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Design Capacities

The subtopics to this topic have tables and explanations provisions in the AWC Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) and the ASCE 7 pertaining to shear capacity and associated design factors and combination rules, and sheathing out-of-plane bending capacity.

Note that information on sheathing thickness, nail type and nail spacing, and can only be found in the tables under Provisions by Sheathing Material Type. There are also tables on wall construction, and special seismic provisions, with each sheathing material type listed within the tables.

In This Section

Shear Capacity

Design Factors

Combination of Sheathing Capacities

Sheathing Bending Capacities

See Also

Design Provisions

Implementation History

Provisions by Sheathing Material Type

Wall Construction

Seismic Provisions

Perforated Shear Wall Design