| Wall Bracing Guidelines |
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IRC Wall Bracing:
A Guide for Builders, Designers and Plan Reviewers |
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| Supplement to IRC Wall Bracing Guide |
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| IRC Bracing Methods and Design Values |
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| Appendix A - Bracing Method Test Data |
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| The Story Behind IRC Wall Bracing Provisions - Wood Design Focus |
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| The Pennsylvania Housing Research/Resource Center -- Part 1: Basic Components for Code Compliant Bracing |
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| IRC 2006 Load Path Requirements |
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| Load Path 101: Requirements of the 2006 IRC: |
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| Code Change Proposals International Residential Code, ICC 600 - Hurricane Resistant Code and ASCE 7 --Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures |
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| IRC TABLE R703.4 - Weather-Resistant Siding Attachment and Minimum Thickness: |
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| IRC Section R703.1.2 - Wind Pressure Resistance: |
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| IRC TABLE R602.10.1(1) Wall Bracing: |
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| R602.10.1.1 Percentage of bracing by Ad Hoc Committee on Wall Bracing: |
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| R602.10.3.2.3 Alternate braced wall panel at garage door openings in Seismic Design Categories A, B, and C. by NAHB: |
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| ICC 600 - Proposal to Clarify Intent of Wind Pressure Effects on Cladding: |
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| ASCE 7 Table 6-3 - Revised footnotes: |
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| ASCE 7 section 6.1.3 and 6.4.3 Wind Pressure Effects on Cladding: |
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| Wind Pressure Testing |
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| RFP for Proposal for Wind Pressure Testing of Wall Assemblies with Foam Sheathing and Vinyl Siding Products: |
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| Application of Test Data for Wind Pressure Testing of Wall Assemblies with Foam Sheathing and Vinyl Siding Products: |
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| A Brief Literature Review on Pressure Equalization of Air-permeable Claddings and Multi-Layered Wall Systems for Wind Pressure Testing of Wall Assemblies with Foam Sheathing and Vinyl Siding Products: |
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FSC Negative Pressure Tests Report
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FSC Positive Pressure Tests Report
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| Building Code Activity |
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| National, State or Jurisdictional Activity: |
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| National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) article regarding resolution of the 'all walls' issue: |
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| ICC Ad Hoc Committee on Wall Bracing: |
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ICC 2006/2007 Code Change Cycle:
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ICC 2007/2008 Code Change Cycle:
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| Background Material |
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Whole Structure Testing and Analysis of a Light-Frame Wood Building. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC., HUD, 2001 |
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Performance of Long Wood-Frame Shear Walls with Varying Opening and Base Restraint Configurations Including Anchor Bolts, Hold-downs, and Corner Framing. U.S. Department of Housing and Development, Washington, DC., HUD, 1997 |
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| The Performance of Perforated Shear Walls with Narrow Wall Segments, Reduced Base Restraint, and Alternative Framing Methods. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC.HUD, 1998 |
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Perforated Shear Walls with Conventional and Innovative Base Restraint Connections. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC.,HUD, 1999 |
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| Wood Shear Walls with Corners. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC., HUD, 2001 |
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Light-Frame Wood Shear Walls with Various Overturning Restraints. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC., HUD, 2003 |
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Acceptance Criteria for Racking Shear Evaluation of Proprietary Sheathing Materials Used as Braced Wall Panels (AC 269). ICC Evaluation Service, Inc |
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Acceptance Criteria for Roam Plastic Sheathing Panels Used as Weather-Resistive Barriers (AC71). ICC Evaluation Service, Inc |
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Acceptance Criteria for Foam Plastic Insulation (AC12). ICC Evaluation Service, Inc |
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Acceptance Criteria for Vinyl Siding (AC37). ICC Evaluation Service, Inc |
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