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Technical Topic: A Portal Frame With Hold Downs for Wall Bracing or Engineered Applications

Provides descriptions and illustrations for constructing APA Narrow Braced Wall/Portal Frame when hold downs are used. Bracing walls as narrow as 16 inches may be used to provide required bracing in both prescriptive and engineered construction. Includes summary of test results, background, code recognitions and engineering capacities. Most often seen on either side of garage-door openings but may be used on any walls built on rigid foundations. Revised December 31, 2012. (Form TT-100 - 3 pages)

12/31/2012 Free Technical Topic: A Portal Frame With Hold Downs for Wall Bracing or Engineered Applications (PDF Download)
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