Wood Shear Wall Max Height?
Wood Shear Wall Max Height?
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I'm having trouble understanding what the maximum allowable height is for a wood shear wall. In the NDS wood and seismic manual and there seem to be a couple of references to limiting values but I'm having trouble understanding it. Can someone help me? Thanks.






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Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: Wood Shear Wall Max Height?
So...am I then to infer that 20' tall wood shear walls allowed?
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Maine EIT, Civil/Structural.
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BA
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RE: Wood Shear Wall Max Height?
Actually, stud length available is a good point. I suspect constructability and cost of using the larger size studs (2x8 and 2x10) to frame such a wall will give you the practical limit of shearwall height.
Maine EIT, Civil/Structural.