Bottom plate failures at SWS tension chords

[ChiefInspectorJeff]

During inspections and plan review I have noticed the engineer allows 8" -12" from the corner holddown anchor bolts to the 2-2x4 chord of a wood SWS.
It seems the moment on the plate which is acting as a cantilever is much higher than designed for.Also the shear is higher than a 2x4 can take( especially on multistory buildings using type 1 SWS.)
Am I off base here? I recall these failures in testing.

Inspector Jeff

 

[MacGruber22]

I don't do many wood frame shear walls, but that sounds suspicious. When specifically designing shear walls, I always pass by the mud sill with Strong-Tie HDU's or similar.



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[KootK]

The Canadian code allows this for a certain range of load.

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[dcarr82775]

I see this called out often, but I normally see an accompanying note adding a double stud adjacent to the holddown and providing edge nailing to the double stud.