Why RCDC is not Detecting Sherwalls from Etabs .accdb file

Question

When in imported the accdb file in rcdc and select Columns&Walls option after it is showing columns only. not shearwall.

Abhijeet Gundaye · Accepted Answer

Hi Please check whether you have defined pier numbers to wall modeled in E-tabs. Information of Wall (Dimensions and forces) are available to RCDC only when you define these as piers.

Abhijeet Gundaye · Answer

Hi as per my understanding, when you try to redesign or re-detail the combined walls and generate detailed drawing, it is showing error. i would suggest you following, 
 The marked column and wall are overlapping each other. i would suggest you to split the walls at column face. Columns can be modelled as pier in E-tabs. this will help to avoiding increasing the stiffness overlapping members. if you model wall up to column face (avoid overlapping of members) will give correct analysis result . pls try this and check the output.

Abhijeet Gundaye · Answer

Hi it would be help if you share mdb file (zipped) to check the issue. Also please let us know which RCDC version is used.

Abhijeet Gundaye · Answer

Hi i have suggested to model column as pier (like wall) so that you will get two points for other members to connect. RCDC identified whether the member is column or wall based on D/B ratio. it doesn't matter how it is modelled in analysis file. just to avoid overlapping of column and wall (to avoid duplication of stiffness) i have suggested to model wall up to face of column.

Why RCDC is not Detecting Sherwalls from Etabs .accdb file

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