FEMA P55 Coastal Construction Manual, Fourth Edition - Mad Cad

9 DESIGNING THE BUILDING Volume II
Figure 9-23.
Example of two-story
platform framing on a
pile-and-beam foundation
Figure 9-6. Options for end walls are hip roofs, continuous masonry gables, and braced gable frames. Details
and design tables for all of the above can be found in ICC 600-2008. Figure 9-24 is an example of masonry
wall construction in a two-story building.
9.2.5.3 Moment-Resisting Frames
Over the past few decades, an increasing number of moment-resisting frames have been built and installed in
coastal homes (Hamilton 1997). The need for this special design is a result of more buildings in coastal high
hazard areas being constructed with large glazed areas on exterior walls, with large open interior areas, and
with heights of two to three stories. Figure 9-25 shows a typical steel moment frame.
Large glazed areas pose challenges to the designer because they create:
Large openings in shear walls
Large deflection in shear walls
Difficulties in distributing the shear load to the foundation
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