500mm Stud Spacing for Unblocked Factor (Feature 173)

The program now allows input of 500mm (19.2”) stud spacing, corresponding to 1/5^th of the length of a standard sheet of plywood. When 500 mm or 19.2” is selected, the program uses the unblocked factor in O86 Table 9.33 for 500 mm.

See Also

Worst-case Design

Wall Design Groups (Feature 17)

Highlight of Failing Walls (Feature 75)

Design Summary (Feature 138)

Hold-down Offset Subtraction from Overturning Moment Arm (Bug 2731, Change 165)

Hold-down Force Accumulation Tolerance ( Change 169)

Non-convergence of Deflection-based Distribution to Segments (Bug 2770)

Uplift Loads on Walls with Openings (Bug 2744)

Verification of Stable Design in Final Design Check Iteration (Bug 2743)

Selection of Critical Segment in Design for Unknowns (Bug 2730)

Design for Distribution of Forces to Shearwall Segments Based on Rigidity

Output Warnings for Inadequate Stud Thickness for Hold-downs (Bug 2825)

Hold-down Stud Width for Capacity and Elongation (Bug 2826)

Levels and Directions for Out-of-Plane and Weak Storey Seismic Irregularities (Bug 2824)

NBC Terminology (Change 164)

Building Model and Program Operation