Overview of the lateral load path workflow, from wind pressure through the diaphragm into the shear wall.
In these videos, we walk you through building a fully connected lateral load path for your projects. You’ll trace lateral loads from the initial wind pressure through the diaphragm and all the way into your final shear wall design.These videos use a San Francisco–based project to demonstrate a four-part workflow showing how load linking keeps your design consistent and code compliant.
Why link loads? Instead of manually copying values between wind, diaphragm, and shear wall calculators, link them. When you change wind speed or building geometry in one place, all linked calculations update automatically, keeping your design consistent and compliant.
This overview introduces the lateral load path workflow: tracing loads from wind pressure through the diaphragm and into your shear wall design.
