SBCRI Reveals Data from Wall Bracing Tests

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SBCRI Reveals Data from Wall Bracing Tests

  • The performance of shear walls under lateral loads was recently tested in a full-scale assembly in SBCRI. 
  • The tests yielded results that are consistent with similar testing done by NAHB RC and APA. 
  • The test data calls into question prescriptive requirements of braced wall lines in the IRC.
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2009 April
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