I have a spreadsheet I am using for structural design. In it I evaluate values for seismic loading and wind lateral loading on shear walls. In column D I have seismic loads (lb/ft), in column E I have wind loads (lb/ft). In column H I use a formula to calculate the load on a wall based on the Max of columns D and E. My formula is:
=IF(MAX(D11:E11)=D11,D11*C11*$B$9&" Seismic", E11*C11*$B$9&" Wind")
As you can see, I figured out a way to add text to the cell so when it does the calculation if column D results in a higher load then it adds the text "Seismic" to the cell and if column E results in the higher load it adds the text "Wind".
My issue now is that the actual value in this cell which is derived from the formula gets used by other cells in order to calculate other things. Upon adding that text now my other cells give the #VALUE! error. So my question is, is there a way in the subsequent cells to have a formula that draws the value from column H? Is there a way, for example, for an equation to "remove" the word and only see the value?
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