Alternate Braced Wall Panel 2nd Floor
Use 1800 uplift capacity tie downs on single story or second story of a two story structure.
Alternate braced wall panel 2nd floor. Use 3000 uplift capacity tie downs on the first story of a two story structure. Braced wall panel r602 10 1 a braced wall panel is a section of a braced wall line that is braced with a code compliant bracing method e g let in brace a wood structural panel or other bracing methods see figure 4. Apa s simplified wall bracing method an enhanced variation on the 2012 irc simplified wall bracing provisions section r602 12 gives builders an affordable streamlined approach to meeting wall bracing requirements for single family homes. Los angeles residential code 6 wall construction r602 wood wall framing r602 10 wall bracing r602 10 6 construction of methods abw pfh pfg cs pf and bv wsp r602 10 6 1 method abw.
Alternate braced wall panels. When alternate braced panels are required to be sheathed on both faces walls may be braced on one side of the wall only when the panel thickness is increased to a nominal 1 2 inch 12 7 mm structural sheathing thickness and the nail spacing at the edge of panel is reduced to 3 inches 76 mm on center. The alternate braced wall panel requires a continuous foundation across the length of the braced wall line that is reinforced with a minimum of one 4 rebar top and bottom.