Section 511C — SPECIAL PROCEDURE
511C.5 Diaphragm Shear Transfer.
San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes · 2022 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · San Francisco
511C.5 Diaphragm Shear Transfer. Diaphragms shall be connected to shear walls with connections capable of developing a minimum force given by the lesser of the following formulas:
V = 0.2CpWd (5C-9)
using the Cp values in Table 5C-C, or
V = vuD (5C-10)