A Guide to the 2006 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions
Designed to Help Building Designers, Builders,
Building Officials and Others Address Lateral
Bracing Provisions of 2006 IRC
This four-color book was
developed to help building designers, builders,
building officials and others using the code in the
application of the lateral bracing requirements of
the 2006 International Residential CodeŽ (IRC).
While bracing is just one of
many important factors to consider when designing ,
performing plan review, building and inspecting a
structure, it appears to be one of most common
sources of confusion and misapplication.
Topics
covered include:
- Understanding the forces
that act on a house.
- History of bracing and
how it works.
- Bracing and its use in
the IRC.
- The physical limits under
which bracing can be used.
- Bracing options available
to the builder/designer.
- Determining how much
bracing is required with adjustments and
variations.
- Special considerations
for bracing.
- Attachment details for
bracing units.
- Pony and cripple walls.
- Whole house
considerations.
(Soft-cover, 4-color, 160
pages)
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