FYI
This topic is addressed in the 2003 version of the IBC - Section 2508.5 There is an evaluation report by the Gypsum Association at
http://www.icc-es.org/reports/pdf_files/ICC-ES/1338.pdf
mmintich
My original design used a limited area available on the exterior face for a beefed up shear wall segment. A site inspection however revealed that there was a large hole cut in these panels for process air for a heat pump unit installed behind it leaving the shear panel useless. I am left with...
I am designing a new condo building and have minimal shear wall area on the exterior face of the building. The building has a center corridor which are shear walls and I want to transfer the roof forces back through the ceiling to the corridor walls. Is this acceptable? I am looking at the...
