Metal Siding Shearwall Panels?
Metal Siding Shearwall Panels?
(OP)
Hello,
I am working on a RV storage area that has walls on 3-sides. The client wants to use metal siding on the walls and is hoping to avoid using plywood all together on teh structure. Does anyone know of metal siding panels (or anything similar) that have shear values for wall applications? I have been searching for a while and have had no luck finding anything. Thanks for your help.
SGS
I am working on a RV storage area that has walls on 3-sides. The client wants to use metal siding on the walls and is hoping to avoid using plywood all together on teh structure. Does anyone know of metal siding panels (or anything similar) that have shear values for wall applications? I have been searching for a while and have had no luck finding anything. Thanks for your help.
SGS






RE: Metal Siding Shearwall Panels?
I had to try to justify this with an existing building once. At the time I looked at it, it seemed like we were in a spot where lots of people have been researching this, but nobody's gone and worked it all into a consensus design method. It's the sort of thing that might be worthwhile justifying if you were working for a pre-engineered building supplier and were going to be able to use it hundreds of times, but likely isn't worth doing for one off projects.
This is an interesting decision on the matter from Portland:
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/appeals/index.c...
RE: Metal Siding Shearwall Panels?
The NFBA has also done testing.