2015 Wall Bracing Sheet

Fasteners 4 o c.

2015 wall bracing sheet. A guide for builders designers and plan reviewers abtg research report no. 32 build 133 december 2012 january 2013 wall bracing this third article in a build series on calculating bracing requirements for a building looks at wall bracing. Required bwp length ft adjustments added hold downs. Tom edhouse branz technical advisor design right the same building is being used as in the previous article on subfloor bracing see build 132 pages 38 41 with additional information in.

Since the wall height is 8 and the height of the openings adjacent to the segment is equal to or less than 64 the total length of bracing for this wall is 6 5. Apa s wall bracing calculator updated to support 2015 irc wall bracing requirements crunching numbers to design for wall bracing just got easier with an online wall bracing calculator from apa the engineered wood association. The guide is divided into six sections intended to supplement and enhance the irc wall bracing provisions. The design capacity is 4 485 divided by 2 or 2 242 lbs.

Thus the shear capacity according to the provisions of the irc is 500 plf x 1 2 x 1 15 x 6 5 4 485 lbs. This calculator is intended for use by experienced designers that are familiar with wall bracing. Of bwls actual bwps contributing length ft wsp actual sfb actual gb ss 0 5xactual gb ds actual cs pf 1 5xactual pfg 1 5xactual pfh 4 abw 4 bwp method. This tool is intended to simplify the design of residential structures that comply with 2009 2012 2015 or 2018 international residential code irc wall bracing requirements.

Determining the wall bracing requirements for a structure is a complex process. 2015 wfcm engineered perforated wfcm engineered 51 21 full height sheathing 14 4 ok t v h 436 lf 2015 wfcm engineered hold downs wfcm engineered v p w gypsum v 336 plf w o gypsum h 8 t 436 8 3 488 lbs t 336 8 2 688 lbs 52 need to combine with top floor hold down requirements. Minor revisions and updates pending a future update to the 2015 irc expected to occur in 2016. Classic wall bracing based on the 2015 virginia residential code the information herein provides guidelines for complying with the most common classic wall bracing provisions ofthe virginia residential code section r602 10 and are not representative of all the conditions that may be required.

Welcome to the apa wall bracing calculator. Of design lateral load resistance.