Section r602 10 of the international residential code calls for braced wall lines composed of braced wall panels the location width and construction details of these braced wall panels as well as the materials that can be used to build them are spelled out in the code s text tables and illustrations but it s not a simple prescription.
Images of braced wall panel.
Mix and match and what if that is too expensive.
Braced wall panels with blocking.
1 braced wall panels must be spaced no greater than 25 oc along a braced wall line and.
Gypsum wall board shall be not less than 1 2 inch 12 7 mm in thickness and be fastened with nails or screws in accordance with table r602 3 1 for exterior sheathing or table r702 3 5 for interior gypsum wall board.
30 602 10 6 602 10 5 continuous osb 24 27 30 panels no mix and match no hold downs overlapped corners 602 10 3 4 methods 1 8 48 panels 12 from corners 25 o c.
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Spacing of fasteners at panel edges for gypsum wall board.
Extent of header one braced wall segment extent of header two braced wall segments wood struc tural panel must be continuous from top of wall to bottom of wall or from top of wall to permitted splice area apa recommendations wall segments having a maximum 6 1 aspect ratio shall be permitted to be built in accordance with figures 1 3 and.
Figure r602 10 8 2 1 table r602 3 1 2012 irc simplified wall bracing provisions 4 28 2015 16 46 narrow wall requirements only required for walls less than 48 long.
This apa bssc report documents the osb tests in a series of tables.
Here s a clear path through the maze of options.
Wood structural panels wsp provided an average ultimate lateral.
Shear walls braced wall panels using continuous osb.
47 example 1 sdc a wind 90 mph wind exposure b method wsp.
Beyond code bracing solutions braced wall panel location r602 10 1 in addition to being used to meet minimum bracing amounts the location of braced wall panels on braced wall lines must meet the additional constraints see figure 4.
Barnwood smooth brown pine wall panel.
Copied from this report table 1 below documents testing of wall assemblies with irc compliant osb braced wall line segments.