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    Exterior Wall Deflection Limits

    2012 IBC and IRC deflection limits have a new entry for exterior walls "with plaster or stucco finished" L/360. Previously there was just brittle (L/240) and flexible finishes (L/120). Does this deflection limit apply to in-plan and out-of-plane lateral loads? Does this limit only apply to...
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    Summing shear capacities

    2305.3.8 allows shear capacities to be added when applied to both faces of the wall. Does the limitation of 350 plf apply to each face separately? In other words, can I go up to 700 plf without requiring 3x members?
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    Lateral Force Distribution

    I am looking for some good information that teaches methods and techniques for distributing lateral forces to shear walls (residential).

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