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Figure 5: <br /> <br />Prescriptive Interior Braced Wall Panel <br /> <br />(per IRC Section R602.10.3, Method GB) <br /> <br /> <br />4’-0” min. for GWB on 2 sides <br />8’-0” min. for GWB on one side <br /> <br />ABW installed on foundation or on floor <br />system supported directly on foundation <br /> <br /> <br />.*Plywood shown cut away for clarity of detail <br />2 – 2x Top plates. <br />Stagger joints at least 4’-0” minimum. <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 sol <br />plate with 4-8d toenails or 2-16d end nail <br /> <br />½” thick min. gypsum wall board fastened <br />to all framing with screws or nails at 7” on <br />center at all studs and blocking. <br />Sheathing is shown cut away for clarity. <br />10’-0” Max. <br /> <br /> <br />2x Blocking installed against sheathing <br />and nailed to studs with 16d nails. Nail <br />sheathing at 7 inches on center at all <br />panel edges and throughout the panel <br />field. <br /> <br />2x sole plate nailed to joist or blocking with <br />3-16d nails per 16” <br />Approved floor system. Double joist under <br />braced wall panel where joists run parallel <br />to BWP. Block between joists where <br />running perpendicular to BWP. <br /> <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 25 Tel: (808) 323-4720 <br /> <br />