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Hold-down and Compression Design

Shearwalls checks the strength of hold-down devices vs. the tension uplift force and the compressive resistance of the wall stud pack at the other and against the concentrated force at that end. Note that these are just after-the-fact design checks; Shearwalls does not incorporate the compression check into the design search for unknown parameters, nor does it allow for unknown hold-down devices.

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Hold-down Design

Design for Compression Forces

Design Results Output

See Also

Overturning Restraint

Hold-down and Compression Forces

Hold-down Connections