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22 gage steel shear walls

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WBUW

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May 30, 2006
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Does anyone have some testing values for the situation where 22 gage steel walls are used instead of standard walls?

I have a pole building I am working on where they chose to sheath the walls with this stuff.

I remember seeing some values at the other firm I was working for in an old manual of some sort, but I can't remember what it was. I remember the standard construction was something in the neighborhood of 100-110 plf capacity for the wall with girts running between the poles...

Anyone have some good tested values?

Thanks
 
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The FBC 2004 has some values for steel sheet shear walls. Since the FBC is based on the IBC, I would look there first if you're permitted by your building code or you're using the IBC or a state code based on the IBC. See chapter 22.
 
The better metal suplliers should have this information....

Fabral and McElroy come to mind.
 
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