TDL - Structural Framing Systems - Diaphragms and Shear Walls

American Forest & Paper Association
Perforated Shearwall Design Approach
Paper outlines a simplified emprical approach for assigning shear strength and stiffness values for conventionally-constructed wall assemblies.


Perforated Shearwall Design Method
Paper reviews the development and technical elements for this new procedure and provides an example of the application of the perforated shearwall design method.


Perforated Shearwall Design (2000)
Example design and calculations for a perforated shear wall.


Perforated Shear Wall Design (2002)
Updated version of the above document.


APA - The Engineered Wood Association
Plywood Diaphragms
Research Report 138. Describes tests of stapled, high-load and glued diaphragms, and those with openings. Summarizes previous APA diaphragm testing. (Form E315 - 60 pages)


Diaphragms and Shear Walls
Design and construction recommendations for engineered diaphragm systems in floor, shear wall, and roof systems. Updated December 2004. (Form L350 - 32 pages)


Structural Panel Shear Walls
Research Report 154. Includes tests of unblocked, stapled and metal-framed shear walls, and a summary of previous shear wall tests. (Form Q260 - 20 pages)


Performance of Wood Structural Panel Shear Walls Under Cyclic (Reversed) Loading
Research Report 158. Testing sponsored by APA and conducted at University of California – Irvine, using modified TCCMAR procedure. (Form W260 - 40 pages)


Narrow Walls That Work
Provides recommended construction details for a moment-resisting narrow wall section. The APA Narrow Wall Bracing Method design provides the strength and stiffness of a bracing unit, and offers options for engineered designs. (Form D420 - 8 pages)


Technical Note: Narrow Wall Bracing Without Hold Downs for Use in a Fully Sheathed House
Construction details of APA's Narrow Wall Bracing Method for 6:1 aspect-ratio wall segments on raised wood floors. The tested design requires no hold downs to perform equivalent to current 4:1 aspect ration bracing requirements of the 2003 IRC. The detail has been proposed for incorporation in the 2004-05 code-change development cycle. (Form E425 - 4 pages)


Technical Note: Stapled Sheet Metal Blocking for APA Panel Diaphragms
Test results and recommendations. (Form N370 - 2 pages)


Technical Note: APA Structural-Use Panels Over Spaced Board Roofs
Installation recommendations. (Form P300 - 2 pages)


Wood Structural Panel Shear Walls with Gypsum Wallboard and Window/DoorOpenings
Research Report 157. Describes APA testing to evaluate Japanese design method for shear walls with openings. Updated March 2004 (Form W250 - 28 pages)


Introduction to Lateral Design
Explains how to design wood-frame buildings to withstand the lateral loads typical of high wind and seismic zones. (Form X305 - 20 pages)