations
- Design of perforated shear walls
- Design of shear walls with shear transfer around openings
- Design of pre-manufactured shear wall panels (e.g. Hardy Frames and Shear Brace by iLevel)
- Users can define multiple shear wall schedules for different types of buildings!
- Options to model in phases (new & existing)
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| Drawings |
- Import architectural CAD drawings
- Control visibility of imported drawings using layers
- Vertical alignment of different floors using base points
- Automatic overally of upper and lower floors
- Export shear wall layouts (including wall ID, plywood line, wall type, wall length, tie-down ...etc)
- Export shear wall and hold-down schedules
- All drawings are exported in customizable layer system for ease of incorporation into plans using direct insertion or Xref
- Export of shear lines and diaphragms used in calculations for complete control of large format printing from CAD applications
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| Loads |
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Seismic:
- Automatic calculation of code lateral forces
- Concentrated mass points (for equipment, accessory roof structures ...etc)
- User-defined point loads
- Simplified and Analytical Methods
Wind
- Automatic wind calculations according to ASCE 7-05 using Analytical Method
- Complete flexibility in editing wind distribution on building perimeter
- Generation and application of windward and leeward wind forces separately as required per code to model floors with multiple diaphragms
- Allows variable roof slope, parapet and wall heights
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| Modeling and Analysis Options |
- Modeling of multiple diaphragms within the same floor. This allows modeling of floors with different plate heights and partially connected diaphragms (i.e. large openings)
- Diaphragms can be joined in one direction and not in the perpendicular direction (broken diaphragms)
- Automatic detection of unsupported uplift loads
- Automatic detection of vertical and horizontal offsets in the lateral system
- Modeling of drag straps connecting separate diaphragms
- Modeling of walls with horizontal offset as a single shear line
- Overlay floors to graphically check load path and make adjustments
- Use of common shear lines between different diaphragms within same floor
- Provisions for modeling of additions to existing buildings
- Options to model skewed walls
- Allow using different "R" values for shear lines
- Modeling of pre-manufactured shear panels
- Modeling of steel moment frames
- Options for rigid diaphragm and envelope of flexible and rigid diaphragm analysis
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User Interface
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- CAD tools for editing walls, diaphragms and other LFRS
- Grip editing of walls and diaphragms
- Display of wind and seismic load distribution
- Display of analysis results on shear lines forces
- Display of analysis results for diaphragm shear and moment diagrams
- Graphic display of diaphragm forces due to discontinued shear walls in upper floors
- Easy access to loads from menus and from within LFRS elements
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| Calculations Report |
- Comprehensive reporting of analysis results for quality control and plan check review
- Complete reporting of design with reference to applicable code sections
- Export report in Excel and Word format
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