Simpson strong tie wood and steel strong wall shearwalls may be considered equivalent to the code braced wall panel construction method and holdowns requirements of r602 12 for one and two family dwellings in seismic design category d0 d1 or d2 with stone or masonry veneer above the first story height.
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Refer to the strong wall bracing selector for pre engineered solutions when the required bracing amounts cannot be satisfied with prescriptive braced wall panels.
19 602 10 3 4 methods 1 8 48 panels 12 from corners 25 o c.
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Braced wall panels methods 1 8.
Braced wall panels may be offset out of plane up to 4 ft from the braced wall line with the total out to out offset limited to 8 ft the minimum number of braced wall panels required within a braced wall line except at garage fronts with a continuous header or header splice is detailed in section r602 10 3.
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Introducing the new and improved simpson strong tie strong wall bracing selector this week s post was written by caleb knudson r d engineer at simpson strong tie.
The pfs is a kit of parts that provides designers engineers and builders in prescriptive markets with an easy way to meet code required wall bracing requirements for garage portal frames or other wide openings.
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43 602 10 6 osb alternative method 32 panels mix and match hold downs other requirements.