This gwb addition to osb is for code compliant irc braced wall lines where osb is applied as isolated panels i e.
Images of braced wall panels.
The minimum length of a braced wall panel shall comply with table r602 10 5 for methods cs wsp and cs sfb the minimum panel length shall be based on the adjacent clear opening height in accordance with table r602 10 5 and figure r602 10 5 where a panel has an opening on either side of differing heights the taller opening height shall be used to determine the panel length.
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R602 10 8 braced wall panel connections.
A standard factor for equivalency of roughly 1 8 for.
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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.
Braced wall panels shall be connected to floor framing or foundations as follows.
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Shear walls braced wall panels using continuous osb.
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.
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.
Given the foregoing set of undisputed facts irc code compliant walls are using a systems effect factor i e.
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Braced wall panels shall have gypsum wall board installed on the side of the wall opposite the bracing material.
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Where joists are perpendicular to a braced wall panel above or below a rim joist band joist or blocking shall be provided along the entire length of the braced wall panel in accordance with figure r602 10 8 1.
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Fastening of top and bottom wall plates to framing rim.