Shear Walls \x26 Sheathing Lateral Loads Quick\-Card Based on the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC)<\/b> This 6\-page card quickly covers the construction essentials you need in loads and shear walls based on the new 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) for loads, shear walls \x26 sheathing. Special sections focus on specific essentials for each area of framing. Features: LOADS \x26 SHEAR WALLS<\/b> Loads<\/li> - Weight of Materials<\/li> - Wind Design Criteria<\/li> - Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads<\/li> - Story Height<\/li> - Seismic Provisions<\/li> - Snow Loads<\/li> - Vertical Loads<\/li> - Typical Shear Wall<\/li> - Shear Panel<\/li> - Shear Walls<\/li> - Lateral Loads<\/li><\/ul> SHEAR WALLS – GENERAL<\/b> Shear Wall Principles<\/li> - Shear Wall \- Internal Strength<\/li> - Wind Force \- Shear Wall Diagram<\/li> - Shear Wall Forces<\/li> - Shear Wall Failures<\/li><\/ul> SHEATHING MATERIALS \- PLYWOOD \x26 ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB)<\/b> Plywood \x26 OSB Panels<\/li> - Plywood vs. OSB<\/li> - Plywood \- Pros. \x26 Cons. <\/li> - Oriented Strand Board (OSB) \- Pros. \x26 Cons. <\/li><\/ul> FLOOR \x26 ROOF SHEATHING<\/b> Floor \- Lumber Sheathing<\/li> - Floor \- End Joints<\/li> - Floor \- Wood Structural Panel Sheathing<\/li> - Floor \- Particleboard<\/li> - Roof \- Lumber Sheathing<\/li> - Allowable Spans and Loads for Wood Structural Panels for Roof \x26 Subfloor Sheathing \x26 Combination Subfloor Underlayment<\/li> - Floor Sheathing<\/li> - Roof Sheathing<\/li> - Minimum Thickness of Lumber Floor Sheathing<\/li> - Minimum Thickness of Lumber Roof Sheathing<\/li> - Allowable Spans for Sanded Plywood Combination Subfloor Underlayment<\/li><\/ul> FRAMING \x26 WALL BRACING<\/b> Wall Components<\/li> - Fastening Schedule<\/li> - Wood Wall Framing<\/li> - Wall Bracing<\/li> - Requirements for Wood Structural Panel Wall Sheathing Used to Resist Wind Pressures<\/li> - Allowable Spans for Particleboard Wall Sheathing<\/li> - Braced Wall Line Spacing<\/li><\/ul> BRACED WALL PANELS \x26 SHEATHING<\/b> Bracing Methods<\/li> - Braced Wall Panels (IRC R602.10.2) <\/li> - Continuous Sheathing Methods. <\/li> - Minimum Length of Braced Wall Panels<\/li> - Required Length of Bracing<\/li> - Min. Length of Braced Wall Panel<\/li> - Typical Braced Wall Line Plan<\/li> - Location of Braced Wall Panels<\/li><\/ul> BRACED WALL PANEL CONNECTIONS<\/b> Braced Wall Panel Connection When Parallel to Floor\/Ceiling Framing<\/li> - Braced Wall Panel Connection When Perpendicular to Floor\/Ceiling Framing<\/li> - Braced Wall Panel Connection to Perpendicular Rafters<\/li> - Ends of Braced Wall Lines with Continuous Sheathing<\/li> - Braced Wall Panel Connections<\/li> - Connections to Roof Framing<\/li> - End Conditions for Braced Wall Lines with Continuous Sheathing<\/li><\/ul>Publisher: Builder\x27s Book, Inc. 2021 ISBN: 9781622709168