TRAK.Structural
Structural
- Dec 27, 2023
- 267
I see this a lot in my area but have never understood why from a structural standpoint this is allowed without much thought. There is the argument that it has been done for years and years without issue, which is valid in a sense, but I would like to be able to rationalize the acceptance. Tell me why this works, or doesn't.

- Net uplift seems like it could be an issue with this load path, would you prohibit the use of this in this case?
- Is getting solid/full bearing of the plate on both the brick and CMU a concern with residential construction quality?
- Shear load (in-plane) gets transferred to the plate at the outside edge by the sheathing and then has to get to the anchor bolt, seems less than ideal.
- What about edge distance concerns for the anchor bolt in the plate?
