Question: For the building with the plan dimensions shown below, the exterior walls are 1 2 CMU weighing 7 8 p s f . The

For the building with the plan dimensions shown below, the exterior walls are 12" CMU weighing 78psf. The wall is fastened to a flexible roof diaphragm at 4'-0" spacing. The section at the north wall is shown below. SDS=0.64.Ie=1.25.Ip=1.0 for parapet.
Find:
a. The design seismic load on the wall in psf
b. The shear diagram for the wall based on the lateral load from a above.
c. The roof/wall fastener design force.
d. The design seismic load on the parapet in plf.
e. The shear diagram for the parapet based on the lateral load from c above.
Hints: See Sec. 12.11.1 and Eq.12.11-1. Parapet is considered a non-structural component. See Eq.13.3-1.
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For the building with the plan dimensions shown

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