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wood stud wall with opening
KeySol, Could you elaborate on your last statement, "You can use the header to resist shear."? I have used this example before for design and I have always specified the shearwall nailing above the opening to be as the calculations warrant. As you know, the shear can be about 1.5 times the...- GRV530
- Post #6
- Forum: Wood design and engineering
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wood stud wall with opening
Cmfg, Is that an 11' long by 8' tall wall and a 3' long by 4' tall opening?- GRV530
- Post #2
- Forum: Moment Frame & Shear Wall engineering
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Wood Truss lateral bracing
I know I'm two weeks behind on responding, but here is some info: I was at a seminar a couple of months ago that was put on by a metal plate wood truss manufacturer where pretty much most of the 4-hour presentation was to inform the structural engineers that the permanent lateral bracing of the...- GRV530
- Post #4
- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
