The Ins and Outs of Wood-Based Shear Walls
The Ins and Outs of Wood-Based Shear Walls By Aubrey Yerger, PE – There are many types of wood-based shear wall solutions to choose from when designing a wood-framed building. There are three types of shear walls I use day in and day out, on a wide variety of projects: wood studs with gypsum sheathing wood studs with wood structural panel sheathing pre-fabricated shear wall panels Each has its strengths, and you might wonder which is the best for your new, upcoming project. Wood Studs with Gypsum Sheathing Gypsum sheathed wood stud shear walls can serve double duty as interior partition walls because many timesRead More →
2020-07-06
