nds shear stress factor
 

nds shear stress factor
in the nds, you can choos a value for the shear stress factor anywhere between ch=1.0 to 2.0. what are other engineers using out there in practice for newly designed structures? i know that af&pa plans to drop the shear stress factor but i don't know which way they will go (always 1.0 or always 2.0).
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we usually use 2.0 but are sure to specify on our plans that the shakes and splits be limited to that indicated by the nds for the 2.0 factor.