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Wood-Framed Shear Wall Construction--an Illustrated Guide

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Wood-framed shear walls are a crucial part of modern residential and small commercial buildings. Shear walls resist wind and earthquake forces to protect buildings from collapse. This book explains the engineering principles involved with shear wall design and proper construction. It is written in non- technical language intended for carpenters and builders. The basic, unchanging physical principles are explained with illustrated examples. This guide goes into detail that no other book on the subject even approaches. Over 180 pages and 150 color photos and illustrations show actual construction conditions and examples of proper and improper installations. It is extensively indexed for quick reference to specific topics. A detailed two-page illustration shows many basic requirements in graphical format for easy guidance. Specific sections of the International Building Code and International Residential Code are referenced where appropriate. This edition includes a new chapter on earthquake strengthening methods for existing buildings. This chapter was itself expanded into a completely separate book (over 250 pages) titled "Earthquake Strengthening for Vulnerable Homes." The book is intended mostly for carpenters and builders, but engineers and building inspectors also find the information very useful. Engineers may learn methods to make their shear wall designs more efficient and effective. An extensive inspection checklist (over 70 items) is included. This checklist is the basis for Special Inspection Guidelines for Wood-Frame Construction, currently under development by the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thor Matteson; 2nd ed. edition (September 30, 2011)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 206 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 158001996X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 65


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.44 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.56 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #52,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #4 in Architecture (Books) #26 in Carpentry #57 in Architectural Buildings


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  • Good commentary on how uplifting and side way forces acting ...
Good commentary on how uplifting and side way forces acting in the structure, contuinuity of load path is well explained!! Etc
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017 by cessna

  • Five Stars
An excellent book. Also, see my review on his award winning second book, "Earthquake Strengthening for Vulnerable Homes"
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2016 by Susan

  • how this relates to the ICC requirements for wall bracing per the 2018-2021 IRC
Very good resource for photos of methods for correcting problems primarily in earthquake zones.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2021 by amr

  • Must needed
Fact filled..great illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2019 by Steven S.

  • Poor explanations
Important topic but explanations need to be better especially on pictures. Many pictures are of poor quality and need detail explanations with context of what readers are looking at.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022 by Lee

  • Thanks!!
Quick delivery. Paperback quality is new/ never used.
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019 by Inder

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