Wood Shear Wall Detailing
Wood Shear Wall Detailing
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Does anybody know of a source for detailing the shear transfer around openings in a wood shear wall? Something that has some practical use (i.e. it has been done by a contractor on an actual project).





RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
http://www.awc.org/Publications/papers/WDFPLine.pdf
RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
http://www.awc.org/pdf/wcd5.pdf
RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
(perforated shear wall with one window/door).
I can email it to you if you still need it
RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
You also might want to pick up a copy of "Design of Wood Structures" by Donald E. Breyer. I am not sure it covers your topic but it has a lot of information on diaphragms and shear walls.
It also has a large number of examples of ways to detail wood connections to transfer load through a building.
RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
Vertically, you would have a full height post to transfer the force to the holdowns, horizontally, the straps/blocking will provide the shear transfer to the piers.
Depending on the forces, strap may be partial length and remainder of full depth blocking edge nailed.
RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
Any source for an example.
Basically, you give the load a path around the opening.
RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
http://www.mcvicker.com/vwall/page000.htm
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RE: Wood Shear Wall Detailing
I'm not sure what codes apply in your area but I'm in California dealing with 1997 UBC based code here.
There is a book called "SEAOC Seismic Design Manual Volume II". An example of a perforated shear wall can be found in Design Example 1, Section 9 (pages 69-75). Detailing can be found on Section 11 (page 76). Not too different from my description on my previous reply.
I believe SEAOC published the next series of these "Seismic Design Manuals" per the IBC 2000. I do not have copies of these yet as California isn't yet using the IBC.