Radius (Curved) Wood Stud Wall Bracing
Radius (Curved) Wood Stud Wall Bracing
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I working with clients on a residential floor plan design that includes radius or curved wood stud wall construction. I am unsure how the current IRC building code views such construction particulary in terms of lateral wall bracing. Does anyone know where I can obtain information concerning this topic? Here is some of the design info: The radius walls are 10 feet and 9 feet tall constructed of 2x6 studs with (5) 2'x6' windows approximately spaced @ 8" o.c. Please see the attached sketch.





RE: Radius (Curved) Wood Stud Wall Bracing
Considering the lateral problem though, I usually try to restrict to 45 degree application and take the projected length of the wall parallel to the force for my shear wall length. As the two curved sections may be greater than my arbitratry 45 degree limit, I would have to think about that some more.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Radius (Curved) Wood Stud Wall Bracing
RE: Radius (Curved) Wood Stud Wall Bracing
Scott
www.dbssinc.com
RE: Radius (Curved) Wood Stud Wall Bracing