Blocking At Braced Wall Panel

30 602 10 6 602 10 5 continuous osb 24 27 30 panels no mix and match no hold downs.

Blocking at braced wall panel. Braced wall panel location r602 10 1 in addition to being used to meet minimum bracing amounts the location of braced wall panels on braced wall lines must meet the additional constraints see figure 4. Each braced wall line must have at least two braced wall panels. Where joists are perpendicular to a braced wall panel above or below a rim joist band joist or blocking shall be provided along the entire length of the braced wall panel in accordance with figure r602 10 8 1. Roof wall and joist blocking can be drawn manually.

Bottom plate to joist rim joist band joist or blocking at braced wall panel 3 16d box 3 1 2 0 135. Special nailing and blocking special a b. Both interior and exterior wood wall construction commonly includes layers of wood structural panels plywood or osb and or gypsum wallboard. Bottom plate to joist rim joist band joist or blocking not at braced wall panels 16d common 3 1 2 0 162 16 o c.

The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures. 3 each 16 o c. Fastening of top and bottom wall plates to framing rim joist band joist and or blocking shall be. The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.

The cumulative length of all braced wall panels must be greater than or equal to the required. Bolts hold downs special footings rebar. R602 10 8 braced wall panel connections. Braced wall panels using continuous osb.

However this doesn t necessarily mean that solid wood blocking between the studs is required at these spacings in order to consider the studs adequately braced in their weak axis. Braced wall panels shall be connected to floor framing or foundations as follows. 3 0 131 nails. 16d box 3 1 2 0 135.

1 braced wall panels must be spaced no greater than 25 oc along a braced wall line and. A new provision in the 2009 irc and carried through to more recent versions is the use of blocking panels between roof trusses to connect the trusses to the braced wall panels below if the heel height is greater than 9 for trusses with heel heights less than 15 this blocking can be made of solid sawn dimensional lumber as shown in figure 1a. Fastening of top and bottom wall plates to framing rim. However braced wall lines 16 feet long or less are permitted to have one braced wall panel provided it is at least 48 inches long.