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Figure 4: <br /> <br />Typical Prescriptive Braced Wall Panel <br /> <br />(per IRC Section R602.10.2, Method WSP) <br /> <br />4’-0” min. <br />2 – 2x Top plates. <br />Stagger joints 4’-0” min. <br />Nail 16d at 16” oc. <br /> <br /> <br />2x studs spaced 24” o.c. max. End nail stud <br />to top plate with 2-16d nails. Nail stud to sill <br />plate with 4-8d toenails or 2-16d end nail. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Wood structural panel sheathing <br /> <br />3/8 <br />minimum ” thick for studs 16” oc. <br /> <br />7/16 <br />And minimum ” thick for studs 24” oc. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Gypsum wallboard or other approved interior finish <br /> <br />material inside of wall <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2x Blocking installed against sheathing and <br /> <br />nailed to studs with 16d nails at horizontal <br /> <br />panel edges (when sheathing is installed <br />10’-0” <br />horizontally. Nail sheathing at 6” o.c. at <br />Max. <br />panel edges and 12” o.c. in the panel <br />field with 6d for 3/8” and 8d for 7/16” <br /> <br />common or galvanized box nails. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2x sill plate nailed to joist or blocking <br />with 3-16d nails per 16”. <br /> <br /> <br />Approved floor system <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2x Pressure-treated mud sill <br /> <br />½” dia. Anchor bolt with min. 7” <br />embedment spaced 4’-0” on center for <br />a two story building, 6’-0” on center for <br />a single story building. One bolt within <br />12” of each end of each piece of plate <br />material. 3”x3”x0.229” hot-dipped <br />galvanized plate washers are required. <br /> <br />Approved Foundation System, <br /> <br /> <br />Braced wall panels (BWP or ABP) must be located at each end of each braced wall line. <br />Or, IRC Section R602.10.1.4.1 allows the braced wall panel (BWP) to be located up to 8’ from the end of <br />the braced wall line, provided there is a hold down device at the end of the BWP nearest the end of the <br />braced wall line. Additional options may also be available, See IRC 602.10 for more information. <br />The County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br /> <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 107 74-5044 Ane Keohoklole Hwy <br />ā <br />Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i 96740 <br /> <br />Tel: (808) 961-8331 Page 23 Tel: (808) 323-4720 <br /> <br />