"PERFWALL" --- PERFORATED WOOD SHEAR WALL ANALYSIS

Program Description:

"PERFWALL" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of automating analysis of perforated
wood shear walls. Equations and limits of applicability are based on section 4.3 of the 2015 edition of Special
Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS-2015) published by the American Wood Council.

This program is a workbook consisting of two (2) worksheets, described as follows:

Worksheet Name Description

Doc This documentation sheet
PerfWall Perforated Wood Shear Wall Analysis

Program Assumptions and Limitations:

1. See SDPWS-2015 for other limits of applicability and further information. More restrictions and requirements
are present than simply those which are incorporated into this worksheet.

2. This program is the author's interpretation of SDPWS-2015 and has not been reviewed or authorized by the
American Wood Council. User is responsible for confirming output. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS",
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE.

3. This program contains numerous “comment boxes” which include explanations of input or output items,
equations used, data tables, etc. Presence of a “comment box” is denoted by a red triangle in the upper
right-hand corner of a cell. Move the mouse pointer to the desired cell to view the contents of each comment.

4. In general, input fields are shaded yellow and output text is colored blue. Red text warns of input errors and
black text gives context to adjacent information. This worksheet evaluates only shear walls with at least one
perforation, data for which is provided in the column called Opening No. 1. Other data input columns are
optional and grey out if no input is provided in the top row.

5. A variety of combinations of panel thickness, fastener size, and fastener spacing are presented in SDPWS.
This program does not attempt to duplicate the full complexity of the source document. Capacity data for only
some of the most common combinations are included. To check the capacity of combinations not included,
look up the nominal capacity and input this value in place of the pre-defined capacity.

6. Input validation equations and data for the sketch are hidden in several columns to the right of input. These
calculations can be displayed by removing sheet protection (there is no password) and un-hiding the columns.
Users may freely modify and redistribute copies this work: it is released into the public domain.
 PERFORATED WOOD SHEAR WALLS
per section 4.3 in Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic,
2015 edition (SDPWS-2015) published by the American Wood Council
Client: Job #:
Project: Design: Date: 9/5/19

Input:
Panel Material = Wood Structural Panels ✘ Blocked ✘ Gypsum Inside
Panels are3/8 inch wood structural sheathing with 8d common nails along edges at 6 in O.C.
Max Stud Spacing = 16 in O.C. 7
Nom Capacity, vsc = 730 plf from Table 4.3 divided by Ω=2.0 becomes 365 plf
Shear Load, V = 2661 lbs from ASD load cases and is caused by Wind
Wall Height, h = 8.00 ft, from top of foundation/diaphragm below to bottom of diaphragm above
1st Solid Panel, L₁ = 4.00 ft This worksheet evaluates only shear walls with at least one perforation.
Opening No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Opening Width, ft 2.50 2.50 5.00 2.50 2.50
Opening Height, ft 4.00 4.00 6.67 4.00 4.00
Sill Height, ft 2.00 2.00 0.00 2.00 2.00
Next Solid Panel, ft 2.50 4.00 4.00 2.50 4.00
Top Height, ft 6.00 6.00 6.67 6.00 6.00 0.00 0.00
Opening Area, ft² 10.00 10.00 33.35 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00
V

Results:
Wall Length, Ltot = 36.00 ft, total for perforated shear wall per section 4.3.3.5
Opening Area, A₀ = 73.35 ft², total area of perforations per section 4.3.3.5
Max Aspect Ratio = 3.5 from Table 4.3.4 for blocked wood panels per section 4.3.4.3
Smallest Panel, bs = 2.50 ft, see note in Figure 4C per section 4.3.4.3
Multiplier, 2·bs/h = 0.625 for segments with aspect ratio > 2:1 per section 4.3.4.3
Segments, ΣLᵢ = 19.13 ft, sum of shear segment lengths per section 4.3.3.5
Sheathing Ratio, r = 0.676 = 1 / (1 + A₀/(h · ΣLᵢ) ) equation 4.3-6
Adj Factor, C₀ = 0.772 = ( r /(3 - 2r) ) · Ltot / ΣLᵢ equation 4.3-5

Vallow or Vu = 5389 lbs, = vsc · ΣLᵢ · C₀ Shear Wall CR= 0.49 per section 4.3.3.5

Bottom Shear, vmax = 180 plf*, = V / ( C₀ · ΣLᵢ ) equation 4.3-9

Uplift Anchorage = 180 plf*, same as above per section 4.3.6.4.2.1
 *These loads occur only at full height sheathing, not below perforations.
T=C= 1442 lbs†, = V · h / ( C₀ · ΣLᵢ ) equation 4.3-8

 †If wall is more than one story high, evaluate each level using full shear
on that level, then add holdown result from upper level to holdown result
for lower level. Dead load can be included to resist overturning moment
per section 4.3.6.4.2.
 †If wall is more than one story high, evaluate each level using full shear
on that level, then add holdown result from upper level to holdown result
for lower level. Dead load can be included to resist overturning moment
per section 4.3.6.4.2.