Shear Walls & Sheathing Lateral Loads Quick-Card Based on the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC)
This 6-page card quickly covers the construction essentials you need in loads and shear walls based on the new 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) for loads, shear walls & sheathing. Special sections focus on specific essentials for each area of framing.
Features:
LOADS & SHEAR WALLS
- Loads
- Wind Loads
- Vertical Loads
- Lateral Loads
- Seismic Design Categories
- Story Height
- Shear Walls
- Typical Shear Wall
- Shear Panel
- Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads
- Shear Wall Principles
- Shear Wall - Internal Strength
- Wind Force - Shear Wall Diagram
- Shear Wall Forces
- Shear Wall Failures
- Plywood & OSB Panels
- Plywood vs. OSB
- Plywood - Pros. & Cons.
- Oriented Strand Board (OSB) - Pros. & Cons.
- Wall Bracing
- Wood Wall Framing
- Braced Wall Line Spacing
- Wood Structural Panel Wall Sheathing Requirements used to Resist Wind Pressures
- Fastening Schedule
- Terms
- Braced Wall Panels (IRC R602.10.2)
- Minimum Length of Braced Wall Panels
- Continuous Sheathing Methods.
- Wall Components
- Hold Down & Anchor Bolts
- Required Length of Bracing
- Location of Braced Wall Panels
- Bracing Methods
- Bracing Requirements Based on Seismic Design Category
- Continuous Sheathing Methods
- Braced Wall Panel Connections to Floor Framing
- Braced Wall Panel Connections Foundation for SDC D0,D1 & D2
- Braced Wall Panel Connection When Parallel to Floor/Ceiling Framing
- Braced Wall Panel Connection When Perpendicular to Floor/Ceiling Framing
- End Conditions for Braced Wall Lines with Continuous Sheathing
- Connections to Roof Framing
- Braced Wall Panel Connection to Perpendicular Rafters
ISBN: 9781622701315/1622701313
