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Fibreboard Provisions

The table below lists the design code provisions applicable to cellulostic fiberboard (CFB) shear wall design for the IBC 2012 and the 2008 AWC Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) .

The table also contains two columns indicating how Versions 7-8 of Shearwalls implemented the provisions, and how the Shearwalls 9/10 program now does. If there was a change between the two versions, it has been indicated in bold.

References to the design codes precede each provision. The symbol T means "Table".

For some provisions, more detailed information is found in a table dedicated to the provision in another topic that is cross-referenced in this table.

The term "Design code" means that for Shearwalls version 7/8, the value or method used depended on design code chosen. Now only the SDPWS is used.

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Structural Fiberboard

 

Shearwalls

SDPWS

Major References

 

SDPWS 4.3.7.4 and Table 4.3A

 

Wall Construction

(for more details, see table fable for Wall Construction )

Reference

 

SDWPS 4.3.74.

 

 

 

Surface

Either or both

Either or both

Orientation

Vertical

Vertical

Blocking

Blocked

Blocked

Max Stud Spacing

16”

16"

Stud Thickness

2”

2”

 

Sheathing and Fasteners

Sheathing thickness

½”, 25/32”

½”, 25/32”

Fastener spacing (for more details, see Fastener spacing table)

Edge spacing

2”, 3”, 4”

2”, 3”, 4”

Interior Spacing

2”-6”

6” max

Fastener types and sizes ( for more details, see Table for Fastener type and lengths

Common nail (not box)

Not included

not included

11ga galv roofing nail

1½”, 1¾

1½”, 1¾ “

Staple 1/2

Not included

Not included

 

Shear Resistance

Reference

 

T4.3A

½' thickness

170, 230,260*

170, 230, 260*

25/32" thickness

170, 230,260*

170, 230, 260*

*depending on 4, 3, 2 nail spacing

The shear capacities shown here are the seismic values in table 4.3A divided by 2.0 for ASD design. For wind design, multiply by the 1.4 wind increase factor (see Shear Capacity Adjustments, below)

 

Shear Capacity Adjustments and Notes

Reference

Notes under Sheathing Materials Table

SDPWS Table 4.3A Notes, 4.3.3

Specific Gravity (G) factor =

1 - ( 0.5 - G)

1 - ( 0.5 - G)

Note for G

Note 1

Note 3:

Wind Increase Factor*

1.4*

Incorporated in Table 4.3A

ASD Reduction Factor**

Values in Table 4.3A divided by 2.0.

2.0

Note for ASD Factor

No note

Note 1 referring to 4.3.3

Aspect Ratio Factor

See below section

See below section

*Shearwalls multiplies seismic resistances from Section A the table by 1.4 for wind design. The values may be slightly different than those in Section B of the table due to rounding.

*The shear capacities shown above are the seismic values in table 4.3A divided by 2.0 for ASD design.

 

Aspect Ratios and Capacity Adjustment

Aspect ratio - h/b, bs = segment length, h =height

Applies to wall segments or force-transfer piers.

( For more details see Aspect Ratio Limits and Factors )

Maximum aspect ratio

 

SDPWS 4.3.4, Table 4.3.4

Adjusted

3.5:1

3.5:1

Unadjusted

1:1

1:1

Shear Capacity Adjustment*

 

4.3.4.2, 4.3.3.4.1 Exception 2

Capacity-based force distribution

0.1 + 0.9 b,/ h

0.1 + 0.9 b,/ h

Deflection-based distribution

1.09 - 0.09 h / b,

1.09 - 0.09 h / b,

*Applies to segmented and force-transfer walls only; for perforated walls the lengths of the wall segments are factored by 2b,/ h in the calculation of Co . This has the effect of decreasing Co . which is applied to the shear capacity.

 

Permissible Force Distribution Method

Refer to Shear Force Distribution Methods for more a description of these methods and how they are selected.

Reference

 

SDPWS 4.3.3.4.1, inc. Exception 2,

Deflection-based distribution

Allowed

Allowed

Capacity-based distribution

Aspect ratio adjustment applied to narrow segments, see above

Allowed with reduction in capacity for narrow segments

 

Seismic Information

Allowable Design Categories

 

ASCE-7 Table 12.2-1, SDPWS 4.3.7.4

All Fiberboard

Sets capacity to 0 for D, E, F

Allows A, B, C

Response modification factor R

Input in Site Dialog, Prompts to change upon load generation

ASCE-7 Table 12.2-1, 12.8.1.1

R -bearing walls

Default 2.0

2.0

R -building frames

Default 2.5

2.5

Deflection amplification factor Cd

Input in Site Dialog, Prompts to change upon load generation

ASCE-7 Table 12.2-1,

12.8.6

Cd - bearing walls

Default 2.0

2.0

Cd - building frames

Default 2.5

2.5

Overstrength Factor W0

Cannot be overriden

ASCE-7 Table 12.2-1, inc. note b; 12.10.1.1.

W0 - bearing walls, rigid diaphragms

2.5

2.5

W0 - building frames, rigid diaphragms

2.5

2.5

W0 - bearing walls, flexible diaphragms

2.0

2.0 or 2.5

W0 - building frames, flexible diaphragms

2.0

2.0 or 2.5

*for drag strut force from discontinuous shear lines above, only

Use "shear panels with all other materials category" for R, , Cd , and W0

 

Bending Resistance

Reference

 

SDPWS Table 3.2.1, WFCM Table 3A

Parallel to supports

WFCM 01 Table 3A*

 

* Use WFCM values because SDPWS values are the WFCM ones rounded off.

 

See Also

Provisions by Sheathing Material Type

Wood Structural Panel Provisions

Gypsum Provisions

Lumber Sheathing Provisions

Gypsum Underlay