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Shear Walls & Sheathing Lateral Loads Quick-Card Based on the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC)<br/>This 6-page card quickly covers the construction essentials you need in loads and shear walls based on the new 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) for loads, shear walls & sheathing. Special sections focus on specific essentials for each area of framing.<br/>Features:<br/>LOADS & SHEAR WALLS Loads Weight of Materials Wind Design Criteria Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads Story Height Seismic Provisions Snow Loads Vertical Loads Typical Shear Wall Shear Panel Shear Walls Lateral Loads SHEAR WALLS GENERAL Shear Wall Principles Shear Wall - Internal Strength Wind Force - Shear Wall Diagram Shear Wall Forces Shear Wall Failures SHEATHING MATERIALS - PLYWOOD & ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB) Plywood & OSB Panels Plywood vs. OSB Plywood - Pros. & Cons. Oriented Strand Board (OSB) - Pros. & Cons. FLOOR & ROOF SHEATHING Floor - Lumber Sheathing Floor - End Joints Floor - Wood Structural Panel Sheathing Floor - Particleboard Roof - Lumber Sheathing Allowable Spans and Loads for Wood Structural Panels for Roof & Subfloor Sheathing & Combination Subfloor Underlayment Floor Sheathing Roof Sheathing Minimum Thickness of Lumber Floor Sheathing Minimum Thickness of Lumber Roof Sheathing Allowable Spans for Sanded Plywood Combination Subfloor Underlayment FRAMING & WALL BRACING Wall Components Fastening Schedule Wood Wall Framing Wall Bracing Requirements for Wood Structural Panel Wall Sheathing Used to Resist Wind Pressures Allowable Spans for Particleboard Wall Sheathing Braced Wall Line Spacing BRACED WALL PANELS & SHEATHING Bracing Methods Braced Wall Panels Continuous Sheathing Methods. Minimum Length of Braced Wall Panels Required Length of Bracing Min. Length of Braced Wall Panel Typical Braced Wall Line Plan Location of Braced Wall Panels BRACED WALL PANEL CONNECTIONS Braced Wall Panel Connection When Parallel to Floor/Ceiling Framing Braced Wall Panel Connec