Shear Walls & Sheathing Lateral Loads Quick-Card Based on the 2015 IRC

Shear Walls & Sheathing Lateral Loads Quick-Card Based on the 2015 IRC

<b>Shear Walls & Sheathing Lateral Loads Quick-Card Based on the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC)</b><p>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.<p><b>Features:<p>LOADS & SHEAR WALLS </b><ul><li>Loads</li><li>Wind Loads</li><li>Vertical Loads</li><li>Lateral Loads</li><li>Seismic Design Categories</li><li>Story Height</li><li>Shear Walls </li><li>Typical Shear Wall </li><li>Shear Panel</li><li>Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads</li></ul><B>SHEAR WALLS GENERAL</B><UL><LI>Shear Wall Principles </li><li>Shear Wall - Internal Strength</li><li>Wind Force - Shear Wall Diagram</li><li>Shear Wall Forces</li><li>Shear Wall Failures</li></ul><b>SHEATHING MATERIALS - PLYWOOD & ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB)</b><ul><li>Plywood & OSB Panels</li><li>Plywood vs. OSB</li><li>Plywood - Pros. & Cons.</li><li>Oriented Strand Board (OSB) - Pros. & Cons.</li></ul><b>FRAMING & SHEATHING</b><ul><li>Wall Bracing</li><li>Wood Wall Framing </li><li>Braced Wall Line Spacing</li><li>Wood Structural Panel Wall Sheathing Requirements used to Resist Wind Pressures</li><li>Fastening Schedule</li></ul><b>BRACED WALL PANELS</b><ul><li>Terms</li><li>Braced Wall Panels (IRC R602.10.2)</li><li>Minimum Length of Braced Wall Panels</li><li>Continuous Sheathing Methods.</li><li>Wall Components</li><li>Hold Down & Anchor Bolts</li><li>Required Length of Bracing</li><li>Location of Braced Wall Panels</li></ul><b>BRACED WALL PANELS - BRACING METHODS & REQUIREMENTS</b><ul><li>Bracing Methods</li><li>Bracing Requirements Based on Seismic Design Category</li></ul><b>BRACED WALL PANEL CONNECTIONS TO FOOTINGS & ROOF FRAMING</b><ul><li>Continuous Sheathing Methods</li><li>Braced Wall Panel Connections to Floor Framing</li><li>Braced Wall Panel Connections Foundation for SDC D0,D1 & D2</li><li>Braced Wall Panel Connection When Parallel to Floor/Ceiling Framing</li><li>Braced Wall Panel Connection When Perpendicular to Floor/Ceiling Framing</li><li>End Conditions for Braced Wall Lines with Continuous Sheathing</li><li>Connections to Roof Framing</li><li>Braced Wall Panel Connection to Perpendicular Rafters</li></ul>Publisher: Builders Book, Inc.1/06/2016<br>ISBN: 9781622701315/1622701313