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[KTarlow(--nospam--at)aol.com]

Dear Mark et al

The orginal poblem is with a wood framed structure sitting on a wood framed 
structure with an open end.  In the older codes we used   a cantilevered 
steel column at the open end to act as a frame.  If we do it now we have to 
double the seismic loads on the whole structure.  This is not possible.

It is true you can perform a dynamic analysis, and thus mitigate the issues 
created by the soft story, however how do you model a wood shear wall or 
diaphragm in your SAP program.



Ken Tarlow