Strong-Wall Shearwalls Prescriptive Design Guide: Download PDFs

This design guide provides the most wall bracing design options and flexibility of any prefabricated shearwall manufacturer. It was developed to provide equivalent wall-bracing solutions based on the wall-bracing requirements of the International Residential Code® (IRC) and the Conventional Light-Frame Construction section 2308 of the International Building Code® (IBC). Expires 6/30/12.

TO BE USED WITH DESIGNS CONFORMING TO THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE® (IRC)

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	1	Front Cover
	2-3	Presenting Our Lateral Systems
	4	Introduction; Quality Policy; ISO Registered; Technical Support
	5	Table of Contents
	6-7	Important Information & General Notes
	8-9	A Basic Interpretation of the Code
	10-11	How to Use This Design Guide
	12	Wall-Bracing-Replacement Jobsite Categories for IRC Wind and Seismic Map for IRC
	13	Wall Bracing Design Example
		STRONG-WALL® PRODUCT DATA BY APPLICATION
	14-15	Garage Front
	16	First Story on Foundation
	17	First Story on Wood Floor
	18	Two-Story Stacked
	19	Balloon Framing
		WIND BY APPLICATION
	20-21	Garage Front
	22	First Story on Foundation
	23	First Story on Wood Floor
	24-26	Two-Story Stacked on Foundation
	27-28	Two-Story Stacked on Wood Floor
	29	Balloon Framing on Foundation and Wood Floor
		SEISMIC BY APPLICATION
	30-31	Garage Front
	32	First Story on Foundation
	33	First Story on Wood Floor
	34-35	Two-Story Stacked on Foundation
	36	Two-Story Stacked on Wood Floor Balloon Framing on Foundation and Wood Floor
		SEISMIC WITH MASONRY VENEER BY APPLICATION
	37-41	Garage Front
	42	First Story on Foundation
	43	First Story on Wood Floor
	44	Two-Story Stacked on Foundation; Balloon Framing on Foundation
		ANCHORAGE SOLUTIONS BY FOUNDATION TYPE Slab on Grade
	46-48	Garage Curb
	49-51	Slab Edge
	52	Additional Post-Installed Adhesive Anchorage Solutions
		Brick Ledge
	53-55	Garage Curb
	56-58	First Story on Wood Floor
	59	Additional Post-Installed Adhesive Anchorage Solutions
		Concrete Stemwall (Anchorage into Wall)
	60-62	Garage Front
	63-65	Perimeter
		Concrete or CMU Stemwall (Anchorage into Footing)
	66-68	Garage Front and Perimeter
	69	Additional CMU Garage-Front Requirements
		ANCHORAGE PRODUCT INFORMATION
	70-71	Post-Installed Anchorage
	72-73	Cast-in-Place Anchorage
	74	Steel Strong-Wall® Anchor Templates
	75	Wood Strong-Wall® Anchor Templates
		INSTALLATION INFORMATION BY WALL TYPE
	76-78	Steel Strong-Wall®
	76, 79-80	Wood Strong-Wall®
		ADDITIONAL DESIGN DATA
	81	Steel Strong-Wall® Allowable Out-of-Plane and Jamb-Stud Loads
	82	Wood Strong-Wall® Allowable Vertical and Out-of-Plane Loads
	83	Wall-Bracing-Replacement Jobsite Categories for IBC Section 2308

	84	Back Cover